File photo: Tourists look at Mt. Fuji, covered with its first snow of the season, from Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, in Japan Japan has raised the fee for foreigners seeking permanent residency 20-fold, from 10,000 yen to 200,000 yen, as the government tightens the requirements for those seeking to settle in the country permanently.The new fee…
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on November 2 a plea filed by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha seeking legal action against former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on November 2 plea filed by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha…
India’s Prasidh Krishna (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: In a slight worry for India conjuring the busy cricket season ahead, it has emerged that fast bowler Prasidh Krishna will miss the third and final ODI against West Indies, to be played at Mullanpur in Chandigarh on Saturday (October 3) due to a hamstring injury.Prasidh bowled only five…
A Ukrainian F-16 armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles takes to the air. (Image credit: Ukrainian Air Force) Ukraine’s F-16 fleet is running into mounting sustainment troubles, with aircraft availability hit by maintenance bottlenecks and a shortage of air-to-air missiles. The Wall Street Journal reported that more than half of Ukraine’s F-16s are currently stuck in…
Mahua Moitra’s interim protection from arrest extended NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Thursday extended till January 29, 2027, the interim protection granted to Mahua Moitra, MP from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), in an alleged hate speech case.During the hearing, West Bengal advocate general Surojit Nath Mitra, appearing for…
Nisshin: India’s Ishan Kishan celebrates his half century (PTI Photo) Ishan Kishan produced a stunning rescue act in India’s Asian Games 2026 semifinal against Sri Lanka, smashing an unbeaten 80 to lift India to 169/7 and set a target of 170.Kishan walked in with India in trouble after Sri Lanka’s bowlers made regular inroads, but…
SC refuses TMC plea to operate four debit-frozen bank accounts NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction seeking permission to operate four debit-frozen bank accounts, declining to interfere with a Calcutta High Court order that had rejected the request.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB…
PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he had spoken to the wife and parents of Captain Smit Machchhar, the pilot of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight that survived an apparent hijacking attempt a day ago.Also Read | ‘Religious extremist, refused handshakes with women’: What…
Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: India and Pakistan will renew their long-standing hockey rivalry in a blockbuster Asian Games semifinal today, with more than a place in the final at stake. The winner of the Asian Games men’s hockey gold medal will qualify directly for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, making the semifinal particularly significant…
Before the lower prices could be introduced, the companies were required to submit proposals to state excise authorities. Scotch whisky prices in India have dropped by 10-15% for the first time since the India-UK free trade agreement came into force, with Diageo and Pernod Ricard passing on lower import costs to consumers in some key…