NEW DELHI: Amid rising speculation over different views within the party over its alliance with DMK, the Congress’ top brass led by party President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday gave a clear directions to its leaders from Tamil Nadu to “maintain discipline and refrain from making statements including on social media on these matters”. They have…
Cristiano Ronaldo (Photo by Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo achieved another major FIFA World Cup milestone on Saturday, even though Portugal were held to a 0-0 draw by Colombia in their final Group K match. The result was enough for both teams to qualify for the Round of 32, with Colombia finishing at the top of…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo’s operational crisis entered a fourth consecutive day, with hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed across major airports, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The government has suspended new flight duty time limitation rules for pilots, aiming to normalize IndiGo’s flight schedules by Monday.Prime Minister Modi hailed India-Russia ties as a “North star” in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday doubled down on his government’s ambition to detect and deport illegal immigrants in the country, while strongly criticising the political parties “protecting or covering up for illegal immigrants for the sake of vote bank politics”.Addressing the party workers after the new BJP chief Nitin Nabin took charge,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals’ crushing defeat to Punjab Kings on Saturday in IPL 2026 has brought Karun Nair back into the spotlight, and not for the right reasons. As Punjab completed a record-breaking chase of 265 in Delhi, Nair endured a difficult night that quickly went viral, with fans resurfacing his old emotional post: “Dear…
The revised fee structure was notified through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 that replaces Schedule IV of the Passports Rules, 1980 NEW DELHI: The Centre has announced an increase in passport and related travel document fees, with the revised rates set to come into effect from July 1, according to a notification issued by the…
US tax refund tracker: US taxpayers can track their income tax refund status using the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) “Where’s My Refund” tool, which provides near real-time updates on refund processing stages, expected timelines and payment status.According to information available on the IRS website, refund status generally becomes visible within 24 hours after e-filing a…
Soon after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, staff at Johns Hopkins University’s diversity office were called into a meeting. The message was brief and unsettling. Because of a new White House position condemning diversity, equity and inclusion policies, university lawyers would now need to approve all of the office’s work before it could proceed.Senior leaders told…
Long before recognition, awards or headlines, a young doctor chose to travel to a village that most maps barely acknowledged. In the mid 1980s, reaching Bairagarh in Maharashtra’s Melghat region meant travelling only as far as the road allowed and then walking nearly 40 kilometres through rugged forest terrain. Healthcare facilities were almost nonexistent here,…
NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar on Wednesday said several party workers were feeling sidelined after the BJP decided to forge alliances with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Thane, Mumbai and Kalyan for the civic elections. The tie-ups, finalised after prolonged negotiations, have sparked unease among local cadres who had spent years building the…