Canada PM Mark Carney says his country will take foreign workers as US hikes H-1B visa fee. Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country will soon announce some proposals to take in foreign workers for whom the American dream is now too costly because of the $100,000 H-1B visa fee. “Not as many H1B…
Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk taken to Jodhpur central jail NEW DELHI: Sonam Wangchuk variously known as an innovator, activist and climate warrior has been lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail after being detained under provisions of the National Security Act (NSA), officials confirmed on Friday. Wangchuk was arrested in Ladakh on Friday and transferred to Jodhpur…
Nepal’s former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli slammed the interim government as a ‘government of publicity’ during his first public appearance on Saturday, weeks after stepping down following the violent Gen Z protests that shook the country earlier this month. “The incumbent government is called the ‘Gen-Z government’, which is not made following constitutional provisions,…
KARUR: Thirty nine people died in a stampede during TVK leader Vijay’s campaign in Karur on Saturday evening, Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian said. The deceased included 10 children, 17 women and 12 men. More than 80 people have been admitted to hospitals.The govt has formed a one-man commission headed by Justice (retired) Aruna…
It has been described as the ‘best rice in the world’ by Taste Atlas, more evocatively as ‘karza faad’ (debt-breaker) by farmers, and even found a place in the tragic love story of Heer Ranjha written by famous Punjabi poet Waris Shah in the 18th century. Today, this aromatic variety is used to whip up…
The premiere of Neeraj Ghaywan‘s ‘Homebound’ felt like being inside an Instagram scroll. The film had just been selected as India’s national submission to the Academy Awards. After its shiny world premiere at Cannes, it was being screened for guests in Juhu. People had turned out. It was hard to keep your eyes from resting…
File photo (Picture credit: ANI, AP) At the recent 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov announced that plans are underway for President Putin to visit New Delhi in December.As per news agency ANI, he remarked, “In December, a visit from Mr Putin is being planned to New Delhi,” highlighting the…
TAMIL NADU: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin reached Karur in the early hours of Sunday to meet the families of those who died and were injured in a stampede during a campaign event for TVK leader and actor-turned-politician Vijay, held about 400 km from Chennai. Reflecting on the tragedy, the chief minister expressed deep…
NEW DELHI: BJP Saturday objected to the singing of a song with reference to Kaaba and Madinah at a Durga pandal in West Bengal in the presence of CM Mamata Banerjee, slamming it as a “deep shadow of extremist and appeasement politics” over Hindu traditions.BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi also raised the issue of Booker prize-winning…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress crossed swords on Saturday, with AAP questioning the silence of Rahul Gandhi over the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the stringent NSA and Congress hitting back by saying AAP was on the verge of collapse.In a post on X, AAP said, “India’s renowned social worker…
