LONDON: The UK government announced on Monday wide-ranging reforms to restrict legal immigration to Britain, which will have a severe impact on Indian citizens.Announcing his immigration white paper, UK PM Keir Starmer said Britain’s one-nation experiment in open borders was “over”, the UK “risked becoming an island of strangers” and the damage the explosion in…
SRINAGAR: With the tourism sector in Kashmir hit hard by the Pahalgam terror attack, hoteliers and other stakeholders have sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and also plan to reach out to policymakers and influencers.Tourists had cancelled their bookings in Kashmir in large numbers following the massacre of 26 people at Pahalgam’s Baisaran…
Capital expenditure (capex) at small private airports in India is expected to increase by 50–60 per cent annually over the next three years, driven by capacity expansion amid rising terminal utilisation levels, ratings agency Crisil said on Monday.In contrast, capex at large private airports is projected to decline over the same period, as most of…
Revised ICAI exam dates announced for CA Final and Intermediate May 2025 ICAI May exam 2025 reschedule: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has released a revised schedule for the Chartered Accountants Final, Intermediate, and International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT–AT) examinations for May 2025.The rescheduling comes in light of favourable developments in…
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) is aiming to expand its lending to the RAM segment—comprising Retail, Agriculture, and MSMEs—to 58 per cent of its total loan book in the current financial year, up from 56 per cent in FY25, according to Managing Director and CEO Ashok Chandra.The bank ended FY25 with RAM segment loans standing…
In a move that has sparked outrage among Democrats, the Donald Trump administration has abruptly terminated Shira Perlmutter, the head of the US Copyright Office. Perlmutter’s firing comes just days after the dismissal of the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The US Copyright Office handles approximately half a million copyright applications annually, covering millions of…
UGC NET June 2025 registration window: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will close the application window for the University Grants CommissionNational Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2025 tonight at 11:59 PM. The deadline was extended following multiple representations from candidates requesting additional time to complete their submissions.Applicants can register at the official website — ugcnet.nta.ac.in…
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo Delhi-Amritsar flight on Monday evening, one of the first commercial service the holy city was to get when its airport after May 7 — returned to Delhi.A few other commercial flights also rerouted to avoid overflying that area. Multiple sources say a blackout in Amritsar led to IndiGo 6E, which had…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday issued a stern warning to Pakistan in his first public address since Operation Sindoor, asserting that India has only “paused” military action and will retaliate on its own terms if another terror attack occurs.“We will be monitoring every step of Pakistan,” PM Modi said, ruling out any…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not responding to US President Donald Trump’s claim on playing the mediator between India and Pakistan to end the military standoff after Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 innocent civilians.“The Prime Minister did not speak one word on the claims made by President…
