India’s unique talent pool would be its biggest strength in weathering the US immigration crackdown. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s hike in H-1B visa fee – an important visa programme – may have a limited impact on India’s IT sector which currently uses this visa provision extensively. Trump has introduced a weighted H-1B visa…
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Italy’s 10-wicket win (Photos by PTI and AP) NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar praised Italy after their historic first-ever T20 World Cup victory, celebrating how the game is spreading to new nations.“Congratulations to Italy on their first-ever T20 World Cup win, and in such commanding fashion! A proud footballing nation making…
Abhishek Sharma (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star opener Abhishek Sharma missed the T20 World Cup clash against Namibia on Thursday and could also be sidelined for the much-anticipated encounter against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.After India were put in to bat by Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium,…
Uttarakhand Open University admit card 2026: Uttarakhand Open University (UOU) has released the admit card for the December 2025 winter session examinations. Candidates appearing for the winter session exams can now download their hall tickets from the official website of the university.The admit card has been issued for various programmes, including Master Programme (Yearly/Semester) (Main/Back/Improvement),…
NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Thursday said it was the moral responsibility of everyone to fulfil the unfinished dreams of Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on January 28. She also added that the merger discussions they had “remain between us”.“We are supporting each other and moving forward. Dada…
Retail inflation stood at 2.75 per cent in January 2026 under the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with base year 2024=100, the government said. Year-on-year inflation based on the All India CPI (Base 2024) for January 2026 stood at 2.75 per cent (provisional) compared with January 2025. The corresponding inflation rates were 2.73 per…
Chess pieces (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) NEW DELHI: Indian chess legend Koneru Humpy will compete in the Norway Chess Women tournament for the third time, with the event scheduled from May 25 to June 5 in Oslo. Humpy said she is excited to return to a tournament she enjoys both for its strong…
NEW DELHI: More than 1,300 athletes have been removed from the Khelo India programme over the last three years due to performance issues and doping violations, Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.Responding to a question on the performance of athletes enrolled under the scheme, the minister said 1,342 athletes exited…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the registration process for the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) 2026. The entrance exam is conducted for admission to the four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP). Interested candidates can apply online through the official websites — nta.ac.in and exams.nta.nic.in/NCET. The last date to submit the application form is…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday flatly rejected Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju’s claim that she encouraged Congress MPs who allegedly misbehaved inside Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s chamber, calling the allegation a “lie” and asserting that no abuse took place.She said the accusation that she had egged on protesting MPs…
