US makes visa bond pilot programme permanent. The United States is making a visa bond programme permanent that could require certain visitors to pay up to $20,000 before being granted entry for business or tourism. The policy, announced by the US State Department, is aimed at reducing the number of people who overstay their visas….
The Middle East crisis has set off a global energy strain, with countries rushing to lock in fuel supplies to shield themselves from a potential blowout. Pakistan, however, is taking a risky route, choosing to skip urgent LNG purchases and betting that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will ease sooner rather than later, while…
A seven-year-old Indian-origin boy in the UK has achieved a feat that would normally be associated with teenagers. Jivyan Reddy Dhruva, who lives in South Ruislip in west London, has cleared the GCSE Higher Mathematics examination at an age when most children are still in primary school.Jivyan appeared for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Higher Mathematics…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli, and players celebrate after winning the IPL 2026 Final (PTI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru not only defended their IPL title in style but also secured the biggest financial reward of the season after defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad.RCB’s title-winning campaign was rewarded…
Moroccan fans celebrate after a World Cup match between the Netherlands and Morocco in The Hague. (AP Photo) Morocco’s dramatic FIFA World Cup 2026 victory over the Netherlands sparked contrasting scenes across two continents, with jubilant celebrations erupting in Casablanca while clashes broke out between football fans and police in the Dutch city of The…
Image courtesy: X/@Robert F. Kennedy Jr US health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.may be Americans to protect their health, but when it comes to snakes, his own actions seem to tell a different story. On Tuesday, Kennedy posted a video on X, where he could be seen wrangling two snakes with his bare hands. In…
Who was Abbie Lainton? 16-year-old British cheerleader dies after Dominican Republic boat accident Abbie Lainton, a 16-year-old cheerleader from Swindon, England, died after a boat accident during a family holiday in the Dominican Republic. The teenager was waiting for her GCSE results and was known for her work in cheerleading and performing arts. Her siblings,…
Mark Stevens and his wife Mary Stevens have donated $175 million to establish a new medical school in partnership with Santa Clara University and Sutter Health. The institution, to be named the Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine, is expected to become Silicon Valley’s first new medical school in more than a century. The…
The company also stressed that users would still need a phone number to create and use a WhatsApp account, adding that several safeguards had been built into the feature to prevent abuse. NEW DELHI: The Centre has received WhatsApp’s response to its notice over the messaging platform’s proposed ‘username’ feature and is currently examining the…
GST collections grew at double-digit rates for the third straight month on the back of a 29% jump NEW DELHI: GST collections grew at double-digit rates for the third straight month on the back of a 29% jump in the mop-up from imports in Aug, while revenue from domestic transactions was up 9.3%.Latest available data…