Redditor says visa officer told him his answer sounded memorized before denying his B1/B12 visa. An Indian man shared his recent B1/B2 visa denial experience on Reddit as he sought advice on how long he should wait before reapplying. But the interview details revealed how harshly he was grilled by the visa officer, who did…
NEW DELHI: Government has now allowed venture capital, private equity, infrastructure and pension funds to bid for highway projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, marking a paradigm shift since the sector was opened to private players in the early 2000s. So far, only highway developers and construction companies were eligible to bid for such projects.The…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Historians may someday conclude that US President Donald Trump‘s greatest contribution to American political discourse was not immigration enforcement or peace treaty, or even a trade war. It may have been a painstaking seminar on how he coined the word “Dumocrats.“In several interviews and speeches over the past week, Trump has…
Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Image credit: T20 World Cup) NEW DELHI: Danni Wyatt-Hodge smashed an unbeaten century as hosts England began their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion, defeating Sri Lanka by 87 runs in the tournament opener at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.Wyatt-Hodge’s magnificent knock helped England post a record-breaking 219/1 –…
One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian presidents held separate calls with US President Donald Trump on ending the war, now in its fifth year.Two others were injured in the attack on northern Crimea, including one in a…
NIA files chargesheet against Shabir Ahmad Shah, five senior Hurriyat leaders NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet against separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah and five other senior Hurriyat Conference leaders in connection with a 1996 case involving mob violence and indiscriminate firing on police personnel during a funeral procession…
File: Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP) The Canadian economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter of the year, marking two consecutive quarters of annualized decline and triggering debate among economists over whether the country has entered a technical recession. According to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday, May…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday mounted a sharp attack on Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah after he claimed that saffron party is trying to buy National Conference MLAs. BJP national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Sudhanshu Trivedi termed the allegations “highly irresponsible and baseless” and demanded Abdullah either produce concrete evidence…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday interacted with autorickshaw drivers in Delhi’s Bengali Market area, sitting down with them over lunch as they spoke about rising expenses and daily struggles.The Congress leader was seen wearing an autorickshaw driver’s uniform during the interaction at Todarmal Park. He also shared a…
MUMBAI: The last of the living legends of Indian film music, singer Asha Bhosle, passed away at Breach Candy hospital Sunday. The 92 year old artiste had captured the hearts of the entire nation, indeed fans worldwide, during a long career spanning 70 years.Bhosle was hospitalised Saturday after suffering cardiac and respiratory ailments that led…