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AHMEDABAD: One Indian was caught at the US border every 20 minutes in 2025, a stark measure of how the American dream continues to pull immigrants through illegal and increasingly dangerous routes despite an aggressive crackdown by Trump govt.US Customs and Border Protection caught 23,830 Indians between Jan and Dec 2025, far below the staggering...

Photo credit: AP Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney is expected to visit India in the first week of March, India’s high commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, told Reuters in an interview. During the trip, the Canadian PM is set to sign key deals on uranium, energy, minerals, artificial intelligence, education, and culture. “I have a...

Actor Varun Dhawan faced criticism from Maha Mumbai Metro authorities after a video surfaced showing him doing pull-ups on overhead grab handles during his commute. The metro operator warned that such actions are punishable under the Metro Railways Act, 2002, potentially leading to penalties or imprisonment. Actor Varun Dhawan is basking in the success of...

The fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti by an ICE Agent in Minnesota has ignited a firestorm across the American corporate and technology sectors. Soon after the shooting of the 37-year-old (a US citizen and Veterans Affairs nurse), a coalition of more than 60 CEOs from Minnesota’s largest companies – including Target, 3M and UnitedHealth...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127548742,imgsize-850887,width-400,resizemode-4/xi-jinping.jpg" alt="'Dragon and elephant dance together': China's Xi greets President Droupadi Murmu on 77th Republic Day" title=" Xi Jinping (ANI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Xi Jinping (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended greetings to President Droupadi Murmu on the occasion of India’s 77th Republic Day, describing New Delhi and...

Abhishek Sharma India opener Abhishek Sharma’s brief pre-batting routine has again drawn attention, after he produced a record-setting knock against New Zealand in the third T20I in Guwahati on Sunday.Just before walking out to bat, Sharma was seen knocking the ball with his bat and then flicking it between his hands, keeping his eyes fixed...

“Sab marr jaayenge, sirf Trivedi bachega.”That line from the OTT series ‘Sacred Games’ has lingered in India’s pop culture as shorthand for ruthless consolidation. But in China, it captures the logic now governing PLA’s top military ranks.Driving the news Over the weekend, President Xi Jinping ordered investigations into Gen Zhang Youxia and Gen. Liu Zhenli,...

President Rajendra Prasad leaves for first Republic Day parade in buggy (File photo) NEW DELHI: As India celebrated its 77th Republic Day, Kartavya Path once again became the setting for the country’s most enduring national ritual. President Droupadi Murmu unfurled the national flag — the Tiranga — amid elaborate celebrations, in the presence of the...

Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) For more than a decade, Sanju Samson has remained one of Indian cricket’s most intriguing contradictions — a batter blessed with rare elegance and undeniable talent, yet one whose T20I career has been marked by baffling inconsistency. His recent poor run — scores of 10, 6 and 0 in the first...

UGC Promotion of Equity Regulations 2026 On January 13, 2026, the University Grants Commission notified the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, replacing the earlier 2012 anti-discrimination framework. The new rules aim to curb caste-based discrimination in higher education by turning it into an enforceable governance issue rather than...