India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started discussions in New Delhi on Monday for the 13th round to review and upgrade their existing free trade agreement, as New Delhi wants to reverse the one-sided deal made during the UPA regime about a quarter century ago, people aware of the matter said. Shipping…
Cristiano Ronaldo (Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup dream ended in heartbreak after Portugal suffered a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 41-year-old forward played what he had earlier said would be his final match in the tournament, bringing an end to a remarkable 20-year…
Representational photo of Voyager When NASA launched Voyager 1 in September 1977, it was expected to explore the outer planets before continuing its journey into deep space. Nearly 49 years later, the spacecraft is still continues to send information back to Earth from about 25 billion kilometres away, making it the most distant human-made object…
Students taking delayed admission to government Pre-University (PU) colleges in Karnataka will no longer have to pay penalty charges from the 2026-27 academic session. The Department of School Education and Literacy has withdrawn the late admission fee system, saying the provision was being misused by some colleges.Till now, students admitted up to 10 days after…
Singer Jasbir Jassi backed Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Satluj’ after its OTT removal, praising Honey Trehan and Diljit for courageously portraying human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s story. He questioned why the film was banned, saying “sometimes people are afraid of the truth,” and urged everyone to stand with Punjab, truth and humanity. Best known for the…
Nature cradles many miracles in its embrace, even in the way of forming partnerships that define entire branches of life over millions of years.Some of these relationships are so deeply intertwined that the survival and evolution of one species become closely dependent on the fate of another, creating a balance that has developed over time.Pollinators,…
Non-deposit-taking NBFC Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd on Tuesday (July 7) approved the issuance of unsecured, redeemable, rated, listed, subordinated non-convertible debentures (NCDs) constituting Tier II capital worth up to ₹200 crore through a private placement. The approval was granted by the company’s Finance Committee under the authority delegated by the Board of Directors. The company will…
Trump administration eyes tighter H-1B, green card and student visa rules The Trump administration is preparing a fresh round of immigration rule changes that could reshape the H-1B visa program, employment-based green cards, visa tenure of international students and the optional training program (OPT) available to them. A soon to be issued final rule will…
CCTV captures terrifying moments of Wayanad landslide NEW DELHI: Fresh CCTV footage from the landslide site near Meenakshi Bridge at Kalladi in Kerala’s Wayanad district has revealed dramatic scenes of panic and destruction after a large mass of debris came crashing down onto the road.The landslide struck near the site of the proposed tunnel road…
(Representative image) | Baloch activists join London Kashmir march, call for united stand against rights abuses in Pakistan Baloch activists gathered in Bremen, Germany, to protest against what they described as a worsening human rights crisis in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, accusing Pakistani authorities of enforced disappearances, custodial killings and collective punishment. Organised by the Baloch…
