NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday asked young diplomats to showcase India’s civilisational, cultural and geographical strengths to make it a more attractive global tourism destination.Talking to officer trainees of the 2025 batch of Indian Foreign Service, he asked them to serve as catalytic agents for the country’s economic engagement with the world.Stressing the…
Photo: Instagram/Institut auf dem Rosenberg For the children of kings, billionaires and some of the world’s most powerful families, school can be a very different experience. Their education may take place beside Lake Geneva, their winter months may be spent in the Swiss Alps, and their classmates may include heirs to fortunes and members of…
SC to decide on Tejpal’s plea against surrender after 10-year rape conviction NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday said it would pass order on former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal‘s plea seeking exemption from surrender after Bombay High Court convicted and sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment in a 2013 rape case, with Goa govt opposing…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court seeking an expeditious decision by Speaker Om Birla on petitions seeking disqualification of the 20 rebel party MPs who have aligned themselves with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).According to the SC website, a bench comprising CJI and Justices…
Three Bambiha gang operatives deported from Malaysia in major crackdown, says Amit Shah NEW DELHI: In a major operation against the Bambiha criminal network, Indian agencies have executed a coordinated crackdown on its key overseas operatives, deporting three of its members from Malaysia who were ordering hits and carrying out extortions in India on behalf…
Census 2027 drops separate ‘beggars and vagrants’ category, adds natural calamities as migration reason NEW DELHI: In a departure from previous exercises, Census 2027 will not record data on begging separately, with the questionnaire having omitted the category ‘beggars and vagrants etc’ from the list of ‘non-economic activity’. This, as per sources, is due to…
US universities are pausing CPT programs after new memo from ICE. Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is a temporary work authorization that allows F-1 international students in the US to gain off-campus work experience, such as internships or co-op programs, while completing their degree. Unlike Optional Practical Training (OPT), which is approved directly by USCIS after…
NIA searches five states in cyberterror case over attempted DDoS attacks on govt websites during Operation Sindoor NEW DELHI: NIA conducted searches at five locations in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Bihar and Delhi Monday in connection with attempted distributed denial of service attacks against govt websites during Operation Sindoor. The accused in the Gujarat cyber terrorism…
Spike in Turkish military flights to Pakistan raises concerns over possible weapons transfers NEW DELHI: An unusual increase in Turkish military transport flights to Pakistan in the last few days has raised hackles in Indian defence circles.Open-source flight trackers noted a 60-hour surge of Turkish military transport flights, including Turkish C-130 Hercules and A400M aircraft…
Visa crackdown widens as Trump administration targets visitors seeking to remain in US through asylum claims The Donald Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of as many as 2,00,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum in the United States, in what could become the largest single…