Updated: Dec 20th, 2025 A former US Foreign Service officer has alleged widespread abuse of the H-1B visa program, claiming that weak oversight and organised fraud networks in India have allowed thousands of underqualified applicants to enter the American workforce over the past two decades. The allegations were made by Mahvash Siddiqui, a US Foreign...
The suspected Brown University shooter, who was at large, was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, police said, as per reports. By December 14, the campus remained in lockdown, with university urging all members of the community to remain vigilant and shelter in place. At least two people were killed and nine others wounded Saturday...
Updated: Oct 20th, 2025 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, on Saturday said India has developed its first indigenously discovered antibiotic ‘Nafithromycin’, which is effective against resistant respiratory infections, particularly useful for cancer patients and poorly controlled diabetics. According to the minister, the antibiotic is the first molecule...
Updated: Dec 19th, 2025 File image (IANS) Seven people were killed after a small jet crashed at a regional airport in Statesville, US state of North Carolina, police said. According to the police, among those killed in the crash were former NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) driver Greg Biffle, his wife and...
Violence erupted in Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of the radical group Inqilab Mancha, with several media outlets reportedly targeted in arson attacks. Hadi succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital, after battling for his life for six days. Addressing the nation on Thursday night, the interim...
Updated: Dec 18th, 2025 A human case of H5N5 virus was registered in Washington, US, raising alarms to health authorities across the country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the case marks the 71 confirmed human infection with influenza A(H5) in the United States since early 2024 and the first reported since February 2025....
Updated: Dec 18th, 2025 The political situation in Bangladesh has turned tense once again after hundreds of protestors attempted to march towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Wednesday. Police stopped the demonstrators near Rampura Bridge, citing security concerns in the diplomatic zone. The protest, organised under the banner of ‘July Unity’, featured strong...
Updated: Sep 26th, 2025 Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has filed a lawsuit against rival OpenAI, alleging theft of trade secrets through hiring its former employees. Intensifying the ongoing conflict between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a complaint was filed in California federal court that former xAI employees were poached to obtain...
Updated: Sep 26th, 2025 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the ministers of the G4 have reviewed the state of negotiations for reforming the Security Council while reiterating their commitment to the goal. After their meeting on Thursday, he posted on X that the “G4 reiterated its commitment to reforming the United Nations including the...
Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, riding high on rising support for statehood while also facing relentless Israeli attacks, on Thursday, denounced Hamas and offered to work with the US President Donald Trump to implement a peace plan endorsed by the UN. Speaking through a video link after the US barred him from coming to New York...