Category: Events

A US federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt construction of a proposed $400 million ballroom at the White House (AP image) A US federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt construction of a proposed $400 million ballroom at the White House, dealing a significant...

Mojtaba Khamenei in ‘extremely critical condition’, may die soon, Iranian sources say​ Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s health has come under renewed scrutiny after IranWire, citing two sources close to President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration, reported that senior officials are increasingly concerned about his condition.According to IranWire, Khamenei has not met any cabinet members since the...

India added 83,100 AI-related jobs during the period, compared with 31,921 positions lost through layoffs and attrition. Is artificial intelligence taking away jobs or is it leading to hirings? A new report by Nomura suggests that in India, AI is creating more jobs than cuts. India, long regarded as the global back office for multinational...

CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the new body should have permanent staff and a system for proper auditing of every examination it conducts. NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has demanded that the National Testing Agency (NTA) be dissolved and converted into a national technical testing commission following the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI)...

The CJP also announced its National Working Committee, appointing Abhijeet Dipke as its national convener NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Friday launched an online petition urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his Independence Day address to speak directly to India’s youth and outline the government’s roadmap on education, unemployment and the...

Delhi rain under red alert NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday, leading to widespread waterlogging, traffic congestion and disruptions to vehicular movement during peak hours.The IMD issued a red alert, forecasting moderate rain at many places and heavy rain at isolated locations accompanied by...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif. The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey on Friday marked one of the most significant strategic realignments in West Asia in recent years.The agreement reportedly commits the three countries to treat an armed...

With the bench indicating that it would not grant relief, Mahua Moitra’s counsel withdrew the petition. (File photo) NEW DELHI: “You are a member of Parliament. Having taken the plunge into politics, you fear eggs? When our freedom fighters have taken bullets on their chest?” the Supreme Court remarked on Friday while refusing to entertain...

Jaaved recalled asking his younger son Abbas Jaaferi to simply sit and watch the sunset. Can your child sit quietly and watch a sunset for 10 minutes? It sounds like a simple question, but for many families today, the answer may be no. Bollywood actor and comedian Jaaved Jaaferi recently opened up about something he...

Paul Devlin responded to Harvard University’s rejection letter by rejecting its rejection (Letters of Note photo) In 1981, a student who was rejected by Harvard University decided he wasn’t going to let the letter have the final word. Instead, he wrote back to reject Harvard’s rejection.Paul Devlin wrote back to Harvard a humorous letter after...