London: Every year, millions of people sing the beautiful carol Silent Night, with its line “all is calm, all is bright”. We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this permeates our festivities, family gatherings and present-giving. Countless Christmas cards depict the Holy Family – starlit, in…
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the violence in Bangladesh, including the lynching of a Hindu man in the country. “Yes, we’re very concerned about the violence that we’ve seen in Bangladesh,” Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said at the daily press briefing on Monday. He was responding to a…
Raipur: Chaitanya, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, received Rs 200 crore to Rs 250 crore as his share from an alleged liquor scam in the state, the Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offence Wing (ACB/EOW) has claimed in its chargesheet. The state police’s ACB/EOW, in its seventh supplementary chargesheet in the multi-crore liquor scam filed…
Dhaka: Editors of leading Bangladeshi newspapers on Monday said the country’s media is facing a fight for survival and the freedom of expression has been overtaken by concerns over journalists’ “right to stay alive”. The remarks came in the wake of mobs vandalising and setting ablaze the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star…
New Delhi: IndiGo has been allowed to operate five narrow-body planes leased from Turkey only till March 2026 and no further extension will be given, according to aviation regulator DGCA. The watchdog on Monday provided a clarification about the lease duration for aircraft taken by IndiGo from Turkey amid speculations that the airline has been…
New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the premature repatriation of NIA DG Sadanand Vasant Date to his parent cadre Maharashtra, a government order said on Monday. Date, a 1990-batch officer, hailed as a 26/11 hero, is the frontrunner to be the Maharashtra DGP as incumbent…
Most investors start a SIP with a fixed amount—₹10,000 a month and never change it. While incomes rise over time, investments often don’t. The result? Expenses inflate, but wealth creation lags. A Step-up (Top-up) SIP fixes this by increasing your SIP every year, aligning investments with income growth. A Step-up SIP simply means raising your…
New Delhi: Among the shared history, food, and architecture, India and the United Kingdom are also connected through a deeply immersed force of healthcare professionals. But what was once considered a deliberate choice of destination — a place to build a home away from home — no longer remains the same for Indians, especially for…
New Delhi: The US Embassy in India on Monday said starting December 15, the United States has “expanded” online presence reviews to all H-1B and H-4 applicants as part of standard visa screening, and this vetting is being conducted globally for “all applicants of all nationalities” for these two visa categories. The brief statement by…
Jaipur: Amid the controversy over the proposed mining norms in the Aravalli range, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday said no tampering with the mountain range would be allowed, asserting that his government is firmly committed to its conservation. Addressing a programme in Jhalawar district, Sharma said, “Our government is committed to protecting the…
