- World
USCIS completes H-1B cap selection process for FY 2027
Washington: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has met the annual quota of 85,000 H-1B cap beneficiaries for FY-2027 and completed the regular and advanced-degree selection lotteries. The agency said…
- India
Amended bill on rights of transgender persons rights gets President’s assent
New Delhi: An amendment bill which provides graded punishment for bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu. Opposition MPs had slammed the Transgender Persons (Protection of…
- Business
Aviation stocks soar in early trade; IndiGo jumps over 9 pc
New Delhi: Aviation stocks were in high demand in morning trade on Wednesday, April 1, with InterGlobe Aviation climbing over 9 per cent, despite jet fuel price hike. InterGlobe Aviation, the parent…
- India
West Asia crisis may push up realty construction costs by 5 pc in near term
Kolkata: The escalating West Asia conflict is beginning to exert cost pressure on India’s real estate sector, with material prices rising and industry leaders warning of a potential 5 per cent spike…
- India
Stalin accuses BJP of ‘plotting’ to create violence in TN
Tiruchirappalli: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday, April 1, accused the BJP of having plotted to cause violence in Tamil Nadu, like what happened in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur and asserted that…
- India
EC suspends BDO after violence at Bengal poll training venue
Kolkata: The Election Commission ordered the suspension of a block development officer (BDO) in West Bengal’s Nadia district and directed the initiation of departmental proceedings against him, following violence at a poll…
- News
House with 3 family members caves in after land subsidence in Jharkhand
Dhanbad: A house with three members of a family inside caved in during a land subsidence in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Tuesday, March 31 evening, a police official said. The incident took…
- India
Jet fuel price hiked to Rs 2.07 lakh/kl
New Delhi: Price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, was more than doubled to a record Rs 2.07 lakh per kilolitre on Wednesday, April 1, while commercial LPG rates were…
- India
Commercial LPG cylinder prices hiked
New Delhi: Prices of commercial LPG were hiked by Rs 195.50 on Wednesday, on back of surge in global oil prices linked to the widening West Asia conflict. A 19-kg commercial LPG…
- Telangana
Telangana CM to campaign for Congress candidates in Kerala on Apr 1, 2
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will campaign for Congress candidates in the Kerala Assembly polls on April 1 and 2. He left for the southern state from here on Tuesday…
- Kolkata
‘Shocking overreach by govt’: TMC’s Sagarika Ghose on FCRA Amendment Bill
New Delhi: The FCRA Amendment Bill is a “shocking government overreach”, and not a “regulation”, but “control”, TMC Rajya Sabha deputy leader Sagarika Ghose said on Tuesday. In a post on X,…
- Sports
IPL 2026: Connolly shines on debut to power PBKS to three-wicket win over GT
Mullanpur: oung southpaw Cooper Connolly marked his IPL debut with a decisive 44-ball 72 after Yuzvendra Chahal’s artistry with the ball to power Punjab Kings to a three-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans…
- India
IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe transferred for 24th time in 21 years of service
Mumbai: Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Tukaram Mundhe was transferred by the Maharashtra government on Tuesday, his 24th posting in 21 years of career in bureaucracy. Considered an upright civil servant,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra govt to provide free electricity to weavers, powerlooms
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will provide free electricity to weavers from Wednesday, April 1, with 200 units for handlooms and 500 units for powerlooms, at an estimated annual cost of Rs…
- World
China says three ships crossed Strait of Hormuz, thanks relevant parties
Beijing: China on Tuesday, March 31, said three of its ships carrying oil supplies have passed through the Strait of Hormuz and thanked relevant parties for facilitation and coordination. After coordination with relevant…
