A visa refusal can feel abrupt. After months of applications, document checks and interviews, a decision arrives that closes the door you have worked to open. For many international students, the refusal is not only disappointing but confusing. The notice often cites a broad category, not the specific points that shaped the decision. Yet most…
I am an Indian, and everyone says I lack civic sense.Some Westerners can overturn cars, burn streets, and vandalise a city after a championship game. But I dance at an airport excited about my first foreign trip, and suddenly I am the face of poor civic sense.I am an Indian, and everyone says I steal…
Sanjeev Arora (File photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora was on Sunday remanded to seven-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a day after the central agency arrested him in an alleged Rs 100-crore GST fraud-linked money laundering case.Judge Narender Sura of the Sessions-cum-special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Gurugram…
Palestinians watch a live broadcast of the World Cup round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip (left), and Lionel Messi battles for the ball with Egypt’s Mohanad Lashin (AP Photo) An Israeli airstrike in Gaza shortly before the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match between Egypt and…
Ravindra Jadeja will play for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Bold releases, smart trades and obvious retentions were the flavour as the ten Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises went about their business on the retention deadline which ended on November 15. A total of 173 players have been retained and while most…
T20 World Cup 20 26 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to unveil the schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on November 25. The tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka and is likely to be played in the February-March window next year. The expanded…
Iranian state-linked media on Friday claimed that a US fighter pilot had been downed and possibly captured inside the country, as conflicting reports emerged amid an intensifying regional conflict. There has been no immediate confirmation from Washington, with the US Central Command, the Pentagon and the White House yet to respond.According to Iranian outlets, the…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir has finally addressed the long-running jokes about his serious expressions in the dugout, saying the pressure of representing India in major tournaments leaves little room for smiles — even in moments of celebration.The Indian head coach was reacting to a…
Kerala BJP president and NDA candidate from Nemom constituency Rajeev Chandrasekhar during a roadshow in Thiruvananthapuram THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: BJP on Monday announced its first list of 47 candidates for the Kerala assembly election, with Union minister George Kurian to fight from Kanjirappally, while the party’s state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar will contest from Nemom seat and former…
Talks for a BRICS foreign ministers’ joint statement seemed balanced on a knife-edge on the first day of the meeting, with a consensus on the West Asia situation remaining uncertain. Diplomatic sources said efforts to find common ground between the UAE and Iran were still on, even as the 2 countries held on to their…