Vijay presented 22-carat, one-gram gold rings to 25 newborns. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday rolled out the state government’s one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns in Madurai.Under the scheme, eligible babies born in government hospitals and government primary health centres will receive a 22-carat, one-gram gold ring. Vijay...
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Video: Ujjain tensions flare after clash over part of Shahi mosque demolition
Heavy police force deployed in the area. UJJAIN: A large group of people clashed with police in Ujjain at the spot where a portion of the Shahi Masjid is proposed to be demolished as part of a road-widening project, news agency ANI reported on Monday.Heavy police force remains deployed in the area.The situation reportedly turned...
US labor dept hints at ‘total shutdown’ of H-1B visa program
Anthony D’Esposito, Inspector General at the Department of Labor, has hinted at a potential “total shutdown” of the H‑1B visa program within the next year. Speaking in Washington, D’Esposito said investigators are building a sweeping case against fraud in the foreign labor system, adding: “We have handcuffs ready… We are building a case. I think...
Anushka lets daughter binge at ice-cream museum, shares parenting lesson
Anushka Sharma’s ice-cream lesson offers a fresh take on healthy eating For many parents, taking a child to an ice-cream museum and then saying, “Eat as much as you want,” may sound like the opposite of teaching healthy eating. But when Anushka Sharma tried it with her daughter Vamika, she noticed something that made her...
‘Shopping for free’: Students loot LPU campus mall; torch computer science block
Several videos from Lovely Professional University show students reportedly taking items from shops during protests. CHANDIGARH: Several videos emerging from Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara appear to show students entering shops inside the university’s Uni Mall, picking up food, gadgets and other items amid the violent protests that rocked the campus on Sunday.In...
Stock market crashes: Sensex tumbles 900 points, Nifty50 trades below 23,000
Stock market crashes Dalal Street began the week on a negative note, with BSE Sensex falling over 1% and NSE Nifty50 trading below the 22,900 mark. The sharp decline came as investors assessed rising crude oil prices, geopolitical cues and continued foreign selling.BSE Sensex fell 851.82 points, or 1.15%, to 73,043.92, while Nifty 50 declined...
2,000 cops deployed, classes suspended for 10 days: LPU protests spiral into violence
Rape claim, campus unrest and midnight clashes: What happened at LPU NEW DELHI: Students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara went on a rampage on Sunday, vandalising property and blocking NH-44 during protests over claims that an outsider raped a female student on the university campus. The protests later turned violent as students...
‘Would like to buy some?’: Trump offered Xi US weapons as Taiwan deal hangs
Trump and Xi continued to discuss future US arms sales to Taiwan. US President Donald Trump sought to downplay Washington’s pending arms sale to Taiwan by telling Chinese President Xi Jinping that the US sells weapons to countries around the world, and even asking whether China would like to buy some, according to US ambassador...
Netanyahu secretly visited UAE, met Emirati leader in Abu Dhabi: Israeli official
Netanyahu’s visit comes amid claims that the UAE had warned him shortly before October 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, a senior Israeli official told news agency Reuters, as the two countries navigate a sensitive regional security environment.However, neither Netanyahu’s office...
Patrick and Brittany Mahomes’ $320M team: How did KC Current avoid disaster?
Patrick Mahomes’ team.(Image via Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs’ star quarterback, and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, have remained pretty strategic when it comes to investing the wealth they have earned in the last few years. While the Super Bowl champion has remained a force to be reckoned with on the field in...
