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"America First": White House signals crackdown on work permits

The White House on Saturday highlighted fresh momentum behind its immigration agenda, tying employment-related restrictions to its broader "America First" policy framework. In a post on X, the White House wrote, "AMERICA FIRST." It added, "President Trump is cracking down on work permits and tightening the vetting process." In line with this appro

07 December,2025 11:18 AM IST | Washington | ANI
Donald Trump. Pic/AFP

Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Centre honourees in Oval Office ceremony

President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Centre honourees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists he was deeply involved in choosing as "perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class" ever assembled. This year's recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and G

07 December,2025 11:07 AM IST | Washington | AP
France manager Didier Deschamps, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe

Mbappe vs Haaland will be a great duel: France coach Didier Deschamps

France coach Didier Deschamps is looking forward to a showdown between superstar forwards Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland after his side were drawn on Friday in the same group as Norway at the 2026 World Cup. “It will be a great duel,” Deschamps told reporters in Washington, where France and Norway came out alongside Senegal in a toug

07 December,2025 09:39 AM IST | Washington | AFP
Shubman Gill

IND vs SA T20: Shubman Gill cleared to play series opener after neck injury reha

India’s T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has been cleared by the Sports Science team of the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence to play the opening T20I against South Africa on Tuesday after successfully completing his rehabilitation from a neck injury sustained during the Kolkata Test. Gill was selected in the squad subject to fitness and had t

07 December,2025 09:27 AM IST | Cuttack | PTI
Shardul Thakur

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Thakur, Mhatre star as Mumbai storm into Super League

Star-studded Mumbai returned to winning ways following their loss to Kerala in the previous round, defeating Chhattisgarh by eight wickets with skipper Shardul Thakur starring with the ball and Ayush Mhatre slamming a half-century in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A match here on Saturday. With one more round to go in the group stage, defending c

07 December,2025 09:03 AM IST | Lucknow | PTI
French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron with panda Yuan Meng. PIC/PTI

Brigitte Macron indulges in ‘panda diplomacy’ with France-born Yuan Meng

The first lady of France, Brigitte Macron, met an old friend — a giant panda born in France. The first lady had first met the panda last year, at the end of her visit to China with French President Emmanuel Macron. During this visit, the panda, Yuan Meng, was living in a reserve in southwest China. She chose his name when he was born in a Fre

07 December,2025 08:17 AM IST | China | Agencies
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, PM of Qatar. PIC/PTI

Gaza ceasefire is just a pause, says Qatar Prime Minister

Qatar’s prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase, which took effect on October 10, winds down.  “What we have just done is a pause,” he told the Doha Forum, an international conference in the Qatari capital. &ldq

07 December,2025 08:14 AM IST | Doha | Agencies
Protesters outside Capitol Hill when the layoffs were announced early in the year. FILE PIC/GETTY IMAGES

75 million Americans set to face an uphill battle while claiming benefits

The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be forced to scale back field visits in the first half of next year. Field offices have long been community-based branches that serve as the public face of the SSA, which provide in-person help for people applying for retirement and disability benefits, getting Social Security cards and other important

07 December,2025 08:11 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal in better times. pics/@palash_muchhal

Why India must rethink its obsession with private celebrity lives

When Palash Muchhal draped the Indian flag on Indian women’s cricket team captain Smriti Mandhana after they won the 2025 World Cup, women across the country swooned. If you scroll back to the Instagram video where the couple is seen interacting on the cricket field after the triumph, the comments section is filled with green flag emoticons.

07 December,2025 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis receiving Guinness World record certification for MSEDCL

MSEDCL sets Guinness World Record with 45,911 solar pumps in 30 days

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has successfully driven the installation of 45,911 off-grid solar agricultural pumps in just 30 days. The milestone was recognised as a new world record by the Guinness World Records (GWR) on Friday, an official statement said. The achievement positions Maharashtra as the fast

06 December,2025 06:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting, in New Delhi. Pic/PTI

Ex-Pentagon official: Putin’s India visit a result of Trump’s incompetence

Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India is seen as US President Trump's "gross incompetence" by the majority of the US people, who dislike Trump, which he claimed is around 65 per cent according to recent polls. "It is being perceived in two different ways. If you're Donald Trump, it's bei

06 December,2025 06:11 PM IST | Washington DC | ANI
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