Category: Events

Trump revived his ’51st state jab’ against Canada in his criticism over the collapse of talks US President Donald Trump on Monday accused Canada of “ripping off” Washington for years, claiming that its ridiculously high tariffs on farm products made life impossible for US citizens.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that Canada is...

Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara reacts during her Round of 64 women’s singles match against Turkey’s Ozge Bayrak (REUTERS) NEW DELHI: It was Day 5 of the BWF World Championships in New Delhi, but the smooth rhythm of the tournament was suddenly disrupted. Injuries to Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, both suffering from knee problems,...

Investigators suspect a flammable substance has been used on the victims’ faces A Hindu family of four was found murdered inside their locked home in Bangladesh’s Rangpur city, with investigators uncovering disturbing details about the killings and an alleged attempt to destroy evidence.The victims were identified as retired Rangpur Zilla School teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, 65,...

Britain announced on Monday it would allow Kyiv access to classified technology to start production of European SCALP long-range cruise missiles in Ukraine. Photo credit: mbda-systems.com London is set to hand Ukraine classified information on British components used in the Storm Shadow/Scalp long-range missile, a move expected to clear the way for France and Ukraine...

The proposed rule will now enter a 30-day public comment period The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed raising the fee for certain H-1B visa petitions to $103,265. The proposal, posted in the Federal Register on Monday, would turn the controversial $100,000 H-1B payment introduced by the Donald Trump administration last year into...

Nvidia is in talks to invest in Perplexity at a valuation of more than $30 billion, a year after Aravind Srinivas’ startup tried to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion. Perplexity spent August 2025 trying to buy Google’s Chrome browser with an unsolicited $34.5 billion offer, a bid worth roughly double the company itself at...

Heavy rains lashed Delhi-NCR on Monday, causing significant waterlogging and traffic congestion NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed Delhi-NCR on Monday, leaving several parts of the region waterlogged, traffic crawling on key roads and flight operations disrupted, as the weather office issued alerts for the national Capital.In Gurgaon, authorities issued a work-from-home advisory for August 25...

Russia accused Britain of repeatedly taking steps that deepen its involvement in the conflict and prevent progress towards a negotiated settlement. Russia has accused the UK of ‘directly’ participating in the war in Ukraine after London agreed to share classified information to help Kyiv develop its own long-range missiles. The move has drawn a sharp...

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the growing partnership between New Delhi and Moscow.While meeting external affairs minister S Jaishankar, Putin said that his visit “underscores the level of relations that has been established between Russia and India for decades.”“Your visit today underscores the level of relations...

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Photo credit: Reuters NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a youth march on September 5 in Delhi, accusing the government of failing to honour commitments that led to the withdrawal of the students’ protest at Jantar Mantar on July 25. The CJP said the government...