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For Indian travellers, visas often determine not just where you can go, but how easily you can go. So, if any Indian traveller has a valid Japan visa, and is not aware of its true potential, read on to find more. Japan’s move to introduce an eVISA for Indian residents from 1 April 2024 actually…
MUMBAI: The death of a student by suicide at IIT-Kanpur on Tuesday again swivelled the spotlight on a mental health crisis on the campuses of India’s premier technical institutions: over a dozen young lives lost every year on average over the past five years.At least 65 students have taken their own lives across the Indian…
The dawn of tomorrow comes with a soothing reminder: the right thing will not be a load on your shoulders. A choice, a course of action, or a sensation might find its place—not by means of strain but by means of gentle co-existence. It will be like a deep breath for your body. When it’s…
Volkswagen India has announced the start of local assembly for the upcoming Volkswagen Tayron R-Line SUV. Assembly is underway at the company’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar plant, in line with plans to launch the SUV in the first quarter of 2026. The new Tayron will serve as the brand’s top-tier offering in India, positioned above the Tiguan…
A New Hampshire Democratic Senate candidate stirred a row after calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be defunded and questioning whether some of its agents are linked to extremist groups.Karishma Manzur, who is challenging Congressman Chris Pappas for the Democratic nomination, made the remarks during a recent appearance on WMUR’s CloseUp. A short…
NRI Property Deposits UAE India: FEMA Violations and Legal Risks Explained A curious dilemma facing many non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the UAE and India has recently surfaced in a legal advice column: Can an NRI pay the deposit on behalf of a friend in India who is buying property in the UAE? According to legal…
Photo credit: ANI The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday revoked Stage-III restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR after a sustained improvement in air quality, with the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) moving out of the ‘severe’ zone.In anorderissued by the CAQM, it said Delhi’s AQI stood at 322…
Arvind Kejriwal (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in two cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate over his failure to appear before the agency in the Delhi excise policy probe.The order was passed by additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal at the Rouse Avenue…
A new book by American investigative author Peter Schweizer has alleged that thousands of Chinese nationals receive flight training every year at civilian aviation schools in the United States, raising concerns that the skills acquired could ultimately strengthen China’s military aviation capabilities.In The Invisible Coup, Schweizer claims that flight schools across California and Arizona have,…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has laid bare the sequence of events that led to its refusal to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with president Aminul Islam Bulbul stating that Mustafizur Rahman’s removal from an IPL franchise on security grounds was the tipping point.Speaking to media in Dhaka, Bulbul…
