US proposes new rules for work permits targeting asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security has come up with a new proposal to restrict who gets to work in the US legally and for how long. The proposal is for non-citizens but not skilled workers; the new proposal particularly targets those with humanitarian parole, non-DACA…
Parliament showdown over women’s quota, delimitation bills: Centre, oppn trade barbs — who said what NEW DELHI: A sharp showdown erupted between the Centre and the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, with both sides trading charges over the proposed women’s reservation and delimitation bills, setting the tone for a heated special session of…
Chasing a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title, Novak Djokovic dropped a huge fitness update. Djokovic began his French Open campaign with a victory on Sunday. Facing Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Djokovic lost the first set, but managed to stage a fightback as he sealed a 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-4 victory. The Serbian is making his fourth…
Refiners may eventually be forced to lower processing rates in line with reduced crude availability. (AI image) US-Iran war and the indefinite closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led to India’s crude oil inventories declining by around 15%. This decline is since the US-Iran conflict erupted in late February, as refiners continued operating at…
The United Nations Security Council is now expected to vote next week on a Bahrain‑sponsored resolution aimed at protecting commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said Friday. The meeting was initially set for Friday, then shifted to Saturday, and has now been postponed again with no new date announced, underscoring the…
Manish Pandey and Virat Kohli (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru climbed to the top of the IPL 2026 table with a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur, but one of the biggest talking points of the night came from a stunning catch by Manish Pandey.During RCB’s chase of 193, Tim David tried…
Surging global oil and gas prices are tightening the screws on India’s economy, with brokerages warning of rising fiscal stress, persistent inflation risks and pressure across the energy value chain. While the government’s Rs 10-per-litre excise duty cut on petrol and diesel offers partial relief, analysts at Motilal Oswal Securities and Goldman Sachs caution that…
Every drop of blood in your body is doing something ancient. It is carrying oxygen, fighting infections, clotting wounds, and patrolling for threats, a set of tasks so fundamental to animal life that nearly every creature with a backbone does some version of the same thing. But where did blood cells come from in the…
The Ahmedabad–Vadodara Expressway remains an important growth corridor in Gujarat. Strong connectivity between two major economic centres has supported residential expansion, industrial development and commercial projects. Ongoing infrastructure improvements and economic activity continue to attract real estate investments along this strategic route. Expressways are no longer only transport-related projects. They have become the catalysts for…
In the Kutná Hora area of the Czech Republic, what started as a normal walk across a freshly ploughed field turned into one of Central Europe’s biggest finds in coin history. A local woman, who chose to remain anonymous, found 2,150 coins from the late 11th and early 12th centuries. The coins were inside a…
