NEW DELHI: An Indian national who returned to India in the first batch of flights from Dubai after air travel resumed has described tense nights, emergency alarms and uncertainty as conflict in the Middle East disrupted travel across the Gulf. Saumya Khandelwal, who had travelled to Dubai for work, said she experienced missile alerts and…

Every era has its quiet crisis. Ours is unfolding not on factory floors or picket lines, but behind glowing laptop screens, in browser tabs stacked with unanswered job applications. For millions of white-collar professionals, the modern search for work has become an exercise in attrition, emotionally draining, algorithmically opaque, and increasingly detached from any recognisable…

New Delhi: As the March 31, 2026 deadline for making the country “Naxal-free” approaches, security forces are in the final leg of intelligence-based operations to get the remaining ‘Big Four’ of the CPI(Maoist) leadership — three politburo-cum-central committee members and one central committee member — and an estimated “300-350 regular, uniformed cadres of concern” still…

A new survey warns that AI could upend millions of jobs across the US, putting high-skilled white-collar roles like programmers, data scientists, and financial analysts at greatest risk. While hands-on and human-centric jobs remain more secure, experts stress that adapting to AI and learning to work alongside it will be crucial for staying relevant in…

NEW DELHI: Indian tennis great Leander Paes on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, calling it a “big opportunity to serve the youth” as he steps into public life ahead of key elections. The 51-year-old, who remains one of India’s most decorated athletes, was inducted into the party in the presence of Union ministers including…