General News

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar met a three-member US Congressional delegation along with US ambassador to India Sergio Gor. He later said in a post on X he had a good interaction with the delegation and discussed various aspects of India-US ties, along with the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine conflict.“Congressional interactions have always been … Read more

NEW DELHI: On most evenings in New York, or Delhi-NCR, Ruha Shadab sits across a laptop screen, explaining professional etiquette to a roomful of Muslim women. Some wear hijabs. Some don’t. What unites them is not appearance. They are learning how to enter professional spaces that were never designed with them in mind. The session … Read more

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the youth for embracing the emerging trend of “bhajan-clubbing”, saying it is a powerful blend of devotion, culture, spirituality and modernity that resonates strongly with Gen Z. ‘Bhajan-clubbing’ — in which large groups, particularly youngsters, come together in community settings to sing bhajans and devotional songs — … Read more

NEW DELHI: No new H-1B stamping dates seem to be available this calendar year and new interview dates are being deferred to 2027, creating major disruptions for Indian professionals working in the US. Visa offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad & Kolkata no longer have regular interview slots available. Immigration experts said there is no … Read more

NEW DELHI: India’s air superiority during its “88-hour Operation Sindoor coerced Pakistan into a ceasefire” during the May 7-10, 2025 conflict, according to a detailed European military analysis.The report, titled ‘Operation Sindoor: The India-Pakistan Air War (7–10 May 2025)’, has been authored by Adrien Fontanellaz and was published last week by the Centre d’Histoire et … Read more

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the India-European Union free trade agreement – which is all set to be announced on Tuesday – all eyes are on several crucial sectors, where domestic industry has pitched for zero duty concessions to be able to compete more effectively with competitors, such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.Among the top asks is … Read more

JAMMU: Poonch Police Sunday arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly posting inflammatory content on social media and threatening public order and communal harmony. Cops issued an advisory, warning citizens against uploading or circulating similar content online and requesting them to exercise restraint while expressing views on social media.Police said the accused, Onkar Singh, a resident … Read more

NEW DELHI: A Clash broke out between the supporters of TMC and BJP in Kolkata over the use of microphones by a local club allegedly in high volume on Sunday.According to news agency PTI, the a makeshift stage, where former Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb addressed a public meeting, was also allegedly set on fire … Read more

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday awarded group captain Shubhanshu Shukla – who became the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station – with Ashoka Chakra — India’s highest peacetime gallantry award.Shukla spent 18 days in space and became the second Indian to have gone to space and the first to visit … Read more