Category: Events

New Delhi: The Union home ministry Wednesday formally notified the timeline for the first phase of Census 2027 — involving housing and houselisting operations — declaring that it shall be conducted over a 30-day period, to be specified by each state or Union territory, between April 1 and Sept 30 this year.Invoking its powers under...

SANTINIKETAN: The age gap between Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and his late mother, Amita Sen, is around 19-and-a-half years. But on Wednesday, an SIR hearing notice reached his Santiniketan house, Pratichi, because the EC found that the age difference was below 15 years.As per the 2025 SIR draft roll, the age of Amartya Sen is...

NEW DELHI: In a move that could significantly enhance the coverage of Employees Provident Fund Organisation, a proposal to increase monthly wage ceiling beyond the current Rs 15,000 is back on the table amid suggestions that it should be raised to Rs 25,000-30,000 a month.The wage ceiling refers to the salary threshold up to which...

NEW DELHI: Indian military retaliation against the terror attack in Pahalgam led Pakistan to frantically seek US mediation to make New Delhi pause the strikes deep inside its territory.Disclosures from US FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act) filings reveal that between May 7, when IAF struck headquarters of JeM, LeT and Hizbul Mujahideen, and May 10,...

US President Donald Trump said the United States should set its military budget for 2027 at $1.5 trillion instead of $1 trillion, arguing that the higher allocation is necessary to build what he called a “Dream Military” capable of deterring any adversary and keeping the country safe.Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth...

NEW DELHI: The American embassy in India reminded student visa-holders on Wednesday that “a US visa is a privilege, not a right” and “breaking laws can have serious consequences” such as never being able to enter the country again.“If you are arrested or violate any laws, your visa may be revoked, you may be deported,...

US President Donald Trump vowed to block defence contractors from paying dividends or buying back shares until they accelerate the production of military equipment. The announcement was made on Truth Social on Wednesday and sent defence stocks tumbling. It signals a rare direct intervention in the US military-industrial sector. He claimed that US produces the...

Madras high court CHENNAI: Madras high court on Wednesday prohibited the publication, sale and circulation of a Tamil book containing derogatory remarks against a sitting HC judge, terming the references as highly derogatory and abusive. The HC also initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against the publication – Keezhaikaatru Publishers.The book is slated to be released...

Riley Gaines reacts after Donald Trump’s transgender weightlifter imitation video goes viral (Image via Getty) A short video of Donald Trump is spreading fast online, and it has sparked strong reactions across the country. The clip shows the U.S. president acting out what he described as a transgender weightlifter during a private meeting with Republicans...

Behind his fluent Punjabi, carpentry work and quiet life, a savage secret NEW DELHI: For over a decade, his neighbours in Ludhiana knew Joginder Singh as a quiet, soft-spoken carpenter. He carried an Aadhaar card, voted in local elections and spoke Punjabi with the fluency of a native.On Monday, the carefully constructed life of the...