NEW DELHI: The closure of UAE and Qatar airspace late Monday night as missiles were fired from Iran towards US bases in Qatar and Iraq threw commercial air traffic completely out of gear. Hundreds of lights to and from the region — that houses mega hubs like Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi along with multiple…
A federal judge in Boston has extended a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order barring foreign students from entering the United States to study at Harvard University, calling into question the administration’s motives and its authority to interfere with academic institutions.At the center of the legal clash is a larger battle over autonomy, academic…
Russia temporarily suspended all flights at four major airports serving Moscow early Tuesday, citing safety concerns as Ukrainian drones targeted the region. Russian agencies said air defence systems destroyed 76 drones in just two hours on Monday. Earlier, Russia launched another overnight air attack targeting Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early on Tuesday, adding that…
Virat Kohli (AP and Screengrab) NEW DELHI: At the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, a surreal moment unfolded amid the gloom of a rain-soaked evening. As grey clouds loomed and the fate of the IPL 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) hung in balance, a flock of white pigeons…
Preity Zinta (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Days after the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals clash was called off in Dharamsala due to a blackout triggered by India’s ongoing military conflict with Pakistan, Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta on Sunday thanked the spectators at the stadium for maintaining calm during the crisis. The match on Thursday had…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the deportation of a Bengaluru man and his five family members to Pakistan, directing the Centre not to take any coercive action against them until a final decision is made on their citizenship status.The family claims to be Indian nationals and holds Indian passports and Aadhaar cards….
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court refused on Friday to issue notice to former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald money-laundering case for now.The court of special judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts was hearing an ED plea that claimed that cognisance of the chargesheet could…
A US federal judge in Georgia has ordered the temporary restoration of SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) records for 133 international students. These students, mostly from India, sued after the cancellation of their visas and termination of SEVIS records by the US Department of State (DOS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Government…
The US Supreme Court issued a temporary order early Saturday halting the deportation of a group of Venezuelan migrants accused by the Trump administration of being gang members. The deportations were being pursued under the rarely used 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which is typically invoked during wartime. The stay came after the ACLU filed urgent…
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine and ordered Russian forces to end hostilities 8.30 pm (IST) on Saturday until the end of Sunday. The Russian president said he hoped that Ukraine would follow Russia’s example. However, he instructed Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia’s general staff, to keep Russian…