NEW DELHI: After a gap of 17 days, Delhi’s maximum temperature surpassed 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday, settling at 42.1C, two notches above normal, at Safdarjung, the city’s base station. The Met office has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for heatwave conditions at isolated places on Monday and Tuesday as the mercury may touch 45C.The heatwave…
OPT faces mounting legal and political attacks, putting the future of 200,000 international graduates at risk. In the quietly panicked corridors of international education policy, a storm is gathering around the United States’ Optional Practical Training (OPT) program—and for once, it’s not hyperbole to say that the damage may already be done. The numbers are…
Donald Trump (ANI) Image: X@/BillMelugin_ An off-duty US Border Patrol agent was shot and injured late Sunday night in a New York City park beneath the George Washington Bridge. Authorities said one person is in custody and under investigation in connection with the shooting.The officer was reportedly shot in the face during a robbery by…
Karun Nair and Dhruv Jurel (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) The first unofficial Test match between India A and England Lions ended in a draw at Canterbury on Monday, with India A’s top four batsmen each scoring half-centuries. After England Lions posted 587 in their first innings, surpassing India A’s 557, the Indian batsmen utilized…
NEW DELHI: Even as Congress continues to question govt over US President Donald Trump’s claim of brokering a “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, party functionary Salman Khurshid, one of the delegates who will visit world capitals to put forth India’s stand against terrorism, diverged from Congress’s stand to say there was no mediation by any…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine with captain Ajinkya Rahane and Harshit Rana. (PTI Photo) One of the biggest questions going into IPL 2025 was whether defending champions KKR could cope without their talisman Gautam Gambhir. The ex-India batter had resigned from his role as KKR’s mentor to take on the responsibility of being the national…
NAGPUR: The ongoing investigation into the seizure of 108kg marijuana, or ganja, worth Rs27 lakh last week led to a shocking revelation. A packers-and-movers transporter, Avinash Dhoke (34), had brought the narcotics consignment concealed in the household goods of an innocent bank manager, who had been transferred from Odisha to Nagpur.The narcotics consignment, intercepted by…
India’s foreign exchange reserves broke their 8 week long rising streak, falling $2.06 billion in the week ending 2 May, as per the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).The fall brings India’s total forex reserves down to $686.06 billion, after they had surged $1.98 billion to $688.13 billion in the week ending…
Sunil Mittal (File photo) Sunil Mittal is in advanced talks to acquire 49% stake in the Indian unit of China’s Haier Smart Home Co, according to people familiar with the matter, as the billionaire looks to tap growing demand for goods such as home appliances.The Bharti Airtel founder has teamed up with private equity firm…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India U19 men’s head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar revealed that it was VVS Laxman, the head of BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE), who made it possible for the team to witness Day 2 of the ongoing Edgbaston Test, where India skipper Shubman Gill delivered a career-best masterclass of 269.During…
