Negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz have entered a crucial stage as Iran and Oman work toward an arrangement aimed at restoring the movement of commercial vessels through the strategically important waterway. The discussions come amid continuing tensions between Iran and the United States, with the reopening of the strait increasingly linked to broader diplomatic…
A federal appeals court has refused to let the Trump administration enforce a proposed $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas while the legal challenge continues. A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to restore a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The Boston-based First U.S. Circuit…
New Delhi: The ongoing agitation led by the Contractual Junior Professors (CJP) has entered a crucial phase after protest leader Abhijeet Dipke declared that demonstrators would not leave the protest site until the government accepts all of their demands. Addressing supporters, Dipke made it clear that the movement would continue peacefully but firmly, rejecting any…
NEW DELHI — In a major political development, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tendered his resignation from the Union Council of Ministers, bowing to weeks of mounting pressure and widespread student demonstrations over the NEET-UG paper leak controversies. Pradhan submitted his resignation letter directly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking moral accountability for the situation…
Over the last week, Cockroach Janta Party-led protests demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister and sweeping reforms to the education system have spread across the country. Students and their allies say they will continue despite allegations of state excesses. By Nikhil M. Babu, Shrimansi Kaushik, Serena Josephine M., and Vinaya Deshpande From university…
President Donald Trump stated that Washington and Tehran are actively engaged in discussions aimed at negotiating an end to the ongoing military conflict, though he noted that Tehran is “not yet ready” to finalize a deal. What Trump Said Speaking to reporters at the White House and at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Trump…
Just a month before his wedding, 26-year-old real estate director Ketan Agarwal was allegedly murdered at Lohagad Fort near Lonavla. Investigators reveal that while Agarwal was posing for a picture, his fiancée, Siya Goyal, and her lover pushed him into a 300-foot-deep gorge. The narrative surrounding the tragedy at Lohagad Fort has completely shifted from…
