NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has directed all its contractors and concessionaires to ensure staggered working hours so that workers can avoid exposure in peak heat hours, typically between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m., in view of the ongoing heatwave conditions.Issuing comprehensive guidelines for precautionary measures to safeguard health of the workforce,…
For anyone who has stood in line outside a US consulate, clutching documents and rehearsing answers in their head, a visa decision can feel like a verdict on your entire life. It’s not just about travel plans; it’s about whether a stranger across a glass window believes you will come back.That anxiety spills over daily…
England vs Argentina has always been more war than football. From Margaret Thatcher to Maradona to Beckham’s red card, the Transatlantic Derby has always evoked strong emotions, as yesterday’s Offside noted. This time around, however, it has divided all the warring tribes of Football Twitter.Ronaldo fans are convinced FIFA is rigging the tournament for Messi….
Parliament’s winter session kicks off Monday NEW DELHI: As the Winter Session of Parliament begins on Monday, the government is set to push a heavy economic agenda, lining up nine key bills ranging from insurance reforms to new taxation frameworks for sin goods such as tobacco and pan masala. The session will run from December…
Government to procure 114 Rafale jets, combat missiles and AS-HAPS to boost IAF capabilities. The family of 23-year-old Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula, killed by a speeding US police officer in January 2023, reached a $29 million settlement with the authorities. A 24-year-old Haryana woman was killed after an e-rickshaw she was traveling in was allegedly…
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak backed Rohit Sharma despite the opener’s poor returns in the ongoing ODI series against England, saying there is no pressure on a player of his stature and that he could produce a different innings in the series decider at Lord’s.Rohit’s struggles were visible in the second ODI in Cardiff on…
Players of Alpine SG Pipers pose with trophy after winning the Global Chess League 2025. (PTI Photo) NAGPUR: Two of the three Global Chess League (GCL) debutants, and three Candidates who will soon become opponents, took time to settle into their groove. Once they started gelling well, they underlined their supremacy in the third edition…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves upon her arrival at the airport, in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday arrived in New Delhi for a three-day official visit in India. During her visit, Takaichi will participate in the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit.In a post on X, the ministry of external…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challeging the Centre’s decision to hold caste enumeration as a part of the upcoming Census saying that there was “nothing wrong with it.“A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, justice Joymalya Bagchi and justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a PIL which argued that…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Imran Masood on Tuesday said that Priyanka Gandhi will “deliver a decisive treatment” to Bangladesh if she becomes the Prime Minister.Refuting the charges from the BJP targeting Priyanka Gandhi for allegedly not speaking out strongly enough against violence against minorities in Bangladesh, Masood said that Wayanad MP spoke out the strongly…