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US visa interview wait times for Indian applicants show significant variation across cities and visa types. While Hyderabad and Kolkata offer faster appointments for visitor visas, Mumbai and New Delhi face longer delays. Student visa processing is generally quicker, with New Delhi providing the earliest slots. Employment visa availability also differs, with Mumbai showing the…
BHUBANESWAR: After facing flak on social media for his red hair, DSP Rashmi Ranjan Das on Friday attributed the colour to a medical condition and not a cosmetic choice.“I don’t apply red dye or any colour to my hair. My hair started turning reddish several years ago due to medical and hormonal issues,” Das, who…
Sean Penn’s absence from the 98th Academy Awards sparked widespread curiosity among fans and industry insiders alike. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his gritty portrayal of Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in ‘One Battle After Another,’ the veteran actor chose not to attend the ceremony on March 15, 2026. This decision continued a pattern of…
Saudi Aramco jumped the most since April 2023 on Sunday as the Iran war entered its second week, prompting supply disruptions that may send oil prices higher when global markets reopen. Shares of the state-backed oil giant climbed as much as 4.9% in Riyadh before paring gains to close up 4.1%, on the first day…
JAMMU: Massive landslides, triggered by heavy rain, in Ramban district on Sunday night blocked Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Monday as mud and shooting stones fell onto the only all-weather road link between Kashmir and the rest of the country.The debris blocked the NH between Karol Bridge and Chanderkote, leaving vehicles stranded on both sides.“Efforts are…
The Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) is set to soon close the registration process on February 15, 2026, for the Combined Recruitment Examination (CRE) 2025-II. This recruitment drive aims to fill 1,518 vacancies for the posts of Forester, Forest Guard and Excise Constable in different departments of the Government of Odisha, according to the…
BENGALURU: A 22-year-old software professional signed up on a dating app, hoping to make some real connections. He soon matched with a profile and started exchanging messages. But little did he know that he wasn’t just speaking to a deepfake girlfriend, created by generative AI, but being trapped in a sextortion scam, where he lost…
It is one of those small irritations that quietly follows people through supermarket aisles. A single cucumber, sealed in clear plastic, sits among piles of fruit that seem to manage just fine without it. The reaction is often immediate. This cannot be good for the environment. Plastic is everywhere already, in rivers, soil, and even…
NEW DELHI: As conflict in West Asia disrupts narratives and navigation, Mohammad Fathali, Iran’s ambassador to India, told TOI on Saturday the war against his country was an “illegal assault built on “illusions”. Significantly, he signalled Tehran’s continued cooperation with New Delhi, including safe passage for Indian vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Praising India’s…
The upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference will discuss key issues such as agriculture, the 28-year moratorium on e-commerce transmissions, fisheries subsidies, and a China-led Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) proposal. Trade ministers from 166 economies will meet in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29 for the fourteenth ministerial (MC14), with limited outcomes…
