The Bengal Special Task Force (STF) and Darjeeling Police caught Trinamool neta Jahangir Khan, who was the party’s Falta candidate, from Panitanki Bazar on the India-Nepal border around 2.30 pm on Sunday. KOLKATA/SILIGURI: The Bengal Special Task Force (STF) and Darjeeling Police caught Trinamool neta Jahangir Khan, who was the party’s Falta candidate, from Panitanki…
A federal judge has blocked a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications imposed by the Trump administration in September 2025. The US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts sided with California and 19 other states that sued to block the fee. An appointee of former President Obama, Sorkin agreed with the group of Democratic-led states…
Star batter Virat Kohli once again proved why he remains the heart of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), leading the team to a second straight IPL title and then celebrating the achievement with an emotional message that quickly went viral.Almost a week after RCB’s five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final, the former…
NEW DELHI: Noida International Airport (NIA) will now begin operations next Monday with one fewer launch airline as Air India Express has indefinitely postponed its plans to have flights from there. The new airport will come to life with IndiGo flights, followed by Akasa from the next day. IndiGo will be the biggest operator at…
US President Donald Trump became the first sitting American president to attend an NBA Finals game on Monday, but his historic appearance at New York’s Madison Square Garden was met with loud boos from sections of the crowd as he watched Game 3 between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.Trump, attending as…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has closed the application process for Class 12 verification of marks and re-evaluation. The application window remained open from June 2 to June 7.“During the above application period, more than 1.6 lakh candidates successfully submitted requests pertaining to over 3.8 lakh answer books… ,” CBSE said.Only those candidates…
A United States military helicopter gunship went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday amid heightened tensions between Iran and Washington. The incident comes as military hostilities continue after the launch of MAGA supremo Donald Trump‘s major military campaign against the Iranian regime on February 28.However, both the crews in chopper were rescued safely,…
Global spending on nuclear weapons surged to a record high in 2025, with all nine nuclear-armed states increasing investments in their arsenals amid growing geopolitical tensions, according to a report released by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The findings come as India also increased its expenditure on nuclear weapons, though it remained…
The microscopic yeast that could survive in association with a 5,300-year-old body feels unlikely, almost speculative. Yet the frozen remains of Ötzi, the Copper Age “Iceman” preserved in the Alps and housed in a controlled museum chamber in northern Italy, have provided scientists with an unexpected testing ground for that possibility. Over decades of study,…
Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) CHENNAI: Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath heaped praise on teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, comparing his batting style to some of the greatest names in cricket. McGrath, who is the director of coaching at the MRF Pace Foundation, said Sooryavanshi’s fearless approach and distinctive backlift reminded him more…