Mitul Patel pleads guilty to visa fraud in Boston. He took the help of ‘fake robber’ Rambhai Patel to get a U visa. 40-year-old Mitul Patel pleaded guilty in Boston, Massachusetts, to visa fraud, where an organized gang staged a robbery so that the ‘victims’ could apply for a U visa. Mitul Patel was one…
Centre has introduced a risk-based compliance mechanism to ease industry compliance with Quality Control Orders (QCOs), allowing eligible manufacturers to follow a simplified certification route while maintaining product quality and consumer protection. The Centre has introduced a risk-based compliance mechanism to ease industry compliance with Quality Control Orders (QCOs), allowing eligible manufacturers to follow a…
R Madhavan opens up about receiving Padma Shri and Dhurandhar success (Image credits: Instagram) Actor-filmmaker R Madhavan says receiving the Padma Shri has added a new sense of responsibility to his career, even as he basks in the success of Dhurandhar, one of the most talked-about films of the year.In a recent conversation with DD…
In the closing years of the 19th century, German chemistry was moving between lecture theatres, factory floors, and military laboratories with an ease that feels strange in hindsight. Fritz Haber entered that world as someone who never quite settled into a single direction, drifting between academic curiosity and industrial usefulness. His work would end up…
A man dives in the Limmat river during a heat wave in Zurich, Switzerland (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) Switzerland recorded its hottest June temperature ever on Thursday when thermometers in the northern city of Basel reached 38C, surpassing a national June record that had stood since 1947, as an intense heatwave continued to grip large parts…
NEW DELHI: Indian spinner Shree Charani continued her dream run at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, rewriting the record books on Thursday by becoming the highest wicket-taker for India in a single edition of the tournament.The newly crowned world No. 1 T20I bowler achieved the milestone during India’s Group A clash against Bangladesh…
Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya’s reporter A correspondent for Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya television was killed in Yemen after a bomb planted on his vehicle exploded in the eastern city of Mukalla, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing the broadcaster.Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni journalist who reported for Al Arabiya and its sister channel Al Hadath, was killed…
The rupee strengthened by 10 paise to close at 94.45 against the US dollar on Thursday, supported by easing global crude oil prices, a positive domestic equity market and a marginally weaker US dollar, though foreign fund outflows capped further gains.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.30 against the dollar and…
Panchayat’s Binod aka Ashok Pathak recalls meeting PM Narendra Modi (Image credits: Instagram) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently sent Panchayat fans into a frenzy when he shared a special Instagram reel featuring actors Ashok Pathak and Durgesh Kumar, known for playing Binod and Bhushan in the hit web series. The video quickly went viral, with…
The trend sends a signal that global corporations increasingly view India as a major long-term growth market. (AI image) Global majors are lining up billions of dollars worth investment in India despite the global economic uncertainty around war and trade policies. Recent announcements by tech giants and other global companies indicate the rising importance of…
Shankh Mitra, the Indian-origin CEO who is the world’s second-highest paid after Elon Musk From studying engineering in Kolkata to leading a major American real estate company, Shankh Mitra has emerged as one of the highest-paid corporate leaders in the world.The Indian-origin chief executive of Welltower has been ranked the world’s second-highest paid CEO, according…
Today’s Russian proverb of the day teaches us how to differentiate between fake and real. Who does not know the old saying that all that glitters is not gold? In an age of showmanship where everybody is busy curating a different reality on social media for virality, we often need a reminder of these old…
