Spread the love       Sonam Wangchuk as he broke hi hunger strike NEW DELHI: Government is keeping its fingers crossed after its successful attempt to persuade activist Sonam Wangchuk – whose wide recognition helped expand the reach of Cockroach Janta Party’s protest into uncomfortable territory for BJP – to break his hunger strike.CJP’s assertion, though, to continue and even escalate the...

Spread the love       Trump loses bid to impose $100k fee on H-1B visa The Trump administration suffered a setback on Friday after a US federal appeals court refused to lift a ruling that blocks the government from charging a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas.The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston left in place a June 8 decision...

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner US President Donald Trump on Friday attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, nearly three months after the annual event was postponed following a shooting outside the original venue.The US president is set to address journalists from major news organisations after months of clashes...

Spread the love       SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for a test flight from Starbase, Texas SpaceX on Friday launched its Starship rocket on its 13th test flight, sending the world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle into space carrying 20 next-generation Starlink satellites as the company advanced its plans for future Moon and Mars missions.The 407-foot (124-metre) rocket lifted off...

Spread the love       PM Modi on video NEW DELHI: Buoyed by the response to his midnight post on Instagram Thursday, which got 305 million views, PM Modi Friday returned to the social media platform. “Thank you, friends. I had an opportunity to connect with you late last night. The way you responded to my video post and gave constructive suggestions,...

Spread the love       Mike Tyson on the bond he had with his mother.(Image via Getty Images) Mike Tyson, one of the boxing legends in the world, came from a poverty stricken household before he made it in the world of boxing. While poverty was a constant issue he faced in his childhood, Mike Tyson’s relationship with his mother remained a...

Spread the love       Jhandu Kumar celebrates after winning the bronze medal during the medal ceremony for the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow. (PTI Photo) India ended Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games with one medal and several encouraging performances across para powerlifting, swimming, boxing and lawn bowls, as athletes continued to progress in...

Spread the love       SC to hear PIL NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear Monday a PIL by an advocate for framing and scrupulous implementation of national guidelines ensuring “no police officer or security personnel shall carry out crowd control, public assembly management or arrests in plainclothes without displaying identity”.CJI Surya Kant clarified that he was misquoted in the...

Spread the love       Paramount agrees to delay Warner buyout as US court reviews antitrust challenge NEW DELHI: Paramount has agreed to postpone the completion of its proposed $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until at least next year, giving a US federal court more time to decide a lawsuit filed by a coalition of states seeking to stop the...

Spread the love       Satvir Kaur, Kanishka Narayan, Harpreet Uppal (Credit: ©House of Commons) TOI correspondent from London: Three Indian-origin young Labour MPs elected at the July 2024 general election have been given front bench roles in UK PM Andy Burnham’s new govt.Kanishka Narayan (36), a Hindu, joins the Cabinet in the newly-created role of AI minister, whilst two female Sikh...