Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: A drone suspected to have crossed over from Pakistan briefly entered Indian airspace along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday evening. The incident had prompted a security search operation, officials said.The drone was spotted hovering over Ratanpur village in the Ramgarh sector at around 7.40…
NEW DELHI: Shaheen Malik does not call it a victory. When her petition came up before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Bench made observations that could reshape how acid attack cases are treated—flagging the need for “extraordinary punitive measures”, questioning why the assets of convicted attackers cannot be seized and auctioned to compensate victims,…
Kevin Warsh is President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chairman of the US Federal Reserve. He is expected to succeed the current Fed chief Jerome Powell in May this year. Powell has been at the receiving end of Trump’s wrath for several months, with repeated verbal attacks for not lowering interest rates as…
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, the organising institute for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026, has announced a change in the exam centre for candidates allotted centre number 2082.Candidates who were assigned this centre are advised to download the revised GATE 2026 admit card from the GATE Online Application Processing System…
In a thought-provoking discussion, Therapist Snowy Rahi delves into ‘Raja Beta syndrome,’ a detrimental parenting style where young boys are overly coddled, leaving them ill-prepared for adulthood and reliant on others. This cycle, perpetuated through lenience in mistakes and a lack of chores, ultimately burdens partners with emotional and physical responsibilities. Therapist and psychologist Snowy…
Representational Image (Getty Images) New Delhi: At a time when Indian table tennis is enjoying a surge on the international stage, the national federation is going through an administrative implosion. Barely a week after Indian paddlers won 10 medals, including four gold, at the 2026 WTT Star Youth Contender and Feeder events in Doha, the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a conversation with Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez, during which the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Spoke with Acting President of Venezuela, Ms. Delcy Rodríguez. We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral…
Who will be Ajit Pawar’s political successor? NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that it is up to the NCP to choose its next leader following the untimely demise of party chief and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar.The BJP leader added that both his party and the state government would support…
MUMBAI: The CEO of Niva Bupa Health Insurance said it is the cross-subsidisation of loss-making corporate group policies by retail health insurance, rather than high acquisition costs, that is weighing on retail insurance penetration.Krishnan Ramachandran, MD & CEO, Niva Bupa said insurers need to step up investments to expand retail health insurance and increase its…
For years, the H-1B visa functioned as a routine administrative cost for American universities hiring international faculty and researchers. At Yale University, departments regularly sponsored tenure track faculty, research scientists and postdoctoral associates under a system that typically cost less than $4,000 per petition. That calculation changed this fall.In September, US President Donald Trump issued…