File photo: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, addressing the gathering during ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Dehradun. NEW DELHI: The success of the student-powered Jantar Mantar protests seems to have forced political parties, on both sides of the divide, to return to the drawing board and redraw their strategies to woo the...
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‘Proportionate response’: MEA on bulldozer action outside Pakistan high commission
Debris lies scattered after authorities removed structures and queue-management barriers erected outside of the Pakistan High Commission, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday said the removal of unauthorised structures outside the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi was a “proportionate action in response” to Pakistan’s removal of structures in front...
US immigration timeline: 3 key USCIS form changes coming in September
On Sept 15, USCIS will introduce revised versions of Form I-539, used for extending or changing certain non-immigrant statuses and Form I-765, the application for employment authorisation. International students, spouses of H-1B visa holders, and green card applicants planning to file immigration paperwork in the US face a potentially important Sept deadline, with the US...
From Durgapur to Tuticorin: Can India’s next industrial boom happen on the east coast?
Inside India’s east coast industrial gamble For decades, India’s industrial map has tilted west. Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, the country’s manufacturing and export muscle has clustered along a belt that runs down the western seaboard, closer to the ports that move the bulk of the country’s trade. The Union Budget 2026-27 signalled...
‘Programme not appropriate’: MEA on rejecting clearance for Revanth Reddy’s US visit
The CM, who is currently in UK, will now return to India. NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said political clearance was denied for Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s proposed visit to the United States, saying the programme submitted for the trip was not considered appropriate to the office he...
H1N1 surge sets alarm bells ringing in Delhi, JP Nadda calls key health meet
The meeting comes amid reports of a rise in swine flu cases in Delhi NEW DELHI: Union health minister JP Nadda will chair a meeting with Delhi Health Minister and senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi on Friday to review...
Nadda says Rahul’s sit-in bid to divert attention from Vande Mataram row
Nadda said that the Supreme Court has already constituted a 5-member panel to probe the alleged use of excessive force by police on students NEW DELHI: Union minister JP Nadda on Friday slammed leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for staging a sit-in outside Sansad Marg police station, claiming that the protest was...
‘Killed his own mother’: YouTuber’s startling claim in Lucknow double-murder suicide
Divya Mishra, Manas Bajpai LUCKNOW: Journalist and YouTuber Pragya Mishra has alleged that her sister Divya Mishra’s husband, Manas Bajpai, and his sister beat their ailing mother so severely that she died.The allegations came as she recounted years of alleged abuse Divya endured before she was shot dead in Lucknow.In a series of posts on...
‘Definitely in scheme of things’: India refuse to panic over Kuldeep after poor Galle Test
Kuldeep Yadav in the pavilion as rain delays the start of Day 2 of the 1st Test match against Sri Lanka, at Galle International Stadium in Galle on Sunday. (ANI Photo) India spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule has backed Kuldeep Yadav after his quiet outing in the first Test against Sri Lanka, saying the left-arm...
The invisible war: Iran’s evolving cyberattacks bring battlefront to small-town America
A war that began with airstrikes over Iran is now being felt in places far from the Middle East. On February 28, the US and Israel unleashed Operation Roaring Lion. Dramatic footage of missiles striking military, nuclear and government targets across Iran was broadcast around the world.But as the physical assault unfolded, another battle raged...
