PM Modi and Vladimir Putin hug during their bilateral meeting in Bishkek NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and key global developments.“Had extensive discussions with President Putin. Discussed…
A rare rock carving showing a chariot pulled by four horses has been discovered in China’s Helan Mountains, adding an unusual image to one of the country’s best-known collections of ancient rock art. According to English China News Service (ECNS), the carving was found during a routine survey in the Helankou Rock Art Protection Zone…
Indian-origin taxi driver Gurmeet Singh stripped of US citizenship. An India-born taxi driver serving a 20-year sentence for kidnapping and raping a female passenger at knifepoint in 2011 was stripped of his US citizenship, the Justice Department said Monday, the New York Post reported.Gurmeet Singh, 55, was convicted in 2014 over the violent sexual assault…
New visa and Green Card rules from September. August 2026 has been a milestone month for US immigration, as several new rules were announced this month. Some were proposals, some were just published and waiting for public comment, while some will be implemented from September. Two major changes to US immigration and visa policy go…
Plans to restore a historic Sumner County house are finally happening A historic late-18th-century home and about $500,000 in cash given to a local Tennessee government to create a public park have been returned to a family descendant after nearly 10 years of municipal delays. The legal transfer ends a long dispute over the estate,…
Shiv Sena spokesperson Shaina NC on FIR against Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena spokesperson Shaina NC on Monday hit out at Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi after an FIR was registered against him in Uttarakhand over his remarks on an alleged purification ritual held at the venue of a Congress rally in Haldwani.“Pappu ji,…
Students during a protest rally demanding government to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before initiating census operations in Manipur NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday deferred the census exercise in Manipur, a statement issued by the CM’s Secretariat said.The decision came after Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in New…
A massive ice-rock avalanche cascades down Mount Langtang Lirung in Nepal A Chinese photographer accidentally captured the moment a massive ice-rock avalanche struck Mount Langtang Lirung in Nepal during a drone shoot on August 26. This has offered researchers new clues about the disaster that triggered a deadly chain of floods and landslides in the…
All the passengers were deboarded from the flight and the aircraft is being checked. NEW DELHI: An Air India flight enroute from Saudi Arabia’s Dammam to Delhi made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport after a tissue paper bearing the word “bomb” was found in the lavatory.The flight was carrying 32 passengers, all of whom…
India rejected the Indus Treaty court ruling, saying the pact remains in abeyance. PM Modi met Iran’s President Pezeshkian, discussing trade and peace in West Asia. India’s GDP grew 7.8% in Q1 FY27, beating the RBI’s 7% estimate. A stranger’s warning helped more than 370 Nepal schoolchildren escape a devastating flood. Congress-TVK tensions grew over…