US student visas for Indians drop 62% in 2025 season
Indian nationals received just 22,149 F-1 student visas between May and August 2025, a 62% drop from 58,694 in the same period last year, according to data from the Centre for Immigration…
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Chingrighata Metro second phase to finish before deadline
The second phase of construction on Kolkata Metro's long-delayed Chingrighata section of the Orange Line is likely to finish before its deadline. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd began work on Friday evening to…
Tradwife fantasy needs Instagram to survive, novel argues
The tradwife trend on social media promotes an idealised domestic life, but a new satirical novel Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke exposes its contradictions. The book imagines a tradwife influencer transported to…
Modi wishes more girls among medallists at IIT Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told IIT Delhi's 57th convocation that he wished more girls were among the medallists and awardees. He presented top honours including the President's Gold Medal and conferred degrees…
Rahul Gandhi hits back at Rijiju on Women’s Reservation Bill delay
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Union Minister Kiren Rijiju why the Centre is linking the Women’s Reservation Bill to the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats. In a post…
Doctors urge hydration, precautions as heatwave hits Bengal
For three days, Kolkata bank employee Sumanta Adak has been bedridden with a runny nose, high fever and unbearable body ache. Dr Swapan Biswas of the Service Doctors’ Forum says cases of…
Pilots’ body urges PM to replace DGCA with autonomous regulator
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposing an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). FIP President Capt…
Pradhan says misled Gen Z prompted his resignation as minister
Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that attempts to mislead Gen Z during the NEET paper leak protests prompted his resignation. Speaking at GM University in Odisha two weeks…
Delhi Police, NSG hold anti-terror drill before I-Day
Delhi Police and the National Security Guard (NSG), along with several central and state agencies, conducted a joint counter-terrorism exercise across the national capital on Monday. The drill aimed to assess preparedness…
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign defence pact; Egypt may join
Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, committing that an armed attack on any member would be treated as an attack on all three. Turkish…
