Elon Musk has backed the H1-B visa programme in the US, throwing his weight behind skilled Indians coming to the country. While speaking on Nikhil Kamath’s WTF podcast, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO acknowledged that “America has benefitted immensely from talented Indians”, however, noted that “there has been some misuse of the H-1B Program.” Last…
India sends approx 10 tons of disaster response supplies (@DrSJaishankar) NEW DELHI: The Death toll caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka is now confirmed at at least 334, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported on Sunday. Nearly 400 people remain unaccounted for in the aftermath of the disaster.As appeal for assistance from international agencies…
Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, has been arrested in connection with a brazen daylight shooting in Washington, DC, just blocks away from the White House. In response to the shooting, the Trump administration announced a pause on all asylum decisions and a suspension of visa issuance for Afghan nationals.Lakanwal, who previously served with the US…
NEW DELHI: Border Security Force on Sunday said that Pak-backed terrorist launching pads are active across the LoC even after the security forces destroyed several of them in PoK during Operation Sindoor.“Several terrorist launching pads across the LoC were destroyed during Operation Sindoor, but some launching pads are still active where there is the presence…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of poll rolls, two Booth Level Officers (BLOs) died in Uttar Pradesh. While 46-year-old Sarvesh Singh hanged himself in Moradabad’s Baheri village, a woman BLO named Shobharani died of cardiac arrest in Bijnor.According to news agency PTI, Sarvesh Singh confessed to feeling suffocated and said there…
British Airways is preparing to expand its India operations to tap into the country’s fast-growing aviation market and rising outbound travel demand, a senior airline executive said, citing the country’s “incredible potential”.The carrier, which has been flying to India for more than a century, currently operates 56 weekly flights from Indian cities to London —…
MADURAI: A devastating head-on collision between two govt-operated buses near Vivekananda Polytechnic College under Nachiyarpuram police station limits in Sivaganga district’s Tirupattur Utkottam claimed the lives of at least 11 people and left more than 20 injured.The accident occurred around 5:00 PM on Sunday, sending shockwaves across the region and halting evening traffic on the…
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal’s Bajhang district in Sudur Paschim province on Sunday afternoon, country’s national earthquake monitoring and research centre (NEMRC) said.The quake, recorded at 12:09pm local time, had its epicenter in the Saipal mountain region of Bajhang, according to NEMRC. Officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.Residents in nearby…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked President Isaac Herzog to grant him a pardon while his corruption trial remains underway, his office confirmed on Sunday, reported AP.Netanyahu’s office said the request had been submitted to the legal department of the president’s office. In its response, Herzog’s office described it as “an extraordinary request…
LUCKNOW: The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Etawah has booked train ticket examiner (TTE) Santosh Kumar for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after Arti Yadav, 30, wife of an Indian Navy chief petty officer, was found dead along the tracks between Samhon and Bharthana stations on November 26. According to the FIR, Arti had…
Brazening it out, Pakistan on Sunday dismissed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk’s concerns over the country’s recent 27th constitutional amendment, urging him to avoid remarks that reflect “political bias and misinformation.”“Like all parliamentary democracies, all legislation as well as any amendment to the constitution remain the exclusive domain of the elected representatives…
KOLKATA: A 90-plus-year-old Kolkata businessman passed away at a city hospital on Saturday afternoon even as the Calcutta High Court was in the middle of hearing a case filed by his daughter, alleging that she was not being allowed to visit him.The daughter — also the former sister-in-law of a prominent ex-India cricketer — lives…
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 1 is officially live in the battle royale experience, introducing tons of new content. Like every other major update, the latest iteration has also brought in a new Battle Pass, through which you can get several themed skins.With new collaborations taking place, some of the major highlights of the Battle Pass…
A woman married into an industrialist’s family in Delhi has been found dead at her Vasant Vihar home, with a police FIR detailing years of alleged abuse, intimidation and pressure to remain silent NEW DELHI: A woman married into an industrialist’s family in Delhi has been found dead at her Vasant Vihar home, with a…
OpenAI’s partners are shouldering nearly $100 billion in debt linked to the AI firm, with SoftBank, Oracle, and CoreWeave borrowing heavily. This strategy leverages others’ balance sheets, as OpenAI itself holds minimal debt. Oracle faces the largest exposure, with its stock value significantly impacted by these arrangements. OpenAI’s data center partners are accumulating nearly $100…
Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson. Image via: Raymond Hall/ Getty Images Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson spent their first Thanksgiving together, and the moment instantly lit up social media. The rapper shared a warm, funny and very personal holiday recap that showed her stepping into a new role for the day: cooking an…
UJJAIN: A 14-year-old national-level skater jumped off the third floor of his school building on Friday morning while his father was sitting downstairs, waiting to discuss the boy’s use of a mobile phone on the campus.Rishan Katara, a Class 8 student at a private school, sustained critical injuries when he leapt from the balcony around…
IIIT-Delhi is overhauling its evaluation system by allowing AI tools like ChatGPT in exams and assignments. NEW DELHI: Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Delhi) has allowed the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT in examinations and assignments as part of a major overhaul of its evaluation system. Under the new model—currently being piloted…
Billionaire Mark Cuban confessed to running a “chain letter” scam in college to fund his education. He admitted to convincing dormmates to invest in a money-making scheme, which he later clarified was a “scam.” This early hustle, alongside other ventures like selling trash bags, paved the way for his eventual multi-billion dollar success, including selling…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced a revised schedule for the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of voter rolls for 12 states/UTs.The enumeration deadline has been extended to December 11, pushing it back from the earlier date of December 4. The final roll will now be published on…
