India’s permanent representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish (File photo) NEW DELHI: India has strongly rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations over what it described as Islamabad’s attempt to label militant groups operating within its territory as “Fitna al Hindustan” as part of a state-sponsored propaganda campaign.The Indian response came after Pakistan sought to frame...
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Federal data on H-1B visa application shows decline in filings by Google, Meta, Amazon
Federal data reveals a sharp divide in how the tech companies are approaching the H-1B visa program. According to a report by Business Insider, while Google, Meta and Amazon have cut back on the filings for new hires, AI giants like Anthropic, OpenAI and chipmaker Nvidia are expanding their use of the program. Out of...
‘In Pakistan, they used to stand with guns outside room’: Litton on B’desh’s T20 WC withdrawal
India vs Bangladesh (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Four months after Bangladesh were removed from the 2026 T20 World Cup, the debate over who decided to skip the tournament refuses to die. While former interim sports advisor Asif Nazrul had claimed the players and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) jointly chose not to participate, captain Litton...
At 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi isn’t just scoring runs — he’s redefining batting
Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had made his mark in IPL 2025 and then stepped it up further with performances for the age-group Indian team in different tournaments and tours. After producing 252 runs across seven innings in the previous IPL, the 15-year-old stepped up and how: 776 runs...
Stokes’s England captaincy under serious threat after nightclub incident
England’s captain Ben Stokes (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) NEW DELHI: Ben Stokes’s future as England Test captain is under serious doubt after he was involved in a nightclub incident in Chelsea following England’s win over New Zealand at Lord’s. The ECB has launched an investigation into the actions of Stokes and teammate Gus Atkinson after both...
OpenAI IPO: ChatGPT maker files paperwork, set to hit Wall Street soon
Silicon Valley giant OpenAI is set to make a debut on Wall Street, as the firm confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The firm confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).As the filing remains confidential, details such as the number of shares...
‘Peddi’ box office Day 5: Ram Charan and Janhvi starrer narrowly misses Rs 250 cr global mark
Ram Charan starrer ‘Peddi’ had a massive first weekend at the box office. The movie arrived in theatres on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and has been amassing big numbers in collections. Though the mass actioner has received criticism over the portrayal of the female lead, Janhvi Kapoor, it has not stopped the audience from watching...
RBI to fully absorb forex risks, inflows may see $50bn boost
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has opened the dollar tap by taking on the currency risk itself to draw in overseas money, while nudging state-owned borrowers to look abroad for cheaper funds.RBI will not charge any premium for swapping dollars raised through foreign currency non-resident bank FCNR(B) deposits, effectively absorbing the entire forex risk and...
CBSE denies portal glitch, says system fully functional; key questions on OSM review unanswered
NEW DELHI: CBSE on Monday defended the functioning of its post-result services portal, stating that more than 1.6 lakh candidates had submitted requests for verification and re-evaluation between June 2 and June 7 (the window for the purpose), even as several questions regarding the review process and the ongoing On-Screen Marking (OSM) controversy remain unanswered.In...
Mamata & Abhishek Banerjee in Delhi, TMC mutiny spreads to Parliament
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress lurched towards its biggest rupture in 28 years Monday after rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed support of 20 MPs and wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary bloc that would back BJP-led NDA.If the numbers hold, rebels would clear the two-thirds threshold needed to...
