Category: Events

US immigration authorities have now shared the latest update of the H-1B visa season. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that this year’s H-1B visa season is coming to close, highlighting significant changes under new immigration policies. Officials said that the program is showing ‘great results’ from measures that prioritise higher-skilled foreign...

Pakistan on Monday firmly rejected the possibility of joining the Abraham Accords after US President Donald Trump called on several Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan, to normalise ties with Israel as part of a broader regional agreement linked to ongoing negotiations with Iran.Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad would not support any agreement that contradicted...

Singer-rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh met BJP leader Tarun Chugh to address Punjab’s escalating drug crisis. NEW DELHI: Singer-rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh on Tuesday met BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh and discussed the growing drug menace in Punjab, with both stressing the need to protect the state’s youth from addiction.After the meeting, Honey...

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh visited the Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hills on Tuesday morning to offer prayers MYSURU: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh visited the Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hills on Tuesday morning and offered prayers, a day after the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) announced a non-cooperation directive against him over his exit...

Building electric cars, reusable rockets and artificial intelligence systems requires more than technical expertise alone. Reflecting on his years working alongside Elon Musk during one of Tesla’s most turbulent growth periods, Jon McNeill said Musk’s success came partly from an unusually demanding hiring philosophy. Rather than simply recruiting highly qualified employees, Musk looked for people...

Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: After a gruelling 70-match league stage, the IPL 2026 season is finally set for its business end. Only four teams remain in contention from the original ten, all chasing a place in Sunday’s grand finale and a shot at lifting the coveted IPL trophy.The first playoff clash —...

Image credit: PTI NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across large parts of Central and Northwest India over the next 4-5 days, and over East and adjoining Peninsular India during the next 3-4 days, even as it forecast a gradual reduction in...

Jason Gillespie and Kevin Pietersen A fierce debate over the value of the IPL versus county cricket has exploded into a full-blown war of words, with former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie launching a brutal attack on former England batter Kevin Pietersen over comments involving young England talent Jacob Bethell.The controversy began after former England captain...

Prime accused Samarth Singh told investigators his wife, model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma, was distressed after an abortion and claimed he gave her Rs 7 lakh. BHOPAL: As CBI team reached Bhopal to probe the death of Twisha Sharma after taking over the investigation from Bhopal police on Supreme Court directions, new details emerged from the SIT’s...

Photo credit: Russia MoD During the recent Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, a footage was circulated online that appeared to show a Russian-made Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile releasing decoy flares during flight. This was similar to a video released in 2023, which had offered a rare visual confirmation of its countermeasure capability that had...