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The TOI correspondent from Washington: A coalition of 20 US states led by Democratic attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging the Trump administration’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, claiming the policy exceeds presidential authority and threatens US labor markets and critical services. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) parliamentary board on Sunday appointed Nitin Nabin the national working president of the party. Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin Appointed National Working President Of BJP Nabin, a Kayasth by caste, will be replacing incumbent BJP chief JP Nadda. Nabin is a PWD minister in Bihar and MLA from Bankipur…
Today may test your patience with people who don’t understand your pace or vision. But the lesson is not to react quickly, it is to respond wisely. You don’t need to win every argument or prove your point to feel heard. Step back, listen closely, and let your wisdom speak instead of your ego. If…
UVB-76 transmitted clustered coded signals in December as NATO–Russia tensions intensified In the second week of December, a Cold War–era Russian shortwave radio station broke from its usual pattern. Over the course of several days, UVB-76, better known as “The Buzzer,” transmitted an unusually high number of coded messages, including clusters of words, strings of…
When football star Lionel Messi came to Kolkata, something strange happened. It reminded everyone that in India, VIP culture is still very strong — and ordinary people often come last. In many Western countries, leaders don’t act like they are special. Once, France’s president had to walk for 30 minutes because the road was blocked….
Donald Trump stirred up a row after he addressed the recent Brown University shooting in Rhode Island that killed 2. The POTUS said that the institution is one of the greatest schools in the world. The MAGA chief then proceeded to say that “things can happen” and urged prayers for the remaining 9 that were…
NEW DELHI: In every organisation, be it government or private, increment in an employee’s salary is an annual affair. Not in Supreme Court, where CJIs, on the eve of retirement and irrespective of length of tenure, used discretionary powers to sanction multiple increments to a select few employees.Those who had been Chief Justice of India…
Netanyahu (AP file photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday over Australia’s support for a Palestinian state, following a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event in Sydney that killed 11 people.Netanyahu claimed that Australia’s stance on Palestinian statehood contributes to antisemitic incidents, stating “your call for a…
Checking social media before allowing entry into the country is not a new practice for the US but the new regulations only ensure that there will strict enforcement, Canada-based immigration attorney Benjamin Green said as Canadians, who don’t require a visa to enter the US, will also come under some kind of social media checking….
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo) The five-time champions and one of the league’s most ruthless teams, the Mumbai Indians (MI) have almost all their boxes ticked on paper heading into the IPL Auction 2026…
