File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has suspended the diversity green card lottery programme, saying it allowed the suspect in the deadly Brown University and MIT shootings to enter the United States, as his administration moved to tighten legal immigration channels following the attacks.Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem…
RRB exam dates 2026: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have released the tentative Computer-Based Test (CBT) schedule for three major recruitment notifications. The exams fall under CEN 01/2025, CEN 02/2025 and CEN 03/2025. The schedule covers Assistant Loco Pilot, Technician and Paramedical category posts. The dates were announced through an official notice. Candidates have been…
From left: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on August 7. The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey on Friday marked one of the most significant strategic…
SRH opener Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive opener Abhishek Sharma is on the brink of a major milestone as SRH prepare to face Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL 2026. The left-hander needs just 59 runs to join an elite list of batters who have scored 2000 or more…
Prostate cancer is rising rapidly worldwide, and the UK is no exception. It is now the most common cancer in British men, claiming more than 12,000 lives a year. What makes the disease especially dangerous is its silence: early-stage prostate cancer almost always develops without symptoms, meaning many men only discover it once the cancer…
In 2025, the H-1B visa system underwent an array of changes that reshaped how skilled foreign workers and their employers engage with US immigration. What began as procedural changes evolved into structural shifts touching vetting, costs, and the allocation of visas. The year will close with policy decisions that will affect not only employers and…
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways is staring at higher electricity costs after the Supreme Court last week ruled that the national transporter qualifies as a “consumer” under the Electricity Act. As a result, it will remain liable to pay cross-subsidy surcharge (CSS) and additional surcharge while buying electricity through open access for its own consumption, impacting…
India’s Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Thiruvananthapuram: India’s final T20I against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday may wear the look of a dead rubber, but scratch the surface and it is anything but. With the series already sealed 3-1, the immediate result matters far less than the larger destination. Every road now…
India’s Smriti Mandhana (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) The Indian women’s cricket team has selected Gunalan Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma for their first international appearance in the upcoming five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.The series will be hosted in India from December 21 to 30, with Visakhapatnam staging the first two matches and Thiruvananthapuram hosting the remaining…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday laid the foundation stones for ophthalmology, oncology and joint replacement centres at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) and new infrastructure at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment.Speaking at the 262nd Army Medical Corps Raising Day celebrations, Rajnath said, “Military medical services within the country and neighbouring nations have emerged…