Category: Events

Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra’s 2026 season has come to a premature end after the Olympic and world champion suffered a ligament tear in his ankle during training, ruling him out of next month’s Diamond League Final and Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.Chopra made the announcement on Saturday, revealing...

A case has been filed against Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Chhatra Parishad organisers KOLKATA: Kolkata Police on Saturday registered a suo motu FIR against former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly violating conditions imposed by the Calcutta high court for a Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) foundation day event.The FIR...

Cars queue to refuel at a Lukoil fuel station amid fuel shortages following recent series of Ukrainian air attacks on oil refineries in Russian regions. (Reuters) Russia, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, is now rationing petrol at home as Ukrainian drone strikes hit its oil refineries and disrupt fuel supplies.Reuters reported that petrol...

The 6–day grace period for H1-B visa holders was introduced in 2017 For nearly nine years, foreign workers in the US who lost their jobs have had a 60-day window to find a new employer or change their immigration status. Now, that protection may be removed. According to a Bloomberg Law report, a proposal from...

Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India’s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday. MUMBAI: Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India’s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday, with parts of the show later circulating on social media.The episode has drawn attention over alleged remarks about people from Bihar and Kashmiri Pandits made during...

The bench also questioned why the FDA acted with “undue haste” without fully analysing the legal position. NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court on slammed the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warning of contempt action against officials after the department refused to lift the suspension of food licences of five restaurants at the Mumbai...

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of America’s largest bank JPMorgan Chase has voiced his frustration over perceptions that America is falling behind in defense technology.“The notion that this country is behind is frustrating, but I’m very uplifted by what they’re doing,” Dimon told Axios while touring California defense startups including Impulse Space. Dimon’s comments come as...

(Image credit: Isro) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has opened recruitment for Scientist, Engineer ‘SC’ positions in Electronics, Mechanical, and Computer Science. The recruitment drive offers 176 vacancies across various ISRO Centres and the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL).Eligible engineering graduates can submit their applications through the official recruitment portal until September 16, 2026, by...

Rahul alleges BJP of discriminatory politics NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a fierce attack on the BJP-led Centre, alleging discrimination against Dalits and criticising the practice of “suddhikaran” as a form of discrimination.Rahul alleged that Dalits continue to face discrimination and violations despite constitutional safeguards, accusing the BJP...

A man navigates through a mud-covered street next to damaged houses following the flash floods and mudslide in Nepal Nepal may need between $4 billion and $5 billion to rebuild after this week’s devastating floods, finance minister Swarnim Wagle told Reuters on Saturday, as authorities continued to assess the scale of loss and damage.“The initial...