Experts say H-1B visas are an indication of the larger crackdown to ensure Americans don’t lose out on jobs. Indians, particularly IT sector professionals, hoping to work in the US, have a steep uphill climb. And, under the Donald Trump administration the fear is that the path may itself be lost! The repeated tightening of…
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Live Score, IFA Shield Final 2026: East Bengal FC will look to avenge last year’s IFA Shield final defeat when they take on arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in another high-voltage Kolkata derby at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata on Thursday. The final will be the fifth meeting between the two…
‘My first memory of him is everybody standing scared and so terrified of him’, Sutapa Sikdar remembers Nana Patekar on the ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’ set Nana Patekar, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 75, was a feared presence on the sets of ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’ in 1996. Dialogue writer Sutapa Sikdar, then…
Guns, gold and tolls How Congo’s militias and guerrillas profit from the M23 war In a remote mining village in the Democratic Republic of Congo, teenagers carrying Kalashnikovs guard a gold mine while claiming to fight for their country. But behind the language of patriotism lies another reality: a growing militia economy fuelled by war,…
The six journalists – Abdullah Qadry, Mohammed Ashraf Abu Emeira, Islam Barakat, Omar Helal, Mohammed Mahmoud and Mohammed Adel – were arrested during raids on their homes across Egypt. Egyptian authorities have charged six journalists working for independent fact-checking platform Matsda2sh with alleged links to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, days after security forces arrested the…
Indian-American toddler Advay Jain being felicitated by New York Consul General Binaya Srikanta Pradhan for his Guinness record. An Indian-American toddler, Advay Jain, has made Guinness record as the youngest person (male) to have published a book. He was 3 years and 345 days old when he published ‘Dino Learns Not To Waste Food’. Now…
New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 57th meeting of the GST Council, in New Delhi on Thursday. (@FinMinIndia X/ANI Photo) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday recommended a series of changes aimed at easing compliance, reducing procedural burdens and simplifying the GST regime, while…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix (Image: Reuters) Max Verstappen may have ended his long wait for a 2026 victory at Sepang, but the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia left Formula 1 with another talking point, one that had nothing to do with the race winner.Verstappen led Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli…
Actor Rajpal Yadav remembered the late Nana Patekar with a heartfelt tribute on social media, recalling a fond memory they shared. He posted a throwback video from his official handle that showed the two of them enjoying a light-hearted moment together. Rajpal Yadav pays tribute to Nana Patekar on social media The clip shows Nana…
“I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, you are only going to kill a man.”Nearly six decades after his death, Che Guevara is still 39 – and still on T-shirts.Like Marilyn Monroe, Kurt Cobain and Bob Marley, Che has remained frozen in time, forever young in the public imagination. The grey hair never…
