- World
TCS 2nd in list of top H-1B beneficiaries after Amazon: USCIS data
New York: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the second-highest beneficiary with over 5,000 approved H-1B visas in 2025, after Amazon, according to federal data. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services…
- Middle East
MEA asks Indians seeking jobs in Iran to exercise ‘strictest vigilance’
New Delhi: India on Friday cautioned its nationals seeking employment in Iran to exercise “strictest vigilance” in view of recent cases of fake job offers. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said…
- World
Trump hikes H1-B visa fee to USD 100,000 a year, Indian tech workers hit
New York: In a move that could adversely impact Indian professionals on visas in the US, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas…
- Middle East
‘Support to Hamas’: Canada denies entry to rap group Kneecap
Toronto: The Canadian government banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap from the country on Friday, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism. The group has faced criticism for political statements…
- India
India Votes in Favour of UN resolution on Palestine participation
United Nations: India on Friday voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that allows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address its upcoming high-level session through video after the US denied…
- World
Federal judge tosses Trump’s USD 15B defamation lawsuit against NYT
Tampa: A federal judge in Florida on Friday tossed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times. The lawsuit named a book and an article written by Times reporters…
- World
Trump says he and Xi will meet at APEC, he’ll go to China, TikTok deal approved
Washington: US President Donald Trump said he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit to take place at the end of October in South Korea and that he would…
- India
Ahmedabad plane crash: PIL in SC seeks independent probe
New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking an independent court-monitored probe into the crash of Air India flight AI171 that killed 265 people, including passengers, crew members…
- India
UAE firms keen to invest in Indian infra, banking, startups, logistics sectors: Goyal
Dubai: The UAE companies are looking at multiple sectors, such as infrastructure, data centres, banking, startups and logistics, in India to increase their investments, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on…
- News
Nepal PM Oli denies shooting orders during Gen Z protests, demands probe
Kathmandu: Nepal’s deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday denied that he had given any shooting orders during the ‘Gen Z’ demonstrations, saying bullets were fired at protesters from automatic…
- News
Editors Guild slams Andhra police over cases against Telugu daily
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Friday termed as “disturbing” the registration of criminal cases against a Telugu daily by the Andhra Pradesh Police. In a letter to Andhra Pradesh…
- Chennai
Bomb threat forces IndiGo flight to make emergency landing in Chennai
Chennai: An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Phuket in Thailand made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport following an alleged bomb threat, an airport official said on Friday. The CISF personnel…
- India
‘Won’t come to UP again’: Says shooter held in Disha Patani house firing case
Bareilly: One of the five shooters involved in the firing at film actor Disha Patani’s ancestral house here was arrested along with an associate on Friday after an encounter, police said. Senior…
- India
Indus Waters Treaty suspension frees up water for Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan
New Delhi: Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Friday that the water saved due to the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan will be made available to Delhi, Haryana,…
- India
Matter of concern: Ex Indian envoys on Saudi Arabia-Pakistan pact
New Delhi: The signing of a strategic mutual defence agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is “not a positive development” from India’s point of view and New Delhi will have to manage…
