NEW DELHI: Seeking to harness cutting-edge technology to offer foreign visitors a smoother visa and immigration experience, while also strengthening national security, the Union cabinet Wednesday approved continuation of the immigration, visa, foreigners registration and tracking (IVF-RT) scheme for a further five years until March 2031, with a Rs 1,800 crore outlay.Sources in the govt…
Panaji: Cyber crime cell of Goa police on Saturday arrested Akshay Nikam, a resident of Satara, Maharashtra, for allegedly cheating a Panaji resident of Rs 60 lakh to settle a fake money laundering case.Cybercrime SP Raju Desai said that Nikam contacted the complainant on WhatsApp and alleged that the victim had taken money from him.Desai…
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised statehood to Puducherry if his party comes to power in the union territory (UT) following the upcoming assembly elections. Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, said that Puducherry is not being run by its people and the government in the UT has been imposed from…
Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) since preindustrial times. Experts…
CHENNAI: DMK allies joined chief minister M K Stalin in condemning AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for his personal attacks on the late CM M Karunanidhi. EPS accused Stalin of keeping Karunanidhi under house arrest in his final days and Stalin responded by saying his father was like a lion and none could keep…
Oil prices rose on Tuesday and stock futures fell ahead of President Trump’s 8 p.m. EST deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to avoid sweeping airstrikes on infrastructure targets, including power plants and bridges. S&P 500 futures sank 0.5%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures pointed to a decline of 0.4%. Nasdaq futures…
The UK government is considering granting enforcement officers of the Environment Agency (EA) police-style powers to strengthen the crackdown on waste crime, including fly-tipping and illegal dumping, ministers announced ahead of the upcoming Waste Crime Action Plan.Under the proposals, EA officials could be authorised to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest suspects…
Amidst ongoing domestic violence investigations, reality star Taylor Frankie Paul was seen vacationing with her two elder children, Indy and Ocean. The trip follows recent domestic violence allegations from both Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen, which have led to legal proceedings and a custody battle for their son, Ever. Paul had previously pleaded guilty…
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On-chain traders on Hyperliquid can now trade over 250 tokenized U.S. equities. Felix Protocol has launched tokenized U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds on HyperEVM, delivering on a partnership with Ondo Finance that was first announced in January. The launch gives on-chain traders access to more than 250 tokenized equities through Felix’s native trading interface, with…