Congressman Riley Moore urges DHS to end OPT, STEM OPT extension and CPT programs. GOP Congressman Riley M Moore has written to new DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to end OPT, STEM-OPT and CPT programs to save jobs for American graduates. He is not the first one to raise the demand amid the ongoing H-1B controversy…
NEW DELHI: Amidst the conflict in West Asia, output in India’s eight core infrastructure industries contracted 0.4% in March, the first since last Oct, as four of the sectors registered a decline in production during the month, latest official data released Monday showed.Fertiliser output (-24.6%) saw the steepest contraction in March as plants went for…
NEW DELHI: A stunning century from Babar Azam powered Peshawar Zalmi to a massive 118-run win, grabbing attention across the cricket world. While the knock earned widespread praise from former Pakistan stars Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal, both were quick to caution against reading too much into it when it comes to Babar’s international form.Basit…
TN SSLC, HS result 2026: The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu, is expected to release the Class 10th Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) results for 2026. Over 9 lakh of students are awaiting the release of results. The official website, https://tnresults.nic.in, has mentioned “Results will be published soon.” While the exact date and…
In a bold move, Taylor Frankie Paul addressed the backlash from social media critics suggesting she should take a break amid her ongoing custody dispute with Dakota Mortensen. She clarified that for her, sharing life updates and videos serves a therapeutic purpose akin to journaling. Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex Dakota Mortensen have been…
Kia India recently launched the new 2026 Kia Syros in the Indian market. The MY 2026 model gets rejigged variants. The update basically makes things a bit more accessible by offering some features in lower variants, bringing in more affordable diesel-automatic options, and adding a few subtle design tweaks as well. The Kia Syros is…
NEW DELHI: Independent MP from Bihar’s Purnia Pappu Yadav‘s comment on men’s “predatory” gaze on women, especially in politics, has drawn sharp reactions from the state women’s commission and the BJP. Yadav was speaking on 131st Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, and since then, has been used by…
Veteran Kuwaiti actress Hayat Al-Fahad dies following prolonged illness / Image: file Veteran Kuwaiti actress Hayat Al‑Fahad, one of the most influential figures in Gulf television and theatre, has died at the age of 78 after a long illness. Her death marks the end of an era for the region’s entertainment industry, where she was…
The killer of Indian student Kartik Vasudev in Canada has been convicted. Richard Edwin, a Toronto man, has been found guilty of first-degree murder of two men in 2022. One of them was 21-year-old Indian student Kartik Vasudev. The other was 35-year-old Elijah Eleazar Mahepath. There was no connection among the three and the two…
Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari India should aim for 100 per cent ethanol blending in the near future to strengthen energy self-reliance, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. He said that vulnerabilities in oil supplies due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia have made it essential for the…
