- Thursday, May 01, 2025
THE US visa bulletin for April 2025 shows that Indian applicants availing of green cards under the EB-5 visa programme will have to wait longer. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday (10) announced that the EB-5 visa category for Indian green card applicants has retrogressed by over…
RIDE-HAILING app Uber on Tuesday (11) said it has tied up with Chennai-based Refex Green Mobility to deploy 1,000 electric vehicles across key cities by 2026. The collaboration aligns with Uber’s global objective of providing 100 per cent emission-free rides by 2040, the company said in a statement. The deployment…
AHEAD of Holi on Friday (14), the imam of Lucknow Eidgah has asked the mosques to hold the Juma namaz at 2 pm that day. He also advised Muslims to offer prayers at a nearby mosque, instead of going to a distant one. In Sambhal, it was decided that Hindus…
THE HEALTH MINISTRY has instructed the Indian Premier League to ban all forms of tobacco and alcohol promotions, including surrogate advertisements, during the tournament beginning March 22. In a letter to IPL chairman Arun Dhumal, Director General of Health Services Atul Goel said cricket players, who are role models to…
VANUATU prime minister Jotham Napat on Monday (10) directed the Citizenship Commission to cancel the passport issued to former Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi, saying that the fugitive was attempting to avoid his extradition. On March 7, Modi filed an application with the Indian high commission in London…
AN AIR INDIA flight from Mumbai to New York returned to Mumbai following a bomb threat on Monday (10) morning, according to sources. The aircraft, carrying more than 320 people, landed safely at Mumbai and is undergoing mandatory checks by the security agencies. "A potential security threat was detected mid-flight…
SKIPPER Rohit Sharma led from the front with an excellent half-century as a resolute India held their nerve to win an unprecedented third Champions Trophy title with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final here on Sunday. Bowling first after Rohit lost his 12th straight toss, India's spinners…
TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM founder chief Vijay on Friday (7) hosted Iftar here and greeted Muslims in Chennai, hailing the ideals of brotherhood and humanism. Wearing a skullcap and clad in a white shirt and dhoti, Vijay thanked Muslims for accepting his invitation and for taking part in the event. He…
TWO women, including a 27-year-old Israeli tourist, were allegedly gang-raped and assaulted while stargazing near Hampi, police said on Saturday (8). Three male tourists who were with the women were also assaulted and pushed into a canal and one of them was found dead, they added. "Out of the three…
AN INDIAN community leader in Australia and former chief of the Overseas Friends of BJP in Australia has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 30 years, for the "premeditated and elaborately executed" rapes of five Korean women, according to a media report. Balesh Dhankhar,…
