TOI correspondent in Washington: A corporate restructuring at Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division has become the latest battleground in America’s increasingly combustible debate over immigration, visas, and who exactly counts as an “American” worker.Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma announced this week that the gaming business would eliminate about 3,200 positions during fiscal year 2027, including roughly…

Arthur Fery of Britain (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) British wildcard Arthur Fery’s remarkable Wimbledon journey came to an end in the men’s singles semifinals on Friday after a 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, 6-4 defeat to French Open champion Alexander Zverev. While the 23-year-old fell short of reaching the final, his breakthrough run at the All England Club…

Pete Hegseth has apparently declared a war on beards US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was reportedly frustrated to find multiple sailors sporting beards during a visit to a Navy ship last month, prompting a push from Pentagon leadership to enforce stricter grooming standards even as US-Iran tensions escalated.Hegseth left the ship wondering whether the Pentagon…

28-year-old Aryan died after falling into a rainwater-filled drain NOIDA: A 28-year-old man died after allegedly falling into a roadside drain submerged under rainwater while heading to work in Noida’s Sector 58 on Thursday morning, police said.The incident comes amid growing concerns over civic safety as heavy rainfall continues to cause widespread waterlogging across Gautam…

The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the conviction and sentence of actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav and his wife, Radha Rajpal Yadav, in multiple cheque dishonour cases linked to a financial dispute with Murli Projects Pvt. Ltd. In a strongly worded judgment, the Court dismissed 21 petitions filed by the couple, ruling that there was…

China has halted exports of helium as war in Middle East threatens global supply China has imposed a temporary ban on helium exports effective immediately, as resumption of military conflict in the Middle East threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing, the Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs…