NEW DELHI: Baltej Singh, nephew of Satwant Singh, one of the two bodyguards who had assassinated the then PM Indira Gandhi in Oct 1984, was running an international Meth cartel spanning Canada, India and New Zealand in cahoots with pro-Khalistan elements in these countries. The drug money was funding the so-called Khalistan movement, and Baltej…
Rising tensions in West Asia and the possibility of disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could pose a serious threat to India’s tea exports to key Gulf markets, industry representatives have warned.The Tea Association of India said a large share of the country’s tea shipments to the Persian Gulf region moves through the…
NEW DELHI: For Anaya Bangar, the prospect of returning to competitive cricket is about much more than stepping back onto a field. It represents the culmination of a lonely and emotionally difficult journey that began when she started her transition in 2022.Now on the cusp of reclaiming her cricketing life, the 25-year-old trans athlete says…
NEW DELHI: A large majority of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who sneak into India are not here to organically ‘explore’ economic opportunities; they cross over as part of a well-oiled labour supply chain, with Indian employers in states far from the border relying on headhunting touts in Bangladesh for cheap labour.The ‘jobs for illegal immigrants’ eco-system…
Australia will continue to prioritise skilled immigration and give preference to onshore applicants under its recently released Federal Budget for 2026-27. Immigration has increasingly become a politically sensitive issue amid housing shortages and infrastructure pressures, immigration experts view the recent announcement as a balancing act.The Australian government has retained the permanent migration programme at 1.85…
Wall Street hovered near record levels on Thursday as investors paused after a sharp rally, weighing rising oil prices and uncertainty around the Iran conflict before making fresh bets.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, a day after hitting a new all-time high– its 10th gain in 11 sessions–while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66 points…
NIFT round 3 seat allotment result 2026 The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Entrance Examination (NIFTEE) 2026 round 3 seat allotment result. Candidates who participated in the counselling process can now check and download their allotment status by visiting the official website, nift.admissions.nic.in.Candidates will have to log…
Carr remained determined to defend what she believed was hers (Photo: NPS) In the early 1900s, an Indiana widow spent more than two decades fighting to defend her claim to 120 acres along Lake Michigan. Drusilla Carr had lived on the land for decades before it became valuable. As the city of Gary, Indiana, grew…
Mukesh Khanna calls CJP ‘sponsored’, says they don’t represent students or Gen Z amid abusive language against PM Narendra Modi: ‘Ye log sarkar girane…’ Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding the recent Gen Z protests, reacting to the self-styled Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and backing criticism over the alleged…
MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $7.3 billion to $674.2 billion in the week ended July 3, driven largely by an increase in foreign currency assets and a rise in the value of gold holdings. The gain reflects both valuation effects and accretion in underlying assets, with the two dominant components of reserves accounting…
