Saudi Arabia bans visas for 14 countries ahead of Hajj: Why is India on the list? |

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended the issuance of Umrah, business, and family visit visas for citizens of 14 countries, including India, effective until mid-June 2025, coinciding with the end of the Hajj pilgrimage season. This decision, as per the reports, aims to address overcrowding and safety concerns during Hajj. The Saudi authorities have set April […]

SC quashes Calcutta HC’s order for CBI probe into creation of supernumerary teacher posts | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a portion of the Calcutta high court‘s directive ordering a CBI probe into the West Bengal cabinet‘s decision to create supernumerary posts for school staff. However, it upheld the continuation of the CBI investigation into other aspects of the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff […]

Trump Says “Not Looking” At Pause In Tariffs

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened fresh tariffs of 50 percent on China and ruled out any pause in his aggressive new global trade policy, despite a dramatic market sell-off. Trump upended the world economy last week with sweeping tariffs that have raised fears of an international recession and triggered criticism even from […]

Amid Trump Tariffs, S Jaishankar, US Counterpart Push For “Early Trade Deal”

New Delhi: India likes to do things differently. While the world has been struggling to get back on its feet after US President Donald Trump pulled the rug from underneath, with his reciprocal tariffs announcement, some nations, like China and Canada retaliated shortly after, with tit-for-tat tariffs. While China countered the US’ 34 per cent […]

SC plays by ‘no mention’ rule, no urgent Waqf pleas listing

NEW DELHI: Two days after Waqf (Amendment) Act came into force, its constitutional validity was challenged before SC Monday by DMK, Maulana Arshad Madani of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, and Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema. The petitions object primarily to the elimination of the ‘waqf by user’ provision and alleged “ouster […]

Another royal divorce? Prince William hires Princess Diana’s divorce lawyers

There might be yet another Royal Rumble just around the corner.The trying times in the British Royal Family aren’t a-changing. From taking the blow of Megxit to grappling with cancer diagnoses of the Senior Royals in the family, the house of Windsor is dealing with issues one after the other. And it only seems to […]

Explosive Claims By Indian Techie’s Wife

New Delhi: Weeks after billionaire tech entrepreneur Prasanna Sankar accused his estranged wife of harassment amid a bitter divorce and a battle for custody of their son, she has hit back with allegations that her husband solicited sex workers and forced her to accept an open marriage. Rippling co-founder Sankar, who is worth $1.3 billion […]

R Madhavan baffled by India’s growing K-pop obsession: ‘Kids are learning Korean… How did we lose our audience?’ |

R Madhavan recently voiced a sentiment familiar to many parents and observers of contemporary pop culture, expressing both surprise and slight concern over the deep fascination Indian children have developed for K-pop, to the extent that many are even becoming fluent in Korean. In a recent interview, the actor shared his thoughts on this burgeoning […]

Shark Tank Judge Namita Thapar stirs 70-hour work-week debate with her take on ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix

Shark Tank India judge and Emcure Pharmaceuticals Executive Director Namita Thapar has reignited the ongoing debate on work-life balance with her reflections on Netflix’s British miniseries Adolescence . In a LinkedIn post, Thapar shared her thoughts on parenting and the challenges of balancing professional aspirations with family responsibilities, drawing parallels to the themes explored in […]