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Time of India
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Unconstitutional': US appeals court blocks Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship- What it means
US President Donald Trump A US court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, implementing a nationwide block on its enforcement. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 ruling, representing the first appellate assessment since the Supreme Court's June decision that restricted lower courts' authority to issue nationwide injunctions on federal policies, Reuters reported. 'The district court correctly concluded that the Executive Order's proposed interpretation, denying citizenship to many persons born in the United States, is unconstitutional. We fully agree,' the majority wrote. The Supreme Court's June 27 verdict on Trump's birthright citizenship order required lower courts to re-evaluate their nationwide blocks. However, certain exceptions remained, allowing courts to potentially reinstate nationwide injunctions. This enabled a New Hampshire judge to halt Trump's order through an injunction covering a nationwide class action. The 9th Circuit's majority determined that the plaintiff states - Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon - warranted a nationwide injunction, as a narrower order would not provide sufficient relief. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Could Be the Best Time to Trade Gold in 5 Years IC Markets Learn More Undo Washington Attorney General Nick Brown stated, "The court agrees that the president cannot redefine what it means to be American with the stroke of a pen." The Trump administration may seek review from a larger 9th Circuit panel or appeal to the Supreme Court. Trump implemented the order on January 20, upon returning to office, as part of his strict immigration stance. On the first day of his second term, President Trump signed an executive order seeking to deny American citizenship to children born in the US to foreigners who are in the country on short-term visas. The order drew a flurry of lawsuits, as most legal experts have said the 14th Amendment — which was ratified in 1868 — automatically offers citizenship to virtually everybody born within the U.S., regardless of their parents' immigration status, with extremely narrow exceptions. What it means for immigrant families? Many immigrants who feared losing their citizenship status can now feel reassured. The prospects for their children's future remain secure. The provision of birthright citizenship continues to serve as a crucial protection for numerous Indian American families stuck in green card application queues. This policy, which enables their US-born children to request changes to their parents' immigration status upon turning 21, remains intact. At present, the United States continues to grant citizenship to all infants born within its borders, regardless of their parents' citizenship status.
NBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- NBC News
Behind top prospect Arjun Nimmala, MLB eyes India as next hotbed for talent and fans
Baseball is known as America's pastime, but it has long been a global game. From the Dominican Republic to Japan to Venezuela, the sport reigns supreme for fans, and countless players are on Major League Baseball rosters. The next country that could soon be on that list? India. While its residents may prefer a different game with a ball and a bat — cricket — it's also the motherland of Arjun Nimmala, the top prospect in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Picked 20th overall in the 2023 draft, Nimmala is the first first-generation Indian American to be selected in the first round. Nimmala, who grew up outside Tampa Bay, Florida, said his father introduced him to cricket at a young age but also taught him baseball. He fell in love with the sport and played competitively all the way through high school until the Blue Jays selected him at just 17 years old. Two years later, he is ranked No. 46 out of 900 prospects by MLB and considered a future centerpiece of the organization. While Nimmala, currently with the Blue Jays' high-A affiliate Vancouver Canadians, continues to ascend the minor leagues, MLB is doing extensive outreach in India by putting together tournaments for children and taking baseball programs to schools. 'We want to try to introduce the sport to as many kids as possible,' Chris Marinak, MLB's chief operations and strategy officer, told NBC News. 'That's the foot in the door. That's the way that you educate kids on the game — you get kids to fall in love with it, and they become fans for the rest of their lives.' He said the goal is to take baseball to India both on the fields and inside homes. 'We're focusing on getting our MLB games on broadcast and streaming,' Marinak said. 'We have two partners in India right now that are putting games live for the postseason and the regular season, and we're seeing great interest from fans around consumption.' MLB opened an office in India in 2019 and since 2021 has hosted the MLB Cup, a tournament for amateur youth teams across the country. Nimmala traveled to India in 2023 to see the initiatives the league was producing and to help grow the game in the country where much of his family still lives. 'To be able to go there and not only see that baseball is a part of India, as well, but just also trying to make it bigger, I think that makes me super proud,' Nimmala said. 'Knowing that I have a possibility of doing that and just seeing how much baseball is played in India already, I thought was very cool.' Asked how big baseball can be in India, a country with 1.46 billion people, Marinak said MLB has high goals. 'When you have a billion fans that are watching cricket, it creates a real opportunity to grow the sport,' he said. 'If we can get baseball to the scale of cricket, it would be a huge penetration into that market. It would look a lot like what you see in Japan [and the] United States. It can be done.' Nimmala says the goal remains to make the major leagues, though that could take multiple years because of his age and experience. His 17 home runs last year led all players ages 18 or younger, and after some early-season struggles, he turned up his production in the second half. From June 27 on, Nimmala hit .265/.331/.564 with 13 homers over his final 53 games. Known as a solid fielder, he has elite arm strength, according to But the stats tell only one part of his story. By just being on the field, Nimmala is inspiring a whole new generation of Indian players. 'I do get a lot of messages, especially on Instagram, from younger kids that are Indian that start to play baseball,' he said. 'They're like, 'Dude, I really look up to you.' I think it's super cool to see that.' But even with all the responsibilities of being a trailblazer, he's keeping his eyes on the prize. 'I have 100% confidence that I will play with the Toronto Blue Jays one day and make an impact.'
News18
4 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Average day for Bhatia and Rai at British Open
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Portrush (Northern Ireland), Jul 20 (PTI) Indian American golfer Akshay Bhatia shot a 1-under 70 in the third round to be Tied 34th at the British Open here. Bhatia had two birdies on the seventh and the ninth and seemed to be ready to get more before two bogeys on the back nine. Indo-British Aaron Rai, who had shown a lot of promise in the first eight holes on the first day, seemed to have lost that momentum. He shot even par 71 and was 18 places down on his second round to be T-44. Sahith Theegala had missed the cut. Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler continued his dominant performance with a bogey-free 4-under 67 that included an eagle and two birdies as he moved to 14-under and four clear of the field. PTI COR APA APA Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Maulik Pancholy on ‘Murder at the Patel Motel': ‘I wanted to write a complicated Indian American family'
Maulik Pancholy's Murder at the Patel Motel, the comedy podcast from Audible, is a fun Agatha Christie style murder mystery. 'I always thought it would be nice to write something centred around an Indian American family,' Maulik says over a video call on a hot day in New York. 'While people know of Indian American families running convenience stores, I am always surprised at how few people know of the phenomenon of Patel motels.' Nearly 50% of motels in the United States are owned by Indian Americans, the 51-year-old Maulik says. 'People in the know jokingly refer to them as the Patel motel cartel, because they have such a huge interest in the hotel lobbying industry.' Coming home Maulik plays Milan Patel, who has just got his big break in New York as the event planner for the Met Gala. He visits his parents at the family-run motel in Montana for a weekend family get-together, which quickly gets complicated with the appearance of a corpse. 'I never felt comfortable in my skin in the town that I grew up in,' Maulik confesses. 'I always thought I had to get away to become who I am.' The 30 Rock-actor wanted to explore what it would be like to return to the past to face one's demons. 'What would happen if the person that you needed to reconcile with suddenly wasn't around? That's where the idea for this murder mystery set in a small town motel came about. I wanted to write a complicated Indian American family. I wanted to write a lead gay character. And I wanted to write something that I can play (laughs).' On location The Montana setting, Maulik says, came up after a chat with a writer who described her small town in Montana where there was just one Asian family. 'We set the story in a town where this family is isolated. And the Patel motel became the framework for this family and what it means to them. There's the immigrant story of Milan's father, who started this motel, and the dreams that he got to fulfill or not.' The audio format suits mystery, Maulik says. 'You have to listen carefully for someone walking down a hallway or heading into a dark, isolated basement. How do the echoes of their voice off the wall sound? How do you build tension through the way the voice sounds, the whispering? Sound designer and editor, Daniel Brunell did such a beautiful job.' Sound options Though Maulik was writing in the audio space for the first time, his co-writers, Zachary Grady and Achilles Stamatelaky, have written audio series before. 'Their perspective was helpful on multiple levels. You can't cut to somebody's reaction,' Maulik says laughing. 'You have to communicate the story to the producers who are going to give your notes to the sound designer… The way you write, including descriptions of places, has to be from an audio perspective. We're working on how the listener is going to hear this world.' Writing a gay Indian American protagonist was a way for Maulik to mine the breadth of his experience. 'Milan's identity in the show is one of the reasons he has a troubled relationship with his past and his town. I'm interested in telling stories that we don't get to see enough of. I hesitate to say normalising, or evening it out, but we are just saying these characters exist, and they go through the same things that any other character would. It was important to me that we create a nuanced, complex LGBTQI character of colour. And I get to play a detective (laughs) which was exciting too.' Ensemble cast Murder at the Patel Motel features a stellar cast, which includes Murray Bartlett as Milan's partner, Karan Soni as a poor relation and Poorna Jagannathan as Milan's no-nonsense mother. Working with the cast was a joy, Maulik says laughing. 'I can't tell you how many times we were cracking up in the sound booth. I've known Murray, Karan and Poorna for such a long time, and I was so thrilled that they said yes to the project.' The recordings moved quickly, Maulik says. 'We were barreling through it, and it's a challenge, for actors to stay fully present, and track their arc from episode to episode. Every single person was not only funny, but also brought so much depth and heart into the show.' Surprise appearance Padma Lakshmi makes a delightful appearance as herself in the podcast. 'She's so funny, and I'm so thrilled that people are getting to see just how talented an actress and comedian she is. I've known Padma for a long time, and I reached out to her and I'm so grateful that she made time to do it.' Murder at the Patel Motel straddles three genres, Maulik says. 'It is a nuanced family story, a comedy and a murder mystery. We tried to ground the characters as much as possible, and put them in these situations that were comedic. Everybody's playing these situations as though it is completely real, even as the circumstances start to get weird. We also looked at shows and films like The White Lotus and Knives Out, to see the dynamics, especially about pushing between comedy and mystery.' Universal themes One of the cool things about the show, Maulik says, is, even though it is an Indian American family, and the lead character is gay, it touches on universal themes. 'What is it like to go home? What is it like to lose someone that you are unsure of how you feel about? What is it like to navigate relationships?' It has been a busy year for Maulik. 'I just finished filming a movie written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg with Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. It's his first movie post A Real Pain, and it was super fun. We just wrapped on Season Five of Phineas and Ferb. I am writing my third novel, a young adult romantic comedy set between worlds of Bollywood and Jackson Heights Queens in New York. It is slated for a summer 2026 release.' At the end of the podcast, there is another murder. On whether there is going to be a season two of The Murder at the Patel Motel, Maulik says, 'We wrote it that way, and no one told us to make it more final. So perhaps there will be, I will keep you posted as soon as I know.' Murder at the Patel Motel is available on Audible
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Unaccustomed Earth': Nisha Ganatra Pulls Out Of Directing; Ritesh Batra Steps In To Helm
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix's upcoming drama series Unaccustomed Earth, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's collection of short stories, is undergoing a director change. Nisha Ganatra has pulled out of helming the pilot episode for scheduling reasons, with Ritesh Batra coming in to direct and executive produce the first and second episode. Ganatra is directing the upcoming movie Freakier Friday, which has had extensive post-production that overlaps with the prep window for Unaccustomed Earth. After opening a writers room in February, Netflix gave the project an official series green light in April. More from Deadline Netflix's Sam Bankman-Fried Limited Series Sets Cast, Including Madison Hu, Matt Rife & Paul Reiser Among 10 Joe Locke Set For West End Debut After Wrapping 'Heartstopper' Film This Fall 'Carry-On's Jaume Collet-Serra Inks Overall Deal With Netflix Ganatra, who optioned the book originally, and was very involved in developing the series, remains as an executive producer. She suggested Batra to Netflix as a replacement, sources said. Unaccustomed Earth hails from showrunner, writer, and executive producer John Wells and writer/EP Madhuri Shekar. It is about a tight-knit Indian American community navigating love, desire, and belonging. When a star-crossed romance between a devoted wife and her long-lost love comes to light, a scandalous affair is born, and new battle lines are drawn in this intensely interconnected immigrant community. Wells executive produces through his John Wells Productions overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind Unacustomed Earth. In addition to Wells, Shekar, and Ganatra, EPs also include Jhumpa Lahiri, Erica Saleh, Erin Jontow, and Celia Costas. Indian filmmaker Batra's Hindi-language debut feature The Lunchbox won the Rail d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week. It became the highest-grossing foreign film in North America, Europe and Australia for 2014 and received a BAFTA nomination for Film Not in the English Language. Batra went on to direct English-language films The Sense of an Ending for BBC Films and FilmNation, Our Souls at Night for Netflix and Photograph for Amazon Studios, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. He is developing a series with A24 and films with Topic and Closer Media. Batra is repped by Lark in the UK, Granderson des Rochers and CAA. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series
