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Immigrant visa applicants across the world have been told that their applications are on hold as the Trump administration has launched a global training initiative for consular officers. According to a report by Financial Times, the scheduled interviews at US embassies and consulates are now being rescheduled and the applicants are also receiving notices that...

Fire broke out on Tuesday at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex and was extinguished Six Chinese nationals were killed and nine others remain missing after a fire broke out at a gas chemical complex in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, according to the plant.The fire broke out on Tuesday at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex...

Anthropic asked staff at its San Francisco offices to work from home on Monday and Tuesday this week, acting on a warning that the guards who staff those buildings might walk out. The AI company received that notice last week from Allied Universal, the contractor that supplies its security personnel, according to Business Insider, which...

A day after Kriti Sanon responded to criticism over her outfit in a Raksha Bandhan advertisement, the jewellery brand behind the campaign has withdrawn the ad. The brand issued a statement saying it holds Indian culture, traditions and festivals in the highest regard.For those not in the know, Kriti had addressed the backlash on August...

Google has introduced Gemini Enterprise for Legal, a suite of pre-built AI skills and agents designed to automate legal workflows. The move positions Google directly against rivals OpenAI and Anthropic, both of which have been building legal-focused tools this year. Microsoft also debuted its own legal agent earlier in 2026. Google developed the system with...

A video shows a government fire brigade vehicle washing a BJP MLA’s private car. SINGRAULI: A video purportedly showing a government fire brigade vehicle being used to wash the private Innova of a BJP MLA outside his official residence in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli has gone viral on social media, triggering questions over the alleged misuse...

Ramiz Raja and Imran Khan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has spoken about the condition of Imran Khan, saying the former Pakistan Prime Minister is holding up despite spending nearly three years in prison. Ramiz spoke about Imran during a recent episode of the ‘Stick to Cricket’ podcast, where he...

Tukaram Mundhe (File Photo) MUMBAI: “I don’t think I’m a celebrity. I’m just a food safety commissioner,” Tukaram Mundhe told Reuters as his crackdown on unhygienic food businesses across Mumbai has struck a chord with the public.Since taking charge as Maharashtra’s food safety chief in May, Mundhe’s teams have conducted more than 3,000 raids, suspended...

Skardu military base, PoK (AP file photo) NEW DELHI: Did India plan to strike Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Skardu airbase after targeting Sargodha? Former chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan has revealed that Indian forces had cleared Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan as a possible target during Operation Sindoor but had to change plans because of “bad weather”.Chauhan,...

India also cautioned against “over-reliance ” on any single model of production, arguing that such dependence could leave food systems vulnerable to geopolitical disruptions, economic coercion and weaponisation. NEW DELHI: India has called on the international community to work collectively to safeguard critical sea lanes and maritime infrastructure, saying secure and predictable shipping routes are...