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OPT allows foreign nationals who enter the United States on a student visa to work in the U.S. for 12, or in some cases 24 months. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it has identified 10,000 foreign students, including several from India, who claim to be working for…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s sixth and likely final World Cup will be the first for the Portugal great since he left Europe to play in Saudi Arabia. The surprise move in late 2022 shocked many in the football world and prompted widespread doubts about whether his form would be affected by facing lower-level competition. But Ronaldo, who…
Nilgiris district collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru inaugurates pruning of rose plants for the 20th Rose Show at Government Rose Garden in 2025 | Photo Credit: SATHYAMOORTHY M At the heart of Udhagamandalam stands a garden, beautifully laid out in terraces with rose blooms, pergolas, and bowers with rose creepers. A stroll along the green garden with bays earmarked for colourful and fragrant roses is a sight to remember. According to…
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Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner Ketan Garg. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The National Apex Committee (NAC) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has given in-principle approval to three major proposals for Visakhapatnam’s development, with a total outlay of ₹1,501.03 crore. The projects were cleared under the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF)…
Cipla misses analysts’ average estimate of ₹7.05 billion reporting a poorer Q4 profit. File | Photo Credit: AP Cipla, third-largest drugmaker by revenue, reported a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter profit on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), as sharp weakness in its U.S. business and higher costs outweighed strong domestic demand. The drugmaker’s consolidated net profit fell 54.6%…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto British police said on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) they had recovered the bodies of three women from the sea in Brighton and were working to establish how the “tragic incident” had happened. Local media reported that multiple emergency vehicles, lifeboats and a helicopter attended the scene…
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Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan | Photo Credit: PTI and @balanvidya/Instagram Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan will be seen next in filmmaker Anees Bazmee’s comedy-drama, that is currently untitled. The makers announced on Tuesday that the film will be released on December 4 this year. As per a press release shared by the team, the…
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This colourised electron microscope image provided by the U.S. NIH shows a human T cell (blue) under attack by HIV (yellow). | Photo Credit: AP Scientists are tweaking a powerful cancer therapy in hopes it could fight HIV instead, by supercharging patients’ own immune cells. On May 12, researchers said a single dose of those…
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The passenger arrived at Terminal 3 of the airport on May 12 and was intercepted “based on profiling”, an official statement said. Photo Credit: X@AirportGenCus Customs officers at Delhi’s IGI Airport have seized over four kilogrammes of suspected marijuana valued at ₹4 crore from an Indian passenger arriving from Bangkok, and arrested another person who…
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Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro confirms the preparedness of the country to contribute to the European funds. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Portugal is preparing to stop relying on European Union (EU) funds in the next long-term budget cycle and become a net contributor, confident it can compete for project funding on merit,” Prime Minister…