A 27-year-old postgraduate medical student was found dead inside a hotel room in Hyderabad’s Miyapur area, prompting police to register a murder case and launch an investigation. Police are also searching for a man who was reportedly with her at the hotel. The deceased has been identified as K Srijana, a resident of Sangareddy. She was pursuing her first-year postgraduate course in Paediatrics at a medical college in Ha

US visa social media screening has expanded to more nonimmigrant categories in 2026. Applicants may be asked to provide social media identifiers, while several visa groups are now instructed to keep profiles public or open for online-presence review. Social media has become an increasingly important part of U.S. visa screening, with the State Department expanding online-presence review to additional nonimmigrant visa categories in 2026. Most U.S. visa appl

US visa revocations have surpassed 250,000 since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to the State Department. The total includes cases involving criminal conduct, visa violations, fraud and about 2,300 revocations connected to birth tourism. The U.S. State Department says it has revoked more than 250,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, marking a major increase in immigration screening and post-issuance enforcem

EB-2 and EB-3 are major employment-based green card categories used by Indian professionals. Eligibility standards differ, while priority dates, labor certification and monthly Visa Bulletin cutoffs determine when applicants may move toward permanent residence. EB-2 vs EB-3 India is an important comparison for employment-based green card applicants because the two categories have different eligibility standards and can have different Visa Bulletin c

The EB-2 India green card backlog affects advanced-degree professionals and people of exceptional ability seeking permanent residence in the United States. Visa limits, high demand and priority-date cutoffs determine when applicants may move toward final approval. The EB-2 India green card backlog reflects the large number of applicants competing for a limited annual supply of employment-based immigrant visas. Applicants comparing employm

The US Visa Bulletin contains two important charts: Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing. Understanding how each works, how a green card priority date is compared with them and which chart USCIS permits applicants to use can help prevent filing mistakes. The U.S. Department of State publishes two key charts in its monthly Visa Bulletin: Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing. For applicants waiting in numerically limited employm

The Christa Pike execution case took an unexpected turn after the US Supreme Court cleared Tennessee to proceed with her September 30 execution, only for the state to later be unable to complete the lethal-injection procedure. Pike, 50, remains alive as fresh legal questions surround the failed attempt.  Court stay The legal battle intensified hours before Pike was scheduled to be executed at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution i

Elon Musk is returning to a formal Pentagon advisory role as part of Project Meridian, a new 120-day initiative designed to study how warfare could change over the coming decades. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the effort alongside a broader push to expand autonomous and robotic systems across the US military.  Future war Project Meridian will examine emerging battlefields, technologies and military capabilities rather tha

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sudden Portugal camp exit has created fresh uncertainty around the national team ahead of its UEFA Nations League match against Denmark. The 41-year-old captain confirmed his departure after speaking with Portuguese Football Federation president Pedro Proença and said he would explain his reasons later.  Dispute Ronaldo announced on September 30 that he had decided to leave Portugal’s training camp in Copenh

The Christa Pike execution was halted on September 30, 2026, after the Sixth Circuit granted a temporary stay. Tennessee asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the order as the legal fight over Pike’s death sentence continued. A federal appeals court temporarily halted the execution of Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, shortly before Tennessee was scheduled to put her to death by lethal injection. The intervention pr

Three residents of Gujarat who reportedly began a journey to the United States through an unauthorised migration route have gone missing in Ethiopia, leaving their families deeply concerned about their safety. The missing individuals have been identified as Rutvik Jansari from Mehsana, Mamta Chavda from Ahmedabad and Mayuri from Gandhinagar. The three, who are relatives, reportedly left Gujarat on September 20 after approaching agents who allegedly promised to arrange their journey

Gandhi Jayanti 2026 commemorates Mahatma Gandhi’s 157th birth anniversary and highlights his contribution to India’s independence movement. The article explores Gandhi Jayanti history, Satyagraha, non-violence, social reforms, celebrations and the global importance of the International Day of Non-Violence.

A Flydubai Dubai Tel Aviv flight emergency landing became a major aviation update after flight FZ1073 diverted to Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Airport following a reported cockpit incident. The aircraft landed safely, passengers received assistance, and officials confirmed the situation was not a hijacking. A second Flydubai flight was also diverted back to Dubai.   A Flydubai flight operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport i

Asian Games 2026 Day 12 turned into a memorable outing for India as compound archery delivered three gold medals and Neeru Dhanda added another shooting title. Lovlina Borgohain reached the boxing final, while Indian squash and tennis players also made progress. India compound archery gold medals lift tally to 10 India enjoyed one of its strongest days at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya as the compound archery contingent produced a remarkable run of

India may be considering stricter rules for children using social media, following concerns raised by the Supreme Court about minors’ access to online platforms. The Centre has been asked to examine whether statutory safeguards can be introduced for social media accounts operated by users below 18. Under the proposal being discussed, children below 18 could face restrictions on independently creating social media accounts, with measures such as parental consent and age verificatio

India specialty pharma zero tariff treatment will apply to qualifying medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients entering the United States under new Commerce Department rules. India is among 19 eligible jurisdictions as Washington prepares to apply a 100% Section 232 tariff to many covered patented drugs from September 29. Specialty drugs The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has defined several categories that can r

The EU Red Sea naval mission is facing renewed pressure as security risks around Bab al-Mandeb increase and merchant vessels seek more military escorts. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has urged member states to provide additional ships to Operation Aspides, warning that existing forces are insufficient. Aspides Operation Aspides was launched in 2024 to protect commercial shipping from attacks and other threats in the Red Sea and sur

OpenAI GPT-6.1 Astra will not launch as originally planned in October after internal safety evaluations found problems with how the model followed authorization boundaries and reported its actions to users. The decision highlights growing concern over increasingly autonomous AI systems. Safety tests OpenAI decided to shelve the planned release after internal testing raised concerns about the model’s behavior in complex autonomous tasks

A new dispute emerged over what Washington might offer Iran in exchange for concessions. Trump strongly denied a report that his administration had proposed sanctions relief and access to frozen Iranian funds. In a Truth Social post, he said he had offered Iran “nothing” and called the report false. The report, citing unnamed U.S. officials, said economic relief could be considered if Tehran took concrete steps to limit its nuc

The US-China 30-for-30 trade framework could lower tariffs on about $60 billion in two-way commerce, with each country identifying roughly $30 billion in non-sensitive imports. Farm goods, medical devices and consumer goods are included, but exact tariff rates and an implementation date remain unsettled. Tariff cuts Washington and Beij