NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi added another remarkable milestone to his legendary career after scoring against Austria to become the outright highest scorer in FIFA World Cup history and extend his streak of scoring in consecutive World Cup matches.The Argentina captain found the net during the defending champions’ Group J clash in Dallas, taking his tally…
Virudhunagar, the district headquarters, has in recent years emerged as a stronghold for the DMK. In the 2021 Assembly elections, DMK’s A. R. R. Seenivasan won with 73,297 votes, defeating BJP’s G. Pandurangan by a margin of 21,339 votes. In the 2016 Assembly elections, A. R. R. Seenivasan of the DMK won with 65,499 votes,…
LUCKNOW: The proposal to automatically raise electricity bills every year — even if state regulators fail to issue timely tariff orders — has ignited controversy over India’s new draft National Electricity Policy (NEP), 2026.The Union ministry of power published the draft policy on Jan 20, inviting comments and suggestions from stakeholders within 30 days. Among…
USCIS changes H-1B visa cap rules with higher wage priority United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will open the initial registration period for the US H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2027, setting out changes that alter how skilled worker visas are selected. Employers seeking to sponsor foreign workers will be required to submit…
A coalition of multisectoral experts from a range of global institutions has lent its weight to petitioners in the stray dog case being heard in Supreme Court. The coalition warned that authorities’ proposals to remove and mass-shelter India’s free-living community dogs could undermine public health, go beyond the law, destabilise urban ecosystems and impose enormous…
NEW DELHI: Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday invoked BR Ambedkar after Congress distanced itself from the former Union minister’s praise of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala ahead of the assembly polls.Speaking to news agency ANI, Aiyar took a sharp jibe at Rahul Gandhi, saying he is a Gandhian but not a “Rahulian.”Citing Ambedkar’s biography…
Pakistani national detained after crossing the LoC in J&K’s Kupwara district last week has been repatriated SRINAGAR: A Pakistani national detained after crossing the LoC in J&K’s Kupwara district last week has been repatriated, with the handover formalities marked by handshakes between the two armies.Asad Khan’s handover took place Thursday at Aman Setu peace bridge…
HPRCA PGT Advt 07/2026 application window closes today for 390 teaching posts HPRCA PGT recruitment 2026: The Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog (HPRCA), Hamirpur, has issued recruitment notifications for Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) posts under the Department of School Education. Among these, Advt No. 07/2026 has reached its final application deadline today, marking the last…
KNRUHS BPT, BSC MLT and allied health sciences 2025 provisional merit list released KNRUHS merit list 2025: KALOJI Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), Telangana, has released the provisional merit list for BPT, BSC MLT, and BSC Allied and Health Sciences admissions under the competent authority quota for the academic year 2025-26. Candidates can…
BHOPAL: Tension erupted in Damjipura village of MP’s Betul district Sunday after a video allegedly showing a 50-year-old man committing an unnatural act with a cow went viral on social media. The clip triggered outrage, leading to arson and vandalism by an angry mob. Police arrested the accused and deployed security to control the situation,…
