Richest MP Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar becomes Union Minister

IANS | June 9, 2024 11:41 PM

Amaravati/New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party's Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, the NRI doctor who took oath as Union Minister of State in the third PM Narendra Modi government on Sunday, is a first-time MP and the richest with declared family assets of more than Rs 5,705 crore.

Indian student's death in US possibly linked to Blue Whale suicide game

IANS | April 20, 2024 7:42 AM

Washington, April 20 (IANS) In a grim first for Indians studying in US colleges and universities, a first-year student took his own life in March while playing, it is understood, a macabre online game of dares called the "Blue Whale Challenge", which has also been called the "suicide game".

Overseas care workers can no longer bring dependants to UK

IANS | March 11, 2024 8:06 PM

London, March 11 (IANS) As part of the UK government's plan to bring down unsustainable levels of legal migration and tackle visa abuse, overseas care workers coming to the country will now be restricted from bringing dependants, starting from Monday itself.