The UK government has revealed plans to tighten language requirements for migrants seeking work visas, mandating A-level standard English proficiency. Additionally, international students, including many from India, will have just 18 months to secure a graduate-level job after finishing their studies, down from the current two-year period. The new rules will affect Indians as they…
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to stall the proposed bill banning the imposition of Hindi in the state, following widespread backlash, said sources. An emergency meeting with legal experts was reportedly held last night to discuss the proposed legislation. Sources said the bill, which was supposed to be tabled today, sought to prohibit Hindi…
India’s early achievement of 20% ethanol blending in petrol — a full five years ahead of the original target — stands as one of the most ambitious biofuel transitions outside Brazil. The numbers are impressive: Rs 1.44 lakh crore saved in foreign exchange since 2014, more than Rs 1.2 lakh crore paid out directly to…
Fresh exchange of fire between Pakistani forces and Taliban fighters have killed dozens along the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Kandahar province, intensifying the hostilities between the two former allies. Following a brief lull, clashes erupted overnight on Tuesday, with both sides accusing each other of starting the latest round of violence. On Wednesday morning, Pakistani…
Bengaluru police have arrested Dr Mahendra Reddy, a general surgeon, for the murder of his wife, Dr Kruthika M Reddy, a dermatologist, by administering the anaesthetic drug Propofol, a substance restricted to operation theatre use. The couple, both doctors at Victoria Hospital, had married on May 26, 2024. Less than a year later, on April…
The mystery surrounding the shocking suicides of two senior Haryana police officers is getting murkier by the day amid allegations of caste discrimination, corruption, and extortion within the state police force. Allegations of police-gangster links have also emerged, throwing the Haryana Police into a credibility crisis. The saga, which started with the suicide of senior…
The Taliban-Pakistan conflict further worsened on Tuesday night when a fresh round of clashes broke out between Pakistani security forces and Talibani fighters along the border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hours later, a video went viral on social media, claiming that Afghan forces had captured a Pakistani military tank following the border confrontation on Tuesday night….
Tension gripped Assam’s Baksa district on Wednesday as violent protests broke out outside the District Jail following the arrival of five accused who have been arrested in the death case of legendary singer Zubeen Garg. The unrest began after fans protesting outside the jail attacked the vehicle carrying the five people arrested over the singer’s…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Centre appears unwilling to replace hanging with lethal injection as a method of executing death row convicts, saying “the problem is that the government is not ready to evolve.” A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to…
The arrest of Ashley Tellis, an Indian-American geopolitical strategist, by the FBI in the US sparked off a political slugfest across seven seas in India. While some suggested that he worked with both the Congress-led UPA and the NDA, the BJP alleged that he was part of the “anti-India” force and “celebrated by the Opposition”….