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The US Department of State has acknowledged significant delays in visa appointments at American embassies and consulates worldwide, including in India, as processing times stretch up to 12 months due to enhanced screening procedures. In a statement to Business Insider, a State Department spokesperson confirmed that consular offices are now “prioritizing thoroughly vetting each visa...

Devon Conway of New Zealand (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) Devon Conway produced a performance for the ages at Bay Oval, scripting a slice of New Zealand cricket history in the third and final Test against the West Indies. The left-handed opener became the first player from the country to score a double-century and a...

This New Year eve, hotels are pulling out a range of attractions — morning yoga, DIY cocktail stalls, recovery brunches and much more, to lure in guests. However, these celebrations come with a hefty price tag, pushing room tariffs higher for the year ending period. Hotel operators told ET that New Year rates for 2026...

BHOPAL: A 92-year-old man was crushed to death on Friday afternoon after a gravel-laden dumper overturned while passing his house in Gwalior.The victim, Girraj Prasad Sharma, was sitting on the platform outside his home in Arnav Green City, soaking in the sun, when the dumper’s rear wheel sank into the road. The vehicle lost balance...

Indian H-1B visa holders who traveled to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded after American consulates abruptly canceled their appointments and rescheduled them months later, according to immigration lawyers.The disruptions follow the rollout of the Trump administration’s expanded social media vetting policy, leaving hundreds—possibly thousands—of high-skilled workers stuck abroad...

Representative image (AI-generated) “He soft-launched the relationship with a blurry fit pic, but the NPC behaviour, mid aura and breadcrumbing gave everyone the ick.”If that sentence made instant sense, then congratulations – you’ve clearly spent enough time online in 2025. If it doesn’t, don’t worry. You weren’t alone. For much of the year, Gen-Z slangs...

A seven-year-old daughter of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was burnt to death in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur Sadar upazila as a mob of protestors set his residence ablaze on Sunday, the Daily Star reported.According to the report, the incident occurred at around 1.00am at the residence of Belal Hossain,a businessman and assistant organising secretary of...

MUMBAI: A video of BJP MLA from Ghatkopar (East) Parag Shah slapping a rickshaw driver for allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. BJP functionaries said that the rickshaw driver was driving on the wrong side of the road and when Shah asked him what the urgency was, the driver replied he was...