This week in America, a relatively low-profile vote inside a federal agency set off a fresh round of debate over how far workplace protections should go and who gets to define them. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the body responsible for enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws at work, voted to scrap guidance issued just…
Anuj Arora was just 26 when life changed in ways he had never imagined. At an age when the future usually feels open and full of promise, he began experiencing repeated and persistent problems with movement. What initially seemed like a temporary disruption soon became impossible to ignore. When he finally consulted a doctor, the…
Aditi Govitrikar, the first Indian woman to win the Mrs World title in 2001, has opened up about the unequal recognition she received despite making history on the global stage. In a recent interview, the model, actor, physician and psychologist compared her experience with that of Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra, who were crowned Miss…
Representative image: ANI LONDON: Indian seafarers are the most abandoned in the world for the third year running.A total of 1,125 Indian seafarers were abandoned on ships in 2025 out of a total of 6,223 seafarers abandoned across 410 ships worldwide, making 2025 the worst year on record for seafarer abandonment.The number of Indian seafarers…
MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi is investigating instances of illegal gains using insider information in a share sale transaction for Yes Bank in July 2022. Officials from PwC, EY, Carlyle Group and Advent International have been sent notices by Sebi as the regulator’s investigations in this matter is continuing, a Reuters story said.The Sebi notice said…
Bangladesh cricketers (AP Photo) The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is just two weeks away, and the controversy over the participation of the Bangladesh cricket team in the tournament remains unresolved. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday categorically announced, after a meeting with the country’s sports advisor and national team cricketers in Dhaka, that…
New Delhi: On Jan 1, 2026, the National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) issued an updated list of athletes who were provisionally suspended for returning positive for banned substances, adding eight new names including professional polo player Siddhant Sharma, who was sanctioned after his urine sample collected during an in-competition test revealed traces of cocaine. Sharma, in…
Varun Dhawan and Sunny Deol shared a heartwarming moment as they arrived for the Mumbai screening of their film Border 2. Varun reached the venue first, and as Sunny arrived, the two actors exchanged smiles before greeting each other warmly.In a video from the event, Sunny is seen giving Varun a tight hug. Varun then…
Indian American constitutional scholar Saikrishna Prakash said recent immigration restrictions in the United States stemmed from President Donald Trump’s hostility towards immigration itself rather than any targeted stance against India, and warned that executive power now dominated policy in ways Congress struggled to counter.Prakash, a Miller Center senior fellow and James Monroe Distinguished Professor of…
The U.S. Department of Education has urged state education leaders to help Title I schools combine federal, state, and local funding into a single, flexible stream. The move is designed to cut down on paperwork, reduce compliance costs, and allow schools to focus more on programs that directly help students learn and succeed academically.Assistant Secretary…
