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NEW DELHI: Cyclone Montha’s landfall process near Andhra coast began late Tuesday evening, and is set to continue for three-four hours, the IMD said. As the cyclone is expected to cross the coast around 11.30pm, an overnight ban on vehicular movements has been imposed in affected areas.“Latest observations indicate that the landfall process has commenced….
NEW DELHI: The capital’s air quality slipped to the ‘very poor’ category by late Sunday evening, a day before Diwali, prompting CAQM to impose stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap). Stage 2 of the plan restricts use of DG sets across NCR and bars interstate buses, other than those running on electricity,…
A heated argument between pantry assistants on the Khajuraho Vande Bharat Express at Hazrat Nizamuddin station escalated into a physical scuffle, captured in a viral video. NEW DELHI: A video of a scuffle at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station went viral on social media. Police said that the argument took place on Thursday at platform no….
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday detailed his tariff strategy against Brics, claiming the bloc was “against the dollar” and saying countries were “dropping out.”“I told anybody who wants to be in Brics, that’s fine, but we’re going to put tariffs on your nation,” Trump said. “Everybody dropped out….
National capital (File – agencies) NEW DELHI: The commission for air quality management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR has imposed Stage-I of the graded response action plan (GRAP) after the air quality index (AQI) in the region dropped to 211, categorising it as ‘poor’, according to a statement released by the commission.The move which comes just days…
BHUBANESWAR: Curfew was imposed and internet suspended in Cuttack city amid fresh violence on Sunday, a day after eight people, including Cuttack DCP Rishikesh Khilari, were injured in a group clash during Durga idol immersion at Dargha Bazaar.The development comes even as chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi appealed for calm while promising stringent action against…
File photo of applicants at US consulate in Mumbai waiting in line for their visa interview at a special camp organised earlier this year American President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is expected to trigger a sharper wave of offshoring by global IT firms while sparking a ‘ ghar wapsi ’ among Indian tech…
Indian IT firm’s US-listed shares fell overnight following American President Donald Trump’s executive order slapping an additional fee on H-1B visa holders. Infosys ADRs dropped 4%, while Wipro slipped 2% on Friday.Nasdaq-listed Cognizant declined 4.7% on Friday, reflecting investor concerns over stricter immigration policies. Experts warn of an immediate impact on profit margins. “The immediate…
Bathinda: Despite Punjab grappling with its worst floods in decades, stubble burning has made a sharp resurgence this year, outpacing the figures from the same period in the previous two years. Between Sept 15 and 20, the state recorded 48 incidents of crop residue burning, a significant jump from 31 cases in 2024 and just…
This is the first face-to-face trade discussion since US President Donald Trump levied punitive tariffs on New Delhi. (AI image) India and the US are set to resume bilateral trade deal talks on Tuesday with Donald Trump administration’s Brendan Lynch, the assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, heading the delegation.This is the…
