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<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126123291,imgsize-1311140,width-400,resizemode-4/article-44.jpg" alt="'Neither free nor fair': New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters opposes FTA with India; cites tariffs on dairy" title=" Representative AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative AI image As India and New Zealand finalised a historic free trade agreement (FTA), not everyone was onboard. New Zealand’s foreign affairs minister Winston Peters voiced his...

England captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum during an England nets session at Perth Stadium (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former England cricket chief Andrew Strauss has spoken out after England’s latest Ashes defeat in Australia. He believes that simply removing head coach Brendon McCullum or captain Ben Stokes will not fix England’s long-standing...

The US Embassy in India has issued a critical “Worldwide Alert” for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants. Effective immediately, the US Department of State has expanded its screening protocols to include a comprehensive review of social media accounts of all applicants. The move suggests that the exercise is a part of a larger global effort...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the rescheduled dates for the Orientation Programme on Entrance Exams and Career Pathways for Principals and Counsellors of CBSE-affiliated schools in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.According to the official notice, the programme was earlier postponed following an advisory dated August 11, 2025, due to rising river water levels...

Driving the newsUS President Donald Trump has moved from sanctions to open military enforcement with his “total and complete blockade” of Venezuela. Announced on Truth Social, the policy is being enforced by 11 US Navy ships stationed around Venezuela’s coast and airstrikes on suspected smuggling vessels.Two Chinese-owned oil tankers have been seized in international waters....

Elon Musk’s xAI is aggressively recruiting seasoned Android engineers, promising exceptional pay and unparalleled career growth. The company seeks developers with over a decade of experience in Kotlin and modern Android practices to build applications for X and Grok. This high-stakes hiring drive underscores xAI’s ambition to attract top talent in the competitive AI landscape....

Representative AI image As the US kicks of screening of social media, US embassy in India issued a worldwide alert for all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants. It called on the applicants to expect longer processing time, so to apply accordingly.“Beginning December 15, the Department of State expanded online presence reviews to ALL H-1B and...

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday again addressed a press conference amid outrage over the “new definition” of the Aravali range, saying that “no new mining leases will be permitted, especially in core, protected and ecologically sensitive areas, including the NCR”.Speaking on the Supreme Court’s...

Salesforce is scaling back its reliance on large language models due to reliability issues, as acknowledged by executives. The company is shifting towards more predictable ‘deterministic’ automation in its Agentforce product, aiming to eliminate AI’s inherent randomness. Salesforce, one of the world’s most valuable enterprise software companies, is pulling back from its heavy reliance on...

PM Shahbaz Sharif announces cash reward for U19 Asia Cup winners Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced a big cash reward for the country’s Under-19 cricket team after their Asia Cup win on Sunday. On Monday, he hosted a special reception for the players and officials in Islamabad. During the event, he announced a cash...