Starting next month, green card holders, who are permanent residents of the United States seeking citizenship, will face a revamped and more demanding naturalization test. The 2025 Naturalization Civics Test, as it is officially known, is longer and designed to probe a deeper understanding of American history and governance. History professors, or buffs might find…
The Supreme Court has said that Indian football stands to benefit from “healthy competition” while mandating promotion and relegation in the country’s top-tier league Panaji: The Supreme Court has said that Indian football stands to benefit from “healthy competition” while mandating promotion and relegation in the country’s top-tier league.From 2019-20 season, the Indian Super League…
(L to R) ABVP’s Deepika Jha, Aryan Maan, Sarthak Sharma (Delhi secy) & Kunal Chaudhary celebrate (Image credit: Tarun Rawat) NEW DELHI: The RSS-backed ABVP bagged three key positions, including that of president, in the fiercely contested Delhi University Students’ Union (Dusu) elections while the Congress-backed NSUI, which held the top post last year, managed…
L-R: Sunil Gavaskar, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohan Gavaskar NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar defended India captain Suryakumar Yadav’s controversial decision to not bat in the Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash against Oman, even after India lost eight wickets. The move sparked debate after India beat Oman by 21 runs at the Sheikh Zayed…
NEW DELHI: A few days ahead of announcement of Bihar assembly poll dates, NDA parties are on the verge of finalising seat-sharing arrangements. They expect a better performance than in 2020, when key ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) had contested independently.Home minister Amit Shah, who will steer the alliance strategy, held the first round of…
Chhattisgarh police Thursday arrested retired IAS officer Niranjan Das in connection with the alleged Rs 2,500-crore liquor scam, Amresh Mishra, head of state’s ACB and EOW, told TOI.Das, who was commissioner and excise secretary of the state before retiring in 2023, is accused of a key role in the state’s biggest such scam. Cops allege…
MUMBAI: Rahul Mukerjea was offered advice and assistance to lodge a missing person’s report when he said his girlfriend, Sheena Bora, disappeared in 2012, but “he never took” help offered by a lawyer. Bora’s childhood friend, a homemaker from Guwahati, said this during a cross-examination in Sheena Bora case, while deposing as prosecution witness before…
United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday introducing a steep $100,000 fee for companies sponsoring H-1B visas, the programme that allows foreign professionals to work in specialised roles in the United States. The change could reshape opportunities for foreign professionals, especially from India, across multiple sectors in the US. With major firms…
NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Friday said it expects Riyadh to be mindful of mutual interests and sensitivities in keeping with the “wide-ranging strategic partnership, which has deepened considerably in the last few years”.The statement by MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal followed media queries on the issue. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan this week formalised their…
NEW DELHI: Moving fast on PM Modi’s Independence Day announcement, the Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of a high-level committee (HLC) which will study and suggest measures to deal with demographic changes arising from illegal immigration. It will also study “other abnormal causes” for the issue which Modi has called a security challenge.TOI…
