Category: Breaking News

Indian applicants for the EB-2 visa category will face a temporary halt as the US has exhausted its FY2026 quota. Embassies can no longer issue these visas until October 1, 2026, when the new fiscal year begins and limits reset. This impacts those seeking permanent residency through advanced degrees or exceptional abilities.

Termite-damaged currency notes were discovered in two suitcases within a locked storeroom at Surendranath College during a dengue-prevention clean-up drive. Police also found a firearm in another locked union room. The discovery has sparked a political blame game, with allegations of corruption against a former Trinamool functionary.

India’s IT giants Infosys, TCS, and Wipro have collectively deployed over 300,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, marking a rapid enterprise AI rollout. These companies are integrating AI into core workflows, moving beyond tool deployment to an AI-driven operating model. This significant adoption signals India’s leadership in scaling agentic AI across Asia and globally.

Both the Sensex and Nifty declined more than 1% as investor sentiment weakened amid growing concerns over the Iran-US conflict, continued foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows and a host of other market challenges.

Punjab is witnessing a healthcare revolution, with the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana channeling over Rs 84 crore towards orthopaedic treatments in a mere four months! The rise in demand for knee and hip replacements and fracture treatments is reshaping the medical landscape, making cashless facilities available at local and tertiary hospitals.

Ahead of DK Shivakumar’s Karnataka CM oath, BJP launched a sharp attack, criticizing the Congress government’s handling of waterlogging and alleging neglect of farmers and Dalits. The party shared an AI-generated video and posts on X, accusing the new administration of governance failures and broken promises to key communities. Shivakumar is set to be sworn...

On May 9, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee wrote to the assembly speaker proposing senior party leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay’s name as the leader of opposition. TMC MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, however, complained to the speaker alleging that “no resolution was adopted regarding the selection of the leader of opposition on May...