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Representative image (AI-generated) Pakistan saw a 14% rise in foreign loans and grants during the first five months of the current fiscal year (July–November 2025), reaching $3.032 billion compared to $2.667 billion in the same period last year.Of the total inflows, foreign loans rose 46.2% to $2.521 billion, while grants fell by 43% to $54...

This is a representative AI image NEW DELHI: After US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a $100,000 entry fee on new H-1B visa applications, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a major overhaul of the visa selection process replacing the long-standing random lottery system with a wage-weighted selection model.In a statement on...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has stolen the limelight, overshadowing even the return of stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as Vijay Hazare Trophy got off to a stunning start on Wednesday. Representing Bihar, the prodigy smashed a blistering 36-ball century against Arunachal Pradesh, becoming the youngest player in List-A...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed Isro‘s successful launch of LVM3-M6, which placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into its intended orbit, saying that “India continues to soar higher” further calling the mission a “proud milestone” in the country’s space journey.Congratulating Isro’s scientists and engineers, the prime minister said the achievement underlined India’s...

In a forward-looking address, OpenAI’s Sam Altman shared his vision for 2035, where graduates could embark on lucrative careers, possibly even in space exploration, as AI reshapes the employment landscape. He admires the current generation of young workers, seeing them as pioneers at the dawn of extraordinary possibilities. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that...

The brother of slain youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi accused Bangladesh’s interim government, of orchestrating the killing to destabilise the country and derail the upcoming national election in February.Also read: India summons high commissioner; protests continue over Hindu man killingSharif Omar bin Hadi, speaking at a protest rally in Shahbagh on Tuesday, said those in...

Image Credit: TOI NEW DELHI: “I wanted to kill myself then and there, but I stopped after thinking about my family,” those were the words of the Unnao rape survivor on Tuesday evening, as she sat on the lawns of India Gate hours after a Delhi high court order granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh...

A train operator has been fired and an FIR filed against him for filming a couple’s intimate act on a Namo Bharat train and sharing the video GHAZIABAD: NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has suspended an RRTS (Namo Bharat) train operator and lodged an FIR against him for allegedly filming two young passengers who had engaged...

NEW DELHI: Violent protests over alleged illegal non tribal settlement in Assam’s constitutionally protected Karbi Anglong hill region entered the third day on Wednesday, leaving two people dead, dozens injured, and prompting the state government to impose curfew-like restrictions and suspend mobile internet services in two districts.The violence erupted in West Karbi Anglong and adjoining...

Kabir drops influencer 24 hrs after picking her as candidate KOLKATA/BEHRAMPORE: In less than 24 hours after Humayun Kabir announced the name of social media influencer Nisha Chatterjee as his Janata Unnayan Party’s Ballygunge candidate, the Bharatpur MLA dropped her, citing her “inappropriate social media posts”.Chatterjee has threatened to drag Kabir to court, alleging he...