India
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Meta India appoints Aman Jain as new public policy head
New Delhi: Meta India on Friday named Aman Jain as the new head of public policy, tasking him with steering policy strategy and engagements in a market the US-headquartered social media giant…
- Technology
Rupee slumps 9 paise to close at all-time low of 90.41 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.41 against the US dollar on Friday, as uncertainty over the India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund…
- India
Superfans tea-seller, enginner picked for special meet-and-greet with Messi
Kolkata: For Ichhapur tea-seller Shib Shankar Patra, Argentine superstar Lionel Messi’s arrival in Kolkata on Saturday will be more than a dream fulfilled. It will be a moment he believes he “survived…
- Sports
Messi’s G.O.A.T. India Tour set to dazzle, but without the football magic of 2011
Kolkata: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi’s long-awaited return to India, after a magical maiden visit back in 2011, will be high on glitz but low on actual football, promising a spectacle that may…
- India
Visas will be refused if purpose is childbirth for citizenship: US Embassy in India
The US embassy in India announced on Thursday, December 11, that tourist visas would not be granted if officials believe the primary objective of travel is to give birth for citizenship purposes.…
- Business
After US, Mexico approves tariffs of up to 50 pc on goods from India
Washington: Mexico’s Congress has approved a bill that seeks to impose higher tariffs on imports from India, China, Brazil and several other countries with which the North American nation doesn’t have free…
- Middle East
Iraqi man with 15pc heart function gets second lease of life in India
New Delhi: A 58-year-old man from Iraq, who arrived in India with just 15 per cent heart function and collapsing organs, has undergone a successful heart procedure here. The intervention was performed…
- India
Luthra brothers to be brought back at the earliest: Goa CM
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub where fire claimed 25 lives, will be brought back…
- Top Stories
IndiGo offers vouchers worth Rs 10K to affected passengers
New Delhi: IndiGo, which has been facing significant operational disruptions, on Thursday announced that it will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to each passenger whose flights were cancelled or delayed for…
- India
Indian envoy to Canada meets senior officials discusses ways to enhance bilateral ties
Toronto: Indian High Commissioner to Canada has met Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons and discussed advancing parliamentary ties between both the countries along with productive exchange on shared democratic values…
- India
SIR in Bengal: Hearings on claims, objections only at DM offices, directs ECI
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, to conduct the hearings on the claims and objections in the second stage…
- World
Indian girl remains in coma after crash in US
Washington: A young Indian girl from San Jose remains in a coma after a devastating accident earlier this month, prompting an outpouring of support from community groups as her father struggles alone…
- India
US abruptly postpones H-1B visa interviews: Thousands of Indian applicants in limbo
New Delhi: Pre-scheduled interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants slated for later this month in India have been abruptly postponed by several months, apparently to scrutinise their social media posts and…
- India
DGCA to deploy staff inside IndiGo HQ amid tightening oversight of airline
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA will station its personnel at IndiGo’s headquarters as it steps up oversight on India’s largest airline, which continues to cancel dozens of flights despite saying operations have…
- World
Efforts continue to bring back Hasina from India: Bangladesh foreign adviser
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government on Wednesday said it will continue diplomatic efforts to bring back from India deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been convicted and sentenced in multiple cases. The…
