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The United States has expanded its screening and vetting requirements of social media accounts to cover several additional non-immigrant visa categories, including H-3, K, Q, R, S, T and U visas, as part of tighter security checks during visa processing. The move is unlikely to affect large numbers of Indian applicants, but it signals broader…

Case registered against X platform over ‘defamatory’ AI video against PM, ECI. NEW DELHI: Kerala Police have launched a criminal probe into an AI-generated video allegedly targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission of India, booking both the platform X Corp and a user account for its circulation.The cyber wing said the video,…

Amid ongoing efforts to de-escalate the Middle East conflict, US vice president JD Vance may travel to Pakistan later this week for talks aimed at finding an off-ramp to the war with Iran, according to a CNN report citing administration officials.The proposed visit comes as the Trump administration explores backchannel diplomacy with Tehran, with Pakistan…

At least 23 people died after a passenger bus fell into the Padma River in Bangladesh’s Rajbari district on Wednesday, officials said, as rescue teams continued searching for survivors and those still missing.A video shared online shows the bus tipping over the edge and plunging into the river. A few passengers are seen managing to…

Oil price today: Oil prices inched higher on Thursday, once again swinging past the $100 mark after a sharp drop in the previous session. Brent crude rose by $1.13, or 1.1%, to $103.35 a barrel by 0051 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.08, or 1.2%, to $91.40 a barrel. The rebound follows…

The United States Central Command on Wednesday fact-checked the reports claiming that Iran had shot down an American F-16 fighter jet over Chabahar amid the intense ongoing military action in the Middle East, involving Iran and the US-Israel military partnership.Dismissing the Iranian claims as “false,” the US military command responsible for the Middle East, Central…

Image Credit: X (Soham Naik, son of a Goa BJP councillor and a resident of Madhegal, Cacora, was arrested on Sunday after locals gathered outside the police station demanding action.) PANAJI: Soham Naik, son of a Goa BJP councillor and a resident of Madhegal, Cacora, was arrested on Sunday after locals gathered outside the police…

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah is heading an informal Group of Ministers (GoM) dealing with “overall strategic issues” that have emerged because of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, including fall in supply of cooking gas and LNG, the primary feedstock for urea production.Shah has already held a meeting with other ministers, including fertiliser…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has once again topped global popularity charts, securing 68% approval rating in the latest Morning Consult survey, reaffirming his position as the world’s most popular democratic leader.The US-based data analytics firm said 26% of respondents disapproved of Modi’s leadership, while 6% remained undecided. The ratings are based on a trailing…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday said magnitude of financial burden could not be factored in to deny just and fair compensation for land acquisition even as it limited the applicability of a liberal compensation regime – a decision that could substantially reduce National Highways Authority of India’s Rs 29,000 crore liability for land acquired since…