Punjab Chief Minister Has 42-Car Convoy, Opposition Says "VIP Culture"
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is under fire from the Opposition over accusations of not heeding to his own pre-poll advice against 'VIP culture'. | Read more|
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Recommendation On H-1B Visas That Can Provide Big Relief To Professionals
A presidential commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders has unanimously approved a recommendation for the provision of stamping of H-1B visas inside the US, a move if accepted by President Joe Biden will come as a big relief to thousands of foreign professionals, particularly from India. | Read more|
2 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Kashmir's Baramulla: Police
Two terrorists linked with the proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed after an encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Baramulla in the early hours of Friday, Kashmir Additional Director General of Police said. | Read more|
PM Rides Semi-High Speed Train That Offers Flight-Like Experience
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express semi-high speed train. | Read more|
American Man Charged Over Bomb Threat On Board Singapore Flight
A 37-year-old American man has been charged in a Singapore court with assaulting cabin crew and making a hoax bomb threat aboard a Singapore Airlines flight travelling from San Francisco. | Read more|
On Abortion And Marital Rape, Supreme Court's Massive Order
All women are entitled to a safe and legal abortion process and making any distinction between a married and an unmarried woman in this regard is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled today. | Read more|
Digvijaya Singh Is On. Congress President Polls Gets Another Contender
Digvijaya Singh made it official today - he will run for Congress president next month. He is up against Shashi Tharoor in the October 17 election for a new Congress chief, the first in over 20 years without a Gandhi in the top post. | Read more|
Why A China Expert As New Chief Of Defence Services (CDS) Is Vital
he centre on Tuesday appointed Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). | Read more|
North Korea's Missile Test Was "Destabilising", Says Kamala Harris
US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday North Korea's recent missile test was destabilising as she visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas a day after the reclusive North's test launch of two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast. | Read more|
Australia Urges Immediate Release Of Citizen Jailed With Aung San Suu Kyi
Australia's government on Thursday rejected a Myanmar court's sentencing of economist Sean Turnell to three years in jail and demanded his "immediate release". | Read more|
Hurricane Ian: Cities flooded and power cut as storm crosses Florida
One of the most dangerous storms to hit the US in years has left 2.4 million homes and businesses in Florida without power and floodwaters surging inland. | Read more|
For US Visa, Over 2-Year Wait For New Delhi, Just 2 Days For Beijing
Indian visa applicants require a wait-time of over two years just for getting an appointment, a US government website showed, while the timeframe is only two days for countries like China. | Read more|
As Administration fails to resolve DBRAIT issues; Students resort to Chakkka Jam
In continuation of the several months’ long agitation against the Administration and Dr. B R Ambedkar Institution of Technology, the students of DBRAIT organized a protest rally which started from DBRAIT to Secretariat in wednesday morning. | Read more|
Bomb Manuals, 'Mission 2047' Document Found In Popular Front Raids: Probe Agencies
Investigating agencies have claimed that bomb-making manuals were among "incriminating materials" seized from members of the Popular Front of India, which was banned today citing "terror links". | Read more|
Western arms manufacturer reveals plans for India
Swedish arms manufacturer Saab is set to build a new facility in India to produce a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon, according to a company executive, who noted that the factory would serve New Delhi’s armed forces in addition to more than a dozen other nations. | Read more|
Cuba suffers complete blackout after storm
Cuba is completely without power after Hurricane Ian pummelled the western end of the island, its government has announced. | Read more|
China Opens Illegal Police Stations Across Globe: Report
In a quest to emerge as a global superpower, the Chinese government has opened numerous illegal police stations across the world including in developed countries like Canada and Ireland, triggering concerns among human rights campaigners. | Read more|
Israeli military drone maker hacked
An Israeli arms contractor specializing in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has fallen victim to a hack that impacted nearly 400 employees, the company said, noting that sensitive personal data was likely stolen from its US branch, Elbit America. | Read more|
Iran protests: Death toll rises to 76 as crackdown intensifies - rights group
At least 76 protesters have been killed by Iranian security forces during 11 days of unrest sparked by the death of a woman in custody, activists say. | Read more|
Delhi Businessman, Accused Of Kickbacks, Arrested In Liquor Policy Case
Liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today in connection with Delhi's now expelled excise policy that has triggered a massive face-off between the ruling AAP and the BJP. | Read more|
J&K: Two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam
In Jammu and Kashmir, two terrorists belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces at Ahwatoo area of Kulgam district yesterday evening. | Read more|
Apple makes new handset in India in shift from China
Apple says it has started making its iPhone 14 in India as it diversifies its supply chains away from China. | Read more|
S Jaishankar, On US Visit, Gets A Grand Welcome At Pentagon
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar received a grand welcome at the Pentagon today as he met US Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin for bilateral talks. | Read more|
Gas leak found on blocked Russian pipeline
Denmark has observed a gas leak near the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and closed the immediate area for traffic, state media reported on Monday. | Read more|
Cuba and Florida brace for major disaster hurricane
Florida's governor has warned the state to brace for a potential "major disaster" as category two Hurricane Ian gathers force in the Caribbean. | Read more|
PFI Faces Round 2 Of Raids Across States
Days after multi agency raids on top leaders and functionaries of Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) leading to over a hundred arrests, a second round of nationwide crackdown on the organisation is underway. 247 have been arrested so far. | Read more|
Russia expels Japanese consul over spying
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained the Japanese consul in Vladivostok on Monday. | Read more|
Livestreamed, Supreme Court Hearing In Historic First
In a first, the Supreme Court on Tuesday began live-streaming its constitution bench proceedings. | Read more|
PM Modi, In Japan For Shinzo Abe's Funeral
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida here and conveyed his deepest condolences over the sudden demise of former prime minister Shinzo Abe as he underlined the late Japanese leader's contributions in strengthening the bilateral partnership as well as his vision of a free, op | Read more|
Sensex Plunges 1,000 Points
Equity benchmarks started the final week of the quarter on the back foot, extending losses for the fourth straight session, tracking a risk-off mood among investors leading to unrelenting pressure on global stocks as worries of elevated inflation and global recession continued to rise. | Read more|
Five rescuers dead as typhoon hits Philippines
Five rescue workers in the Philippines have been killed in a typhoon that has left homes flooded and millions without electricity. | Read more|
Team Gehlot Takes On Congress High Command
With Rajasthan MLAs loyal to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot making it clear that they will not accept Sachin Pilot in the top post, the Congress is faced with a major crisis. | Read more|
Soviet planes modified for US missiles destroyed in Ukraine – Russia
Russian fighter jets have shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 warplanes modified to fire US-made anti-radar weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. | Read more|
Pound slumps to all time low against dollar
The pound has fallen to a record low against the dollar as markets react to the UK's biggest tax cuts in 50 years. | Read more|
Jacqueline Fernandez granted interim bail
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez was today granted interim bail on bond of Rs. 50,000 in Delhi's Patiala House Court. | Read more|