The kitchen still smells the same, but no one’s cooking for three anymore. The light over the dining table, once dimmed by 9 pm to signal the end of the day, now stays on whenever someone feels like it, or off, for weeks, when the house empties out entirely.Across Indian cities, a quiet shift is…
September 15 cutoff for F-1 students seeking ‘duration of status’ protection The final rule issued recently by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has replaced the long-standing ‘duration of status’ (D/S) regime (whereby students could stay in the US as long as they were studying) with fixed periods of admission of a maximum of four…
(Representative image) | Baloch activists join London Kashmir march, call for united stand against rights abuses in Pakistan Baloch activists gathered in Bremen, Germany, to protest against what they described as a worsening human rights crisis in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, accusing Pakistani authorities of enforced disappearances, custodial killings and collective punishment. Organised by the Baloch…
NEW DELHI: “Chase your dreams, they do come true.”Those famous words from Sachin Tendulkar perfectly captured the moment 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stood with a smile on his face after receiving his maiden India cap from Tilak Varma just ahead of the second T20I against England at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. For a boy…
Multiple indirect taxes have given way to a simpler structure, with 5% GST on electric vehicles, 18% as the standard rate for most vehicles. (AI image) By Parul Nagpal, Tax Partner, EY IndiaIndia’s automobile industry is entering an exciting phase of growth. Today, India is the world’s third-largest automobile market, contributing nearly 7% to GDP…
Woman who claimed husband ‘stumbled’ onto knife sentenced to life for murder A woman who fatally stabbed her husband of nearly 30 years was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday after a court found her guilty of murder, rejecting her claim that his death was an accident.Daryl Berman, 72, was ordered to serve a minimum…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has renewed pressure on New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil, telling Congress on Tuesday that the Trump administration wants to end “as soon as possible” sanctions waivers and special arrangements that have allowed countries such as India to import Russian oilRubio’s remarks during a Senate…