White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, on October 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP The White House on Thursday (October 23, 2025) said the Trump administration would “fight in court” to defend its latest changes to the H-1B visa programme, arguing that the reforms are aimed... Read More

U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticised Israel’s Parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying it amounted to an “insult” and went against the Trump administration policies and efforts to ensure that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds in Gaza. The Israeli Parliament on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote... Read More

A women motorist wading through rainwater in Ongole on Thursday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS Amid heavy rains and severe flooding, the Nellore and Ongole municipal bodies took up immediate relief measures to resolve the issues of the people in the cities. The municipal commissioners inspected the flood-affected areas on Thursday morning. Ongole Municipal Corporation... Read More

Ivan D’Souza, MLC, speaking at a press conference in Mangaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH Ivan D’Souza, MLC, on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for calling the GST 2.0 as a Deepavali gift and claimed that it was because of the continuous pressure mounted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the... Read More

With the aim of creating a Statewide public toilet network, the Suchitwa Mission has launched the KLOO mobile application, an innovative platform developed by Frugal Scientific, a start-up. KLOO plans to utilise existing clean and accessible facilities in private establishments such as hotels and restaurants, eliminating the need for new construction. The app, whose name... Read More

Members of an interstate cyber syndicate arrested by Rajasthan Police presented before the media in Jhalawar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Rajasthan Police has dismantled a major interstate cyber syndicate involved in systematic fraud against Central and State government welfare schemes with the arrest of 30 persons. The operation targeted 30 locations across... Read More

Pan-India SIR to cover more than 10 States in first phase The Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to announce the schedule for a country-wide roll-out of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the next few days. The first phase of the process will be implemented in more than 10... Read More

The NGO accuses the Forest Department of giving a false report that the project was 65m away from the Pallikaranai marshland, whereas the adjoining land was under their control. | Photo Credit: SHAJU JOHN Arappor Iyakkam, a non-governmental organisation, has alleged that illegal environmental clearance and plan approval were granted for a project to construct... Read More

A view of the LaGuardia airport in New York. Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Air traffic control staffing issues are delaying travel at airports in New York, Washington, Newark and Houston, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Thursday (October 23, 2025), as a U.S. government shutdown hit its... Read More

Indian women vice-captain Smriti Mandhana in action during the ICC Women Cricket World Cup match against New Zealand in Navi Mumbai on October 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Thursday (October 23, 2025) described qualifying for the Women’s World Cup semifinals as “a big relief,” as the team bounced back... Read More