US Senator Tim Sheehy, a Montana Republican, has introduced a Senate bill seeking a three-year pause on new H-1B visas and to codify the Trump administration's $100,000 fee per petition, which a federal court recently struck down. Sheehy argued the US should not issue visas that undercut American workers. The H-1B programme is heavily used to hire skilled Indian professionals.
Five people were killed in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district on Saturday when their car skidded off the road and plunged into a dam reservoir, police said. The crash happened around noon near Bhilkhedi junction, on the boundary of Pachore and Khujner police stations, when the vehicle lost control approaching a culvert. Police suspect they were trying to avoid an animal or vehicle.
Ukrainian attacks on holiday camps in the partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region killed 11 people, including four children, Moscow-installed officials said Saturday, with 16 wounded. Ukrainian authorities in the northeastern Sumy region said a Russian drone strike killed three. The strikes followed a major Russian assault near Kyiv on Friday that killed at least 10 and wounded around 100 in the four-year war.
IDFC First Bank reported a net profit of ₹1,075 crore for Q1 FY27, more than doubling from a year earlier, helped by strong business growth, improved asset quality and tighter cost management. Its net interest margin rose to 5.96% from 5.71% a year ago, a 25 basis-point gain. The lender said asset quality held up across retail, rural and SME books.
Venezuela has formally notified the United Nations of its 'irrevocable' decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia said. The ICC has run a multi-year investigation into members of Venezuela's armed forces and other officials. Plasencia, posting on X, alleged the court shows 'geographical bias', disproportionately targeting Global South nations in Africa and Latin America.
The UN General Assembly voted on Friday to extend Volker Turk's term as high commissioner for human rights by four years, overriding opposition from the United States, Russia and Israel. The renewal passed 144 to 10, with 13 abstentions, and takes effect on October 12. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had proposed keeping Turk in the post for a second term.
Southern China has evacuated more than 20,000 people and suspended rail services as Typhoon Noul approaches, with flights cancelled in Hong Kong. The storm is forecast to make landfall along the coast from Hong Kong to Guangdong province between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, the National Meteorological Center said, which issued an orange alert, the second-highest in its four-tier warning system.
Aneesh Mohan, 43, a geologist killed in a landslide at a tunnel construction site in Sikkim, was cremated at his home in Pampady near Kottayam on Saturday evening. Members of the public paid their respects, and Kerala Water Resources Minister Mons Joseph paid homage for the state government. His body was flown from Sikkim via Kolkata and Kochi with government help.
Malaysia is poised to return to Formula 1, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim saying an official announcement will come on Sunday. Sepang International Circuit is expected to host the relocated Bahrain Grand Prix on October 2-4, its first F1 race since 2017, after the Middle East conflict forced Bahrain's cancellation. The deal, agreed in principle, still awaits FIA approval.
Pakistan fielded six players instead of the permitted five in a Hockey 5s match against India on Friday, and umpires penalised the error by sending off two players. Reduced to three on the field, Pakistan lost 7-3 to India. The Pakistan Hockey Federation has sought an explanation from the team management, which blamed miscommunication between players and coaches during the game.
Contract workers of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams protested outside the TTD Administrative Building in Tirupati on Saturday, demanding the minimum monthly wage be raised to ₹26,000. CITU state vice-president Kandarapu Murali said the temple body must improve pay for staff serving thousands of daily pilgrims. The union also sought darshan access, prasadam entitlement and job security, warning of a stronger agitation.
Apple is lobbying to use Chinese memory chips in products sold outside the US to cut costs, while supplier Micron Technology is pushing to block it, the Wall Street Journal reported. CEO Tim Cook pitched Trump and officials including Howard Lutnick and Scott Bessent on sourcing from China's CXMT and YMTC. The clash pits two of Trump's priorities against each other.
President Droupadi Murmu, visiting Bucharest, on Saturday told a reception of the Indian community that the diaspora in Romania are true representatives of the country whose achievements aid India's progress. She called people-to-people ties the strongest pillar of India-Romania relations and saw scope to widen cooperation in defence, renewable energy, digital technology, education, research and healthcare, praising Indian professionals' economic contribution.
Filmmaker Chuck Russell, who directed the 1994 hit The Mask and horror titles A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and The Blob, has died at 74. His wife, actor Ania Zeyne, said he died on July 22 at his San Diego-area home; the cause is unknown. Russell also directed Eraser and The Scorpion King. Jim Carrey paid tribute.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard naval forces fired on four vessels in the southern Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, apparently to force them to stop or change course. State broadcaster IRIB said the ships were using an 'illegal and unsafe route' but named neither the vessels nor their nationalities. There was no immediate word on damage amid rising Iran-US tensions.
India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has busted two gold-smuggling syndicates at Mumbai airport, seizing 15.764 kg of foreign-origin gold worth ₹23.63 crore and arresting eight. In 'Operation Sky Vault', officers recovered 12 kg of gold bars hidden aboard a flight from Addis Ababa. 'Operation Midas Mop' netted 3.76 kg of gold dust from a Dubai flight, with cleaning staff among the accused.
At least 35 people were killed and several injured when two passenger buses collided in central Syria on the Damascus-Deir ez-Zor highway, between Palmyra and Al-Sukhnah, Al Jazeera reported. One bus was carrying security-forces members and the other civilians, the Interior Ministry said. Helicopters flew the injured to Homs Military Hospital. Officials said early signs point to speeding or driver fatigue.
The United States is facing its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, official data released Friday showed. The CDC has recorded 2,318 confirmed cases so far in 2026, surpassing 2025's record 2,289 cases and three deaths, two of them young children. Officials blame falling vaccination rates and rising vaccine distrust. The last comparable year was 1991, when 9,643 cases were reported.
Bengaluru's Sampigehalli police have registered a sexual harassment case and are searching for an unidentified man after a viral video showed a woman passenger and a BMTC bus driver confronting him over alleged molestation on a moving bus on Friday. The clip claimed the man had been boarding buses on the Hebbal-Manyata route and inappropriately touching women. An FIR has been filed.
Indian rower Lakshay, who with Ujjwal Kumar Singh won India's first World Rowing Cup gold in Lucerne last month, has been provisionally suspended by NADA after testing positive for the banned steroid stanozolol. The Tribune reported the out-of-competition sample was collected in Pune on May 25. If upheld, he could face a four-year ban and the historic gold could be stripped.