India on Friday flagged its concerns to the US over the cancellation of pre-scheduled H-1B visa interviews for large numbers of Indian applicants and said both sides were engaged on the issue. The interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants slated from the middle of this month in India were abruptly postponed by several months…
Women’s safety remains one of India’s most urgent and complex public policy challenges in 2025, cutting across domestic, public, and increasingly digital spaces. Despite decades of legislative reform, expanded policing frameworks, and growing public awareness, violence against women continues to persist in multiple forms, ranging from domestic abuse and sexual assault to trafficking, cyber harassment,…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s bus ride to Lahore in February 1999 India’s beloved former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remained unmarried his entire life, but there was a time when he was proposed to by a woman, a Pakistani woman to be precise. On the late prime minister’s 101st birth anniversary on Thursday, defence minister Rajnath…
Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya NEW DELHI: Reacting to a video that surfaced showing fugitives Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya at a party in London, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reiterated that India remains firmly committed to bringing back individuals wanted by law to face justice in the country.Also Read | Lalit…
India raps Bangladesh: The MEA condemned recent violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and demanded justice for the brutal killing of a Hindu youth in Mymensingh. Delhi chokes: Centre postponed lowering GST on air purifiers, stating they cannot be classified as medical devices per Health Ministry guidelines. Angkrish Raghuvanshi hospitalised: Mumbai batsman Angkrish…
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Friday said he envisions a transition towards a “multi-door courthouse,” where courts function as comprehensive centres for dispute resolution and not merely for trials.The CJI said courts should offer multiple pathways such as mediation, arbitration and litigation, depending on the nature of the dispute.“As we look forward towards the…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched India’s first national-level Organised Crime Network Database (OCND), a landmark initiative designed to disrupt and dismantle criminal syndicates that pose a threat to internal security.The database was unveiled at the Anti-Terror Conference–2025, a two-day annual event organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Developed by the…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on December 15, met Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran to review the progress of Tata Group’s existing projects in the state, and discussed their expansion and new investment proposals. According to an official statement, the meeting saw wide-ranging deliberations on long-term cooperation in sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI),…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the younger generation like Gen Z and Gen Alpha would take India on the past of Viksit Bharat. Addressing the students on the occasion of Veer Baal Diwas, he said, “You are Gen Z and, in a way, Gen Alpha. It is your generation that…
NEW DELHI: The year 2025 is drawing to an end and most people are busy figuring out the New Year’s resolutions. Every new year promises change and every December claims a reset.This year, India moved fast, yet some headlines felt like deja vu.In some cases, the names, dates and locations changed, but the storylines did…