www.IndIAneXPReSS.coM Taking The line for a sPin How regional commentary is becoming a game changer for IPL Jaipur, may 24, 2026 sCreen Aamir Khan, guest at Screen Academy’s Masterclass, on the art of writing and why a film’s first-cut feedback is integral to his process lAte cIty 12+4 PAGeS ₹6.00 d A I l y F R o M : A h M e d A B A d , c h A n d I G A R h , d e l h I , J A I P u R , k o l k A t A , l u c k n o w , Rubio meets PM, says US can diversify India’s energy supply the world SIGNALLING SoMe progress inrepairingtiesafterachallenging year in bilateral relations, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Prime Minister NarendraModiinNewDelhiSaturday and they discussed “defence, strategic technologies, trade and investment, energy security, connectivity, educationandpeople-to-peopleties”. Rubio, who landed in kolkata in the morning before travelling to New Delhi, also “shared US perspective on various regional and global issues, including the situation in West Asia,” according to a statement fromthePrimeMinister’soffice. US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said, “TheSecretaryandPrimeMinisterdiscussedthecurrentsituation in the Middle east. The Secretary emphasized that the United States will not let Iran hold the global energy market hostage and affirmed that US energy products have the potential to diversify India’s energy supply”. ThePrimeMinister,according to the PMo, reaffirmed India’s consistent support for Liz Mathew New Delhi, May 23 THe RULING BJP has moved swiftlytocriticisetheviralCockroach Janta Party (CJP) handle withseniorleadersallegingforeign backing behind the social media phenomenon in a bid to “destabilise” India. But even as the party’s official line holds firm, a section of voices within proGress in talks, say u.s. and iran; trump to speak to Gulf leaders »ContinUed on pAGe 2 us secretary of state marco rubio with wife Jeanette and us envoy to india sergio Gor at the missionaries of charity in kolkata, saturday. X/ @uSAMBIndIA New friction point: Return-home rule for those applying for US Green Card divya A & Anagha jayakumar New Delhi, May 23 IN WHAT could emerge as a new point of contention betweenNewDelhiandWashington DC, the Donald Trump-led US administration has an- nounced that those in the US temporarily must return to their home countries to apply for a Green Card. A Green Card (officially known as a Permanent Resident Card) allows a person to live and work permanently in the United States. The announcement by the Old iPods, off-grid holidays, Lego bricks: Switching off the phone is new, growing market Anil sasi ond-hand shelves to Lego’s most complicated brick sets selling out among adults and curated wilderness retreats where checking WhatsApp is, by design, not an option. Together, they form an unlikely but booming market: a break from the dopamine-laced tyranny of smartphones. Much of this feeds into a rising demand for keeping off devices and weaning away from New Delhi, May 23 AS SCReeN time climbs and digital anxiety becomes an increasingly familiar complaint among parents, young professionals,andevenpolicymakers, aquietbutfast-growingmarket isemergingaroundtheproposition of helping people put their smartphones down. Its offerings range from refurbished iPods flying off sec- express news service US Citizenship and Immigration Services is a sweeping reversal of a practice in place for over half a century. It could potentially impact thousands of Indians presently in the US in different stages of residence and seeking a Green Card. »ContinUed on pAGe 2 ‘It’s a cross-border influence operation… of course, many youths dissatisfied’ rAjeevChAndrAsekhAr FoRMeR unIon MInISteR paGe 3 »ContinUed on pAGe 2 New Delhi, May 23 TAkINGSUomotucognizance of the “unnatural death” of model and actor Twisha Sharma, the Supreme Court Saturday decided to examine allegationsof“institutionalbias and procedural discrepancies” in connection with the case. Her husband Samarth Singh, a lawyer whose licence topractisehasbeensuspended bytheBarCouncilofIndia,and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, a retired judge, are accused in an alleged dowry death case. The Supreme Court, which took suo motu cognizance of thecaseandregistereditunder »ContinUed on pAGe 2 presents the Padma Awards, All India Radio will start a radio series on the awardees. lrepresentAtives of more than 550 tribal communities are expected to gather at the Red Fort grounds to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary year of tribal icon Birsa Munda. 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The war in West Asia, triggered by the US-Israel combine’s attack on Iran, has had an adverse economic impact on India. In a big picture message on his conversation with the US P A t n A , BJP calls it bid to ‘destabilise’, but voices within and allies say: Listen to the young Trade, defence, critical tech discussed; India, US will work for global good: Modi New Delhi, May 23 n A G P u R , CoCkroACh jAntA pArty pLAtforM on trip MeAnt to repAir ties, he eXtends trUMp invite to Modi shubhajit roy M u M B A I , AfTeR IT pulled up the Wrestling federation of India (WfI) for describing wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s exit from the 2024 Paris olympics as a “national shame”, the Delhi High Court has allowed her to participate intheselectiontrialsscheduled May 30-31 for this year’s Asian Games in Japan. In an order friday which was made public Saturday, the High Court said the WfI’s observations against Phogat were “retrograde” and showed that the wrestling body was “being vindictive”. Phogat had been rendered ineligible for participation owing to the criteria set by the WfI this year, a departure from the past eligibility criteria. She had also been served a showcause notice (SCN) by the WfI on May 9 that barred her from participating in any WfI event until June 26. on May 3, Phogat said she was one of the six women wrestlers who had alleged sexual harassment by former WfI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a former MP. 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