Representative Image NEW DELHI: In just under three months, you will not be able to maintain your desktop/computer login on communication apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Snapchat for more than six hours at a stretch. You will have to re-login using the QR code provided by the app provider. Also, if you try...
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EC extends SIR deadline by a week, it’s Dec 11 now
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Sunday extended the timeline for SIR Phase 2 across all 12 states and Union territories, allowing an additional week to booth level officers (BLOs) to share the list of absent, shifted, dead and duplicate electors with booth level agents (BLAs) of political parties prior to publication of the draft electoral...
India’s A320 fleet finishes software fix in just over a day
(Source: Airbus) NEW DELHI: Software rolled back, solar-storm threat neutralised. Indian operators of Airbus A320 jets – IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express – finished reverting flight-control computers to a safer 2022 version in just over a day, heading off widespread groundings feared after the manufacturer raised red flags late Friday.DGCA was informed early...
Para-athlete attacked for taking on group harassing women dies
ROHTAK: A 26-year-old national-level bodybuilder and para-athlete from Haryana’s Rohtak district, who was allegedly attacked for confronting a group of men harassing women at a wedding in Bhiwani, died of his injuries Saturday.Rohit Dhankhar, a resident of Humayunpur village, was a professional bodybuilder who trained members at Gymkhana Club in Rohtak. In 2018, he won...
‘Payment for betrayal is death’: Man stabs wife over extramarital affair; posts selfie with body
COIMBATORE: A 32-year-old man hacked his estranged wife to death at a working women’s hostel on Raja Naidu Street near Gandhipuram here on Sunday morning over her extramarital affair with another man. He also clicked a selfie with the body and posted it as his WhatsApp status with a message that ‘payment for betrayal is...
Shifting visa pattern: H-1B nod for IT firms drops to 4.5k – lowest in a decade
Representative image BENGALURU: The top seven Indian IT firms received only 4,573 H-1B petitions approved for initial employment in FY 2025—a 70% decline from 2015 and 37% fewer than in 2024, according to the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP). The analysis, based on data from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, shows TCS is...
FM to move bill today for new cess on tobacco, pan masala
NEW DELHI: The Centre is set to levy a new cess on tobacco, tobacco products and pan masala after the phaseout of GST compensation cess to ensure that price of these products do not fall as they are sin goods.At the time of GST revamp, govt had announced continuation of compensation cess only for tobacco...
Police file chargesheet against Puran Kumar’s aide in bribery case
ROHTAK: The police recently filed a 17-page chargesheet in a local court against exemptee assistant sub inspector (EASI) Sushil Kumar, deployed with former Rohtak Range inspector general of police (IGP) Y Puran Kumar – who allegedly died by suicide on Oct 7 – in a bribery case.According to the investigation, Sushil allegedly targeted individuals involved...
Is Joel Embiid playing vs Hawks? Latest injury update
Joel Embiid is not playing tonight (Image via NBA) Joel Embiid’s status for the Philadelphia 76ers remains a serious matter of concern heading into their matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on November 30, 2025. With the Sixers navigating multiple injuries across the roster, the uncertainty surrounding their franchise superstar has added an extra layer of...
‘Gunmen opened fire after blast’: FC HQ in Pakistan targeted again; three killed
Fresh violence has erupted in Pakistan after a suicide bomber struck the main gate of the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Balochistan’s Nokkundi, triggering a fierce exchange of fire that left three attackers dead. Security officials said the assault began when a suicide bomber detonated himself at the entrance, prompting a rapid response from FC...