Kusal Mendis (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Pathum Nissanka‘s composed 79 and skipper Kusal Mendis‘ fluent 72 powered Sri Lanka to a 41-run victory over the West Indies in the opening ODI on Wednesday.After being asked to bat first, Sri Lanka posted a competitive 303/7, built around a crucial 136-run second-wicket partnership between Nissanka and Mendis….
A US federal judge on Monday struck down the $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump had imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, calling it unlawful.District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued a ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging the fee announced by Trump in…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday called off a scheduled meeting with her party’s legislators after only 20 of 80 MLAs turned up, with the party blaming the mass absence on a “sudden and emergent ground situation” triggered by attacks on senior functionaries and several arrests statewide.Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, speaking outside Mamata’s…
These proposed urban centres, officially described as “Namo Cities” under the Regional Plan-2041 India is preparing for one of the biggest urban transformations in its history.Over the next 15 years, the population of the National Capital Region (NCR) is projected to almost double, from about 7.86 crore today to 14.73 crore by 2041. That means…
A suspected Chinese state-linked hacker accused of targeting Covid-19 research has been brought to US after being extradited from Italy.34-year-old Xu Zewei appeared in a federal court in Houston after being transferred from Italy over the weekend. According to US Department of Justice (DOJ), he faces a nine-count indictment tied to computer intrusions carried out…
Why every visa officer asks applicants whether they have faced any harm or mistreatment in India. Almost all interviews for a US visa start with a question on whether the applicant has ever faced harm or mistreatment in India. This is a mandatory question that the visa officers ask to begin the interview to know…
NEW DELHI: Justice B V Nagarathna, part of the CJI Surya Kant-led nine-judge Supreme Court bench hearing the core issue of ‘fundamental rights vs faith and belief’, on Tuesday observed that a person who doesn’t believe in a religion and its religious practices had no right to file petitions challenging their validity.As senior advocate V…
Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ reboot has caused quite a stir amongst the fandom. Many fans have looked forward to the film after heavily praising the recently released trailer teaser. Recently, while discussing the trailer and the film release, he opened up about an easter egg from the video games that many fans missed. Zach Cregger…
PATNA: A suspected gang war among alleged liquor smugglers in Samastipur district of “dry” Bihar has left three of them dead in the last four days.In the first incident on the night of July 7, liquor smuggler Prabhat Choudhary and his associate, Sunny Kumar, were allegedly lured into a trap and shot dead.Police said Prabhat…
Shubman Gill and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI/IPL Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shubman Gill represent two vastly different styles of T20 batting. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals sensation keeps spectators on edge, every ball carries the possibility of another audacious stroke. Gill, on the other hand, has a way of making time stand still. There…