Dubai — , the agency handling Indian passport services in the UAE, has issued an alert about updated photograph requirements following the implementation of new guidelines effective 1 September 2025. Officials have clarified that applicants are required to wear dark-coloured attire during their visit to passport application centres. White or light-coloured clothing should be avoided … Read more
New York, September 25, 2025 — India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday delivered what diplomats described as a carefully worded rebuke to rhetoric in Washington, saying nations “cannot escape reality” when it comes to labour markets and urging a pragmatic embrace of international workforce mobility. His comments, made on the sidelines of the … Read more
Payyavoor, Kannur — The Payyavoor Grama Panchayat’s ambitious mass-wedding drive, “Payyavoor Mangalyam”, has drawn an overwhelming response from men but scant interest from women, prompting the local administration to stop accepting further male registrations. Officials said more than 3,000 men have applied so far while only about 200 women have come forward, leading to a … Read more
New Delhi — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition by actor-turned-MP Kangana Ranaut seeking to quash a criminal defamation complaint, telling her counsel that the social media post in question was not a mere retweet because “you had added something, you added spice”. Faced with the court’s observations, Ranaut’s counsel withdrew … Read more
New Delhi — India’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose to 2.07% year-on-year in August, up from a revised 1.61% in July, government data showed on Friday, nudging inflation back up though it remained well inside the Reserve Bank of India’s 2–6% target band. The uptick was driven largely by a slower pace of deflation … Read more
San Francisco — Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt, the 40-year-old Indian-American co-founder of the commission-free trading app Robinhood, has been named among the 10 youngest members of the Forbes 400 list after the publication estimated his net worth at about $6 billion. Bhatt’s rise is rooted in a classic immigrant-American story: the son of Gujarati immigrants who … Read more
Air India and IndiGo operated a combined 24 flights to and from Kathmandu on Thursday — 12 services each — evacuating roughly 2,800 passengers as normal operations resumed at Tribhuvan International Airport following a multi-day shutdown. The flights were part of a coordinated response after widespread protests in Kathmandu forced the airport to suspend services … Read more
India’s office leasing market is poised for a fresh milestone, with ratings agency Crisil projecting net annual leasing of Grade-A office space to exceed 50 million square feet by fiscal 2027 — an all-time high that reflects a sustained rebound in occupier demand. Analysts say the upswing is being fuelled by a combination of factors: … Read more
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd has quietly accelerated its land acquisitions, snapping up 102 acres across four major Indian markets in the April–June quarter that the company plans to convert into residential projects with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of about ₹20,400 crore. The move underlines Prestige’s push to replenish pipeline inventory and chase growth … Read more