Category: World

The US State Department directed all consular missions worldwide to start additional vetting of visa applicants looking to travel to Harvard University for any purpose, according to an internal cable seen by Reuters on Friday. The objective of the directive is to help consular officers identify visa applicants “with histories of anti-Semitic harassment and violence.”(AFP) US […]

May 30, 2025 08:28 PM IST The Supreme Court ruled in favour of revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favour of the Trump administration’s decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, […]

Xi Mingze, China President Xi Jinping’s Harvard-educated daughter, has been hitting headlines amid US President Donald Trump’s actions against the premiere Ivy Leage institute over its non-compliance with his terms and conditions and subsequent grant cuts. Xi Jinping’s daughter Xi Mingze maintains a low public profile, with limited information available about her personal life.(AP/File) What has […]

May 30, 2025 08:17 PM IST Varun Navani and Amanda Soll’s extravagant wedding in New York’s Financial District gained attention after their 400-person baraat halted traffic. An Indian couple recently went viral after their “400-person baraat” briefly shut down Wall Street. On Wednesday, DJ AJ shared a clip of the extravagant desi celebrations in the Financial […]

Elon Musk heavily used a number of drugs, including ketamine and ecstasy, during the 2024 presidential campaign to help elect Donald Trump president, The New York Times cited sources to report on Friday. The publication added that the Tesla CEO traveled with a box that held about 20 pills. The billionaire also reportedly complained about excessive […]

An employee of Pakistan Railways was killed and a female passenger injured after a section of the pedestrian bridge at Khanewal Junction railway station collapsed on Friday, ARY News reported. Railway operations at Khanewal station are continuing as usual, a spokesperson for Pakistan Railways said(AFP) Rescue teams quickly arrived at the scene, transferring the deceased and […]

Raj Angad Bawa made his debut for the Mumbai Indians during their IPL 2025 Eliminator match against the Gujarat Titans on Friday. The 22-year-old all-rounder got a spot in MI’s playing 11 as the team missed the services of mainstay Deepak Chahar for the knockout game. The other two debutants for Mumbai are Jonny Bairstow and […]

TACO is Wall Street’s new favourite term, an acronym for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” Robert Armstrong, a columnist for Financial Times, coined the now-viral term in a scathing opinion piece on Donald Trump constantly reversing his steep tariffs. Amid constant social media buzz about the term, TACO made its way to the White House, leaving the […]

Be it a day to celebrate or commemorate, here are 10 days of occasions that you can look forward to marking in your June calendars: List of important holidays and observances to arrive in June 2025. (Representative Image: Unsplash) Also Read: The Cheesecake Factory eyes expansion with new locations: Find out when and where First Day […]

Hiking can be a highly rewarding experience, but it also carries inherent risks. Without proper preparation, sudden weather changes and challenging terrain can quickly transform a peaceful outing into a potentially life-threatening situation. A recent incident in Norway involving Indian content creator Akash Banerjee and his wife, Nidhi, serves as a stark reminder of these dangers. […]