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(Photo credit: AP) A coalition of 20 US states, led by California, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas, arguing that the move is unlawful and threatens access to essential public services such as healthcare and education.The legal challenge, announced by California Attorney General Rob...

AP file photo Cambodia on Saturday accused Thailand of continuing air strikes on its territory, hours after US President Donald Trump said the two neighbours had agreed to halt hostilities.“On December 13, 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs” on multiple targets, the Cambodian defence ministry said through a...

Intel is reportedly testing chipmaking equipment from ACM Research, a US firm with units previously targeted by US sanctions over alleged ties to China’s military. This move, involving tools for Intel’s critical 14A process, raises national security questions, especially as Intel is partially US government-owned. ACM denies wrongdoing, stating its US operations are separate. Intel...

Heavy smog blankets Delhi NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up to dense smog on Saturday, with the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) climbing to 387, edging close to the ‘severe’ category. Videos from across the capital showed streets engulfed in a thick haze, reducing visibility in several areas.Certain localities were already in the ‘severe’ range, including...

KOLKATA: Thousands of fans braved the December chill and waited past midnight in Kolkata to welcome Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, as he arrived in the city during the early hours of Saturday as part of his three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour 2025. Messi’s flight touched down at 2.26am, triggering scenes of jubilation at the...

‘Examine On Humanitarian Grounds’ NEW DELHI: After ascertaining repatriation of a pregnant Sunali Khatun along with her eight-year-old son to India, Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union govt to consider on humanitarian grounds the pleas for bringing back four others, including her husband, who were deported to Bangladesh in June this year.A bench of...

‘Real-Term Rise In Air Ticket Prices Negative’ NEW DELHI: Amid demands to regulate airfare, civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu said in Lok Sabha on Friday that the govt retains the power to intervene in extraordinary circumstances – as seen during the recent spike in ticket prices due to mass-cancellation of IndiGo flights -to protect...

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NEW DELHI: Bhawana Joshi, the sole survivor of a family of five Delhi tourists caught in the Birch by Romeo Lane blaze in Goa last week, has alleged grave negligence by the club and authorities.Claiming that the staff prioritised saving their equipment over evacuating people, Joshi (40), who lost her husband, Vinod Kumar, and her...

Air India Express pilots are protesting the recruitment of new A320 captains, fearing reduced flying hours and pay. Around 100 pilots have written to management, questioning external hiring when internal utilization is low. They worry this will further impact their ability to meet contracted flying hours and affect their overall compensation. NEW DELHI: IndiGo troubles...