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25 killed in Goa nightclub blaze: PM Modi expresses grief; announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI Photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep grief over the Arpora nightclub fire tragedy in Goa and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of those who died. The injured will receive Rs 50,000 from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).In a post […]

Govt caps flight fares, gives IndiGo 2 days to normalise | India News

NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday cracked the whip on IndiGo and other airlines charging exorbitant fares amid mass cancellations, capping domestic airfares at Rs 18,000 (UDF, passenger security fees and taxes extra). In a late evening meeting, civil aviation secretary Samir Kumar Sinha gave IndiGo two days — instead of the 21 sought by the […]

File ping-pong triggers Omar-LG spat over J&K civil services exam | India News

LG Sinha and CM Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: A political face-off erupted Saturday over age relaxation for J&K’s civil services exam, with chief minister Omar Abdullah accusing LG Manoj Sinha of stalling a crucial file and the latter’s office firing back that “misleading” claims are being spread as the Dec 7 test looms.Abdullah said that […]

‘Make it per day’: Iran-born Silicon Valley CTO who hires from India jokes about yearly $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Shahriar Tajbakhsh, the CTO and co-founder of Metaview AI, which sells software to help automate job interviews, joked about the $100,000 H-1B yearly visa fee and said ‘make it per day’. The company recently created a social media stir as they did their hiring in India, the hub of H-1B, fearing neither the fee nor […]

HC tells Bengal govt to pull out all stops ahead of ‘Babri’ event | India News

KOLKATA/BEHRAMPORE: Calcutta HC directed the Bengal govt Friday to do whatever it takes to pre-empt communal disturbance in Murshidabad’s Beldanga ahead of suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir’s planned foundation-laying ceremony for a “Babri Masjid”, coinciding with the Dec 6 anniversary of the Ayodhya structure’s 1992 demolition.“The state must act per its stand… The law-and-order situation […]

BJP, DMK MPs clash in Parliament over Tamil Nadu ritual | India News

NEW DELHI: Governing BJP and opposition DMK members clashed in Lok Sabha on Friday when the issue of the lighting of a lamp at ‘Deepathoon’ at a hilltop temple close to a dargah near Madurai was raised by DMK MP T R Baalu.As Baalu accused BJP of trying to “ignite” communal tensions in Tamil Nadu, […]

Trump’s National Security Strategy 2025 released: India crucial; era of mass migration is over

President Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy 2025, in which he outlined what he wants from the world, has been released. India found four mentions in the 29-page document and one of them was in connection with Trump’s claim that he negotiated peace between India and Pakistan — among other countries. The second mention comes where […]

‘Low self-esteem’: Ann Coulter targets Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal for their India support amid Trump’s crackdown on immigration

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal emerged as a loud voice against Donald Trump’s crackdown on Somali migrants in Minnesota, as she said ‘being undocumented is not a crime’. While her statement invited intense criticism, Jayapal explained that overstaying a visa or being undocumented in the US is not a criminal offence, but a civil offence and hence […]

Detained AAP MLA’s plea listed for final hearing on Dec 18 | India News

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has listed a habeas corpus petition filed by detained AAP MLA Mehraj Malik for final consideration on Dec 18.Malik, who is AAP’s J&K unit president, was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on Sept 8 for allegedly disturbing public order and was lodged in Kathua […]

KSI drops a major India announcement with CarryMinati joining him for “Try Not To Laugh IRL” in Mumbai

KSI drops a major India announcement with CarryMinati joining him for “Try Not To Laugh IRL” in Mumbai (Image via KSI/IG) KSI just made Indian fans very happy. He shared a new poster on Instagram and said he is coming to India. The poster shows CarryMinati, Abhishek Malhan, Tanmay Bhat and Samay Raina with him. […]