People in India will gather around a forming crowd even if they don’t know why. While at times it can be a tourist attraction, at other times it can be a mystery they are trying to figure out on their own. In videos going viral on the internet from Gujarat’s Morbi district, people are gathering…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked citizens for responding positively to his appeals aimed at helping the country navigate the ongoing crisis in West Asia. He said people have not only supported his requests but are actively implementing them in their daily lives.Addressing the nation during the…
AI image used for representative purposes For weeks, the US–Israel war with Iran was measured in strikes, targets, and retaliation across multiple fronts. Now, under a fragile two‑week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan and announced on April 7, the metric has shifted. The immediate focus is no longer just on battlefield damage, but on whether the…
England and Croatia open Group L of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a fixture carrying far more significance than a typical group-stage encounter. The clash reunites two nations whose recent World Cup histories have become closely intertwined, most notably through Croatia’s unforgettable extra-time victory in the 2018 semi-finals, a result that propelled the Balkan…
BULANDSHAHR: A birthday celebration in the Khurja Nagar area of Bulandshahr turned into a horrific crime scene after a minor altercation over smearing cake on someone’s face escalated into a triple homicide, police said on Sunday.The victims have been identified as Amardeep Saini, Manish Saini, and Akash Saini. The main accused, Jeetu Saini—whose birthday was…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that her flight was held for half-an-hour because of the “non-cooperation from central agencies” which hampered her travel plans during the poll season. Adding that the CMs should get “some priority”, she alleged that the BJP leaders get to leave.“Today I was held up in the…
New Delhi: A weaker rupee and a change in the base year for GDP have resulted in India slipping one rank to be the sixth largest economy in dollar terms during 2025, latest estimates released by the International Monetary Fund showed.According to IMF data, India was the fifth largest economy in 2024 with GDP at…
UAE expands Nafis till 2040, adds monthly salary support and unlimited child allowance / Image: file In a significant move to strengthen Emirati employment in the private sector, the United Arab Emirates announced a major expansion of its flagship Nafis programme, extending benefits until 2040. The announcement was made under the directives of Sheikh Mohamed…
The legal battle over the Trump administration’s immigration policies has escalated as the government announced it will formally appeal a federal court ruling that blocked its $100,000 H-1B visa application fee. Alongside the appeal notice, the Department of Justice (DOJ) warned to technology firms and corporate employers nationwide to not exploit the visa system.According to…
US diesel prices hit a record high on Friday, rising to an average of $5.85 a gallon as the six-month war with Iran disrupts global fuel supplies and pushes up transportation and production costs.Diesel is widely used by freight, delivery, farming and industrial networks. Higher prices are therefore expected to raise the cost of transporting…