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(Photo credit: PTI) Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has been gripped by unrest in recent days as authorities intensify a crackdown on the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). The crisis has escalated sharply following violent clashes between protesters and security forces, leading to deaths, arrests and growing international concern.The latest flashpoint came after the government of Pakistan-occupied...

An ex-Meta employee is celebrating the strike down of the Trump administration’s increased H-1B visa fee. Zach Wilson, a former data engineer at the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company took to X to honour the announcement.He shared that for the past 6 months, when his Indian students asked “How do I get a data engineering job in...

TCS chairman N Chandrasekaran made it clear at the company’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) that India’s largest software company has no layoff plans. He also stressed that the company will continue to hire, but yes, days of massive campus hiring may be over. “There is no downsizing of staff. That is not planned at...

In the three months since the conflict began, Russia has continued to be the dominant player in India’s crude oil imports. (AI image) US President Donald Trump announced in February that India would stop buying Russian crude oil and step up energy ties with the United States of America. Four months after that, India’s Russian...

NEW DELHI: A moment of high drama and controversy unfolded during the Tri-Nation A Series clash between India A and Sri Lanka A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday, with India A left fuming over a run-out decision that could have dramatically altered the course of the match.The incident occurred in the 42nd...

NEW DELHI: The Aggarwal family’s tragic ordeal has come to a heartbreaking end. After losing eight members in the hotel fire that broke out in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar last week, the family’s sole survivor, 75-year-old Radhe Shyam Aggarwal, passed away on Tuesday, leaving no surviving members behind.What was meant to be a family gathering in...

AP file photo More than two months after announcing a ceasefire with Iran and suggesting that the two sides were close to reaching an agreement, US president Donald Trump has once again said a deal is imminent.Speaking to reporters late on Monday, Trump said the United States was “in the final throes of what will...

The government provided Rs 1.23 lakh crore to oil marketing companies to help keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged for 78 days following the outbreak of the Middle East crisis, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The source told PTI that fertiliser minister seeks doubling of Rs 1.77 lakh cr budgeted subsidy for FY27 from finance...

A new research paper is offering an unusual explanation for part of the decline in US birth rates: the iPhone. Researchers found that the spread of Apple’s smartphone may have played a significant role in reducing fertility rates, especially among teenagers and young adults. The study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER),...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday condemned reports of violence against protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Responding to the situation, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi had observed “a pattern of fake news and videos emanating from Pakistan” in connection with the protests. “It is a desperate attempt by Pakistan to...