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U.S. prioritises visas for people traveling to attend World Cup, 2028 Olympics, or to make significant investments

At the same time, the Trump administration has added new criteria for highly skilled foreign workers seeking a particular visa

5 Dec 2025 6:50 am
5 Dec 2025 6:40 am
Real Madrid's Alexander-Arnold out for two months with new muscle injury

Trent Alexander-Arnold had an MRI scan on December 4, which confirmed the severity of the injury and deepened Reals concerns after he was forced out of 3-0 LaLiga win at Athletic Bilbao

5 Dec 2025 6:39 am
Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal to assist World Cup draw

FIFA announced on December 3 the lineup of current and former sports stars as well as entertainers in the event at the Kennedy Center

5 Dec 2025 6:34 am
Column | Are you a complainer?

When people take to social media to air their grievances and it does not end there

5 Dec 2025 6:30 am
Review of Sanjoy Hazarikas River Traveller

Hazarikas musings on journeys on the Brahmaputra are a cautionary tale against planned disaster

5 Dec 2025 6:30 am
Kalikesh begins first full term as NRAI president, Pawan Singh is new secretary general

The elections were conducted by Justice (Retd) Nirmaljit Kaur, who was the returning officer

5 Dec 2025 6:26 am
Ground to air | Review of Above and Beyond by Shiv Kumar Mohanka

A factual narrative on the growth and prospects of the aviation sector in India

5 Dec 2025 6:15 am
Salman Rushdieand his magicspace | Review of The Eleventh Hour

In his first work of fiction afterthe 2022 attack, Rushdie exploresart and mortality through fivepoignant short stories

5 Dec 2025 6:15 am
Erigaisi defeats Anand to clinch Jerusalem Masters

After the duo drew the opening rapid games, Erigaisi struck in the first Blitz tie-break match by winning with the white pieces to take a decisive lead in the fixture

5 Dec 2025 6:10 am
Review of MaudVenturas dark comedy novel, Make Me Famous

This character-driven satire of celebrity culture is the perfect weekend read

5 Dec 2025 6:10 am
Review of Avtar Singhs new pandemic novel, The Pretenders

This is Avtar Singhs second novel set during the COVID-19 lockdown, after Into the Forest last year

5 Dec 2025 6:05 am
Called by the cult | Review of The Cost of a Promised Afterlife by Priyamvada Mehra

Mehra offers an intimate look at what happens when a godmans unchecked power takes root in a family

5 Dec 2025 6:00 am
Column | Canine comeback

FromThe FriendtoGood Boy, this year Hollywood has put dogs at the centre of many stories

5 Dec 2025 6:00 am
Could unregulated use of alternative medicines be causing kidney disease in Telangana?

While a scientific link is yet to be established, doctors are raising concerns about the increasing number of patients who are consuming alternative medicines with no prescriptions, alongside the widespread problem of quackery

5 Dec 2025 6:00 am
Mahayutigave financial and intellectual bankruptcy: Congress

Congress State party chiefHarshwardhanSapkalaccuses the ruling alliance offailingfarm relief, jobs, and transparency; flags irregularities in local polls and rising corruption.

5 Dec 2025 5:52 am
Norris says he won't ask Piastri to move over if needed in F1 title decider

Norris has a 12-point lead over Verstappen going into Sunday's (December 7, 2025) race, with Piastri four points further back

5 Dec 2025 5:45 am
Arsenal extend Premier League lead, Chelsea beaten at Leeds

Liverpool needed a late Nordi Mukiele own-goal to avoid another damaging defeat at home in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland, while Aston Villa climbed up to third after a 4-3 victory at Brighton.

5 Dec 2025 5:45 am
Sevilla stadium partially closed after fans throw objects in derby

The disciplinary committee also imposed a 45,000 euro ($52,461) fine on the club following the incident, which delayed the match for 15 minutes when objects were hurled from behind the Fondo Norte goal

5 Dec 2025 5:17 am
Title defence in Lucknow boosts GayatriTreesa's push back to world top 10

The two-time All England semifinalists opened 2025 in promising fashion, reaching the All England quarterfinals and then the Swiss Open semifinals

5 Dec 2025 5:16 am
Motor racing-Toyota to become title sponsor of Haas F1 team

The U.S.-owned team, who use Ferrari engines and also have close ties with Maranello, said they would be rebranded as TGR Haas F1 from 2026

5 Dec 2025 5:06 am
Norris faces nerve-shredding three-way scrap to claim maiden title

After two weekends of self-inflicted setbacks, championship leader Norris and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri need an error-free event to ensure Red Bulls number one cannot complete a spectacular end-of-season recovery in glorious style

5 Dec 2025 4:58 am
Ravindra, Latham tons put New Zealand in command of West Indies Test

Ravindra and Latham put on 279 for the third wicket before Latham was out for 145; Ravindra followed soon after for 176

5 Dec 2025 4:57 am
Ashes second Test: Roots maiden century in Australian soil lifts England

Root finally checked off one of the few milestones missing from his impressive cricket CV with an unbeaten 135 on December 4

5 Dec 2025 4:19 am
5 Dec 2025 3:54 am
Presidents rule would have been imposed in West Bengal had we not gone ahead with SIR says Mamata

Without making a direct reference to MLA Humayun Kabir who was suspended by the Trinamool Congress earlier in the day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that traitors take BJPs money to stoke communal tensions in Murshidabad

5 Dec 2025 3:12 am
My name is Samrat Choudhary, not bulldozer: Bihar Dy CM

Crackdown on illegal encroachments as per the instructions of the court

5 Dec 2025 2:49 am
5 Dec 2025 2:10 am
News from the world of Education: December 5, 2025

Information on admissions, scholarships, new courses, research studies and other events at schools and colleges

5 Dec 2025 1:37 am
Celebrating fisherwomen without hearing their voices

A recent event in Mumbai highlighted how deeply the gender imbalance persists, even in spaces meant to celebrate women

5 Dec 2025 1:36 am
Parliament approves Bill to levy higher excise duty on tobacco

The provisions of the Bill will come into effect once the GST compensation cess, which is currently levied on tobacco, comes to an end

5 Dec 2025 12:58 am
Delhi nursery admissions: application window opens; Dec. 27 last date

According to the admission schedule notified by the Directorate of Education, the first list will be put out on January 23 and the second list on February 9; the process will conclude on March 19

5 Dec 2025 12:23 am