Air Canada will restart flights on Sunday evening after the Canadian government intervened to end a strike by its 10,000 flight attendants that left more than 100,000 travellers stranded during the peak summer season.The airline, Canada’s largest, said it will take several days before operations return to normal and warned that some flights would remain…
At the Alaska summit with Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded full control of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a condition for ending the three-year war, signaling he would not back down from what he called his core demands to “resolve the root causes” of the conflict, the Financial Times reported.In return, he…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), referring to the party as “thieves,” while speaking at the launch of the Congress-led ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Sasaram. Yadav accused BJP of harming democracy by stealing people’s votes…
Mitchell Johnson (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Former Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has criticised Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg’s recent statements about Test cricket’s future. Johnson disagrees with Greenberg’s view that not all countries need to aspire to play Test cricket or bear its financial losses.Test cricket, the traditional five-day format of the sport,…
Keshav Maharaj did not find room for the South Africa squad in the 3-game T20 series against Australia that ended on Saturday (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) Keshav Maharaj says he is far from done with T20 cricket and is determined to push for selection at the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, despite being left…
Five of the country’s 10 most valued companies added Rs 60,675.94 crore to their market capitalisation last week, with State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank emerging as the biggest winners in line with the positive momentum in equities.In the holiday-shortened week, the Sensex gained 739.87 points or 0.92 per cent, while the Nifty…
*** head coach Mike Hesso, right, speaks as Aqib Javed watches during a press conference. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Sunday unveiled a bold 17-member squad for the upcoming triangular T20I series in Sharjah and the Asia Cup 2025 in the UAE, leaving out seasoned campaigners Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in a major…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Sunday hit back at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders, rejecting their allegations of vote theft and concerns related to SIR in Bihar as “misleading”.“Using words like vote chori to mislead people is a disrespect to the Constitution,” Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said.Addressing a…
Foreign portfolio investors offloaded Indian equity holdings by approximately Rs 21,000 crore in early August 2025, driven by US-India trade disputes, muted Q1 corporate results, and rupee depreciation.The total FPI equity outflows reached Rs 1.16 lakh crore in 2025, as per depository records. Meanwhile, depository data also show that FPIs withdrew Rs 20,975 crore from…
For professionals on H-1B visas, career opportunities in the United States can be both promising and constrained. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations, typically requiring advanced degrees or specialized knowledge. It is also subject to an annual cap and lottery, which can create…
