11 hours ago · Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant, an outspoken critic of the Narendra Modi-led government and its policies, hit the headlines on Friday after she and members of her outfit protested at the Indian consulate in Seattle on being denied an emergency visa to visit her ailing mother in Bengaluru.The incident soon blew out of proportion as the Indian consulate tweeted about "unauthorised ...

7 hours ago · Kshama Sawant, an Indian-origin American politician, led a demonstration after being denied an emergency visa to visit her ailing mother in Bengaluru. The Indian consulate in Seattle described the ...

12 hours ago · — Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) February 7, 2025 Ms. Sawant was denied an emergency visa by India to visit her ailing mother in Bengaluru. Previously, Ms. Sawant’s visa application was denied ...

14 hours ago · Kshama Sawant claimed that her Indian visa was rejected thrice while her husband, Calvin Priest, was granted an emergency visa to see her sick mother in India. In a series of posts on X, Sawant said that she and members of Workers Strike Back engaged in a “peaceful civil disobedience” at the Indian consulate, demanding an explanation about ...

12 hours ago · The Indian Consulate in Seattle was faced with a law and order situation over the emergency visa denial to Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant. The Consulate General of India in Seattle said ...

14 hours ago · Kshama Sawant, Indian-American politician and a critic of India’s Hindu Right has currently been in the news after being denied an emergency visa by India to visit her ailing mother in Bengaluru ...

15 hours ago · Kshama Sawant, an Indian-American politician, has claimed that her India visa application was rejected thrice while her husband was granted an emergency visa to visit her ailing mother in India ...

12 hours ago · Seattle-based politician and activist Kshama Sawant has been denied an emergency visa by the Indian consulate in Seattle, US, preventing her from visiting her ailing mother in Bengaluru. However, her husband, Calvin Priest, was granted a visa for the same trip, according to a report by Reuters.

14 hours ago · Kshama Sawant, an Indian-origin Seattle City Council member, has alleged that she was denied the Indian visa to visit her ailing mother. She claimed to be on a "visa reject" list for having passed ...

10 hours ago · New Delhi: Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant, a vocal critic of the Narendra Modi government, made headlines on Friday after she and members of her group protested at the Indian consulate in Seattle.The protest stemmed from her being denied an emergency visa to visit her sick mother in Bengaluru. The situation escalated when the consulate issued a tweet describing the incident as an ...