India to facilitate the first-ever focused working group discussions on Antarctic tourism New Delhi: India is set to play a pivotal role in facilitating the first-ever focused discussions on regulating tourism in Antarctica at the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental ProtectionRead More

Apple prevented over $7 billion in fraudulent transactions on App Store in 4 years Toronto: Apple prevented over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions on its App Store in the last four years, the company has informed. In the same period, Apple blocked over 14 million stolen credit cards and over 3.3Read More

Gopi Thotakura: First Indian space tourist on Blue Origin’s private astronaut launch Washington: Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, on Sunday became the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission. Thotakura was selected as one of the six crewRead More

Heat wave: Punjab announces early summer holidays for schools from May 21 Chandigarh: Punjab on Monday announced early summer holidays for all government, private, and aided schools in the state due to prevailing heat wave. The holidays will begin from May 21-June 30. Education Secretary Kamal Kishore Yadav said the teaching/non-teachingRead More

Indian-origin scrap metals dealer jailed in UK’s train track conspiracy London: An Indian-origin director of a scrap metals business is among a gang of seven men sentenced to prison for their part in stealing train track rails from the UK’s Network Rail trackside and depot locations in the East of EnglandRead More

Govt announces state mourning on May 21 for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi New Delhi: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced. The national flag will beRead More

Canada Uber Driver Tells Passenger He Would Have ‘Kidnapped Her If It Was Pakistan’ Toronto: A video of a disturbing encounter between a cab driver and a woman in Canada has caused outrage and prompted a social media discussion. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when the cab driver, whoRead More

UK PM Rishi Sunak faces revolt over plans to scrap Graduate Route visa: Report London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering restrictions to the UK’s post-study visa which allows graduates to stay on and work for up to two years after their degree course as part of efforts to curb soaringRead More

Raghav Chadha sighted after long absence, meets CM Kejriwal in Delhi Chandigarh: Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Raghav Chadha and his actor-wife Parineeti Chopra reached Chandigarh this evening, hours after the senior AAP leader met party supremo and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. Chadha heading to Chandigarh immediately after callingRead More

Election symbol allotted to all candidates of Punjab Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C on Sunday said that 328 candidates contesting for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab have been allotted election symbols by the District Election Officers as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India. HeRead More