Bangladesh and India plan to resume train ops by October DHAKA: Bangladesh and India plan to resume cross-border train operations through the Maitree, Mitali and Bandhan Express trains by Oct and the annual meeting of railway authorities of the two countries beginning Tuesday will work in that direction, officials have said.Since the fall of Sheikh…
H-1B fee could cross $200k if Trump’s earlier $100K fee is allowed and the new fee also becomes a rule and if both fees are applicable to the situation of a candidate. The cost of hiring a foreign skilled worker through the H-1B visa programme could cross $200,000 under a new Trump administration proposal, USA…
MUMBAI: Swiggy is selling its retail distribution platform Lynk Logistics to B2B e-commerce startup Udaan, the companies said on Monday. As part of the deal, which has been structured as a share-swap transaction, Swiggy will acquire a 2.8% stake in Udaan.The food and grocery delivery major will also make a cash infusion of Rs 75…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) walks off the pitch during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between France and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Kylian Mbappé has made it clear he has no intention of playing down his chances of winning the Ballon d’Or.The Real Madrid striker believes…
Kylie Jenner gives fans a glimpse inside her sprawling five-acre Hidden Hills dream home. (Photo: Instagram/Backgrid) Kylie Jenner has given fans a rare look inside the sprawling “dream house” she has been building for nearly six years, taking viewers through the Hidden Hills, California, property and revealing details of the Italian-inspired home she hopes to…
Passive smoking deaths up 50% since 1990: Lancet NEW DELHI: Deaths linked to second-hand smoke in India have soared, surging almost 50% since 1990 and claiming 325,600 lives in 2023 alone. According to a study published in The Lancet Public Health Monday, India had the world’s second-highest number of people exposed to second-hand smoke in…
Photos inside 100-year-old Sunny Italy Café in South Bend When 16-year-old Frances began washing dishes and serving customers at a neighbourhood eatery along the St. Joseph River in South Bend, Indiana, she earned just five cents a day. A century later, the same restaurant is still in her family, serving its famous hand-rolled meatballs and…
Crude import price hits $100-a-barrel mark NEW DELHI: India’s average crude import price crossed the $100 per barrel mark for the first time in six weeks last Friday and is likely to rise further as international crude prices surge amid intensified hostilities in West Asia and supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.Indian basket of…
America’s Levon Aronian and Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi BENGALURU: For most of the 20th century, the Chess Olympiad was one of the few arenas where the Cold War actually played out on a board. The Soviet Union treated the biennial team event as a matter of state prestige, fielding lineups stacked with world champions and winning…
Jared Leto has sold his former Los Angeles Air Force compound for $12 million. Jared Leto has quietly sold one of Los Angeles’ most unusual celebrity properties, offloading his sprawling former Air Force compound for $12 million after nearly a decade of ownership.According to TMZ, the Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman sold…
