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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against two accused in connection with alleged illegal human trafficking from India to the United States via the so-called ‘dunki’ route.The accused have been identified as Sunny, a resident of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, and Shubham Sandhal from Peeragardhi in Delhi. They were arrested in July, around three months after the main accused, Gagandeep Singh of Tilak Nagar in Delhi, was held. As alleged, Gagandeep Singh charged about ₹45 lakh per person on the pretext of arranging…

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions.A few days ago I talked to Ava, an Indiana fifth-grader, on the phone.I mean the phone phone — Ava’s dad recently installed a landline for her, and she chatted with me using the handset, sitting in her family’s upstairs hallway. “I’m holding it in my hand up to my ear and it’s connected to a base,” she told me, an explanation that would have seemed unnecessary a few decades ago but that is needed now.Unlike on a FaceTime call, “I’m just…

Retirement years can bring new adventures and cultural experiences, especially for those who choose to relocate abroad.The new 2025 Global Retirement Index highlighted Norway as the best country for retirees. The report evaluated 44 developed states on a variety of factors, including affordability, healthcare, and overall retirement security. “Norway has regained the top position in the 2025 Natixis Global Retirement Index, driven by its strong performance in health outcomes, low unemployment, and high income equality,” the Global Retirement Index revealed, adding that the country has ranked in the top three every year since 2012. The Nordic country had a strong showing…

We all worry about keeping our homes clean, but some of the dirtiest spots are the ones we least expect. From kitchen counters to remote controls, everyday items can harbour a surprising amount of germs. Dr Manan Vora, orthopaedic surgeon and sports and exercise medicine specialist, shares in his September 29 Instagram post, 5 things in your home that are actually dirtier than your toilet seat. (Also read: Orthopaedic surgeon warns ‘garba nights see most ligament injuries’; shares simple tips to avoid them this Navratri ) Is your home clean? 5 items harbouring more germs than your toilet seat revealed.…

When President Trump came into office, he promised to fuel an economic boom with a magic bullet: tariffs. They’re taxes added to a wide range of imports. And money is coming in, more than $30 billion a month so far. Eight months into Trump’s second term, it’s unclear what the larger impact of these tariffs will have on the economy. Despite that, the president keeps promising to roll out new ones. NPR’s chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley explains. 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube and never miss an episode🎧 Prefer audio? Listen anywhere you find podcasts❤️ Get sponsor-free episodes

In recent days, coordinated attacks on Nigeria’s nationhood have swept across social media, blogs and television outlets, alleging a so-called “Christian genocide”. These attacks, driven by foreign actors, mischaracterise Nigeria’s domestic conflicts, ignore its complexities and manipulate longstanding ethnic and resource-based tensions to advance sectarian agendas.One of the figures driving this propaganda is American comedian and television host Bill Maher, who used his show to deliver a sensationalised account alleging the systematic slaughter of Christians in Nigeria. “I’m not a Christian, but they are systematically killing the Christians in Nigeria. They’ve killed over 100,000 since 2009. They’ve burned 18,000 churches.…

The second-seeded American reached her first semifinal since the French Open in June.Published On 2 Oct 20252 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareCoco Gauff put down a spirited challenge from 66th-ranked Eva Lys to earn a 6-3 6-4 victory in Beijing on Thursday and reach the China Open semifinals for a second successive year.Gauff, who is bidding to become the first woman to win back-to-back titles at the WTA 1000 event, had battled through three-setters in the previous two rounds and had to overcome stiff resistance from the German.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of list“I’m happy with…

When Georgia State University professor G. Sue Kasun taught a new course this summer, she used generative artificial intelligence to help her brainstorm. Kasun, a professor of language, culture and education, teaches current and future language educators. And she used Gemini — Google’s generative AI chatbot — to come up with ideas for readings and activities for a course on integrating identity and culture in language education. “There were suggestions of offering different choices like having students generate an image, having students write a poem. And these are things that I could maybe think of but we have limits on…

It’s time to master the viral heatless curls hack before your next vacation: Cordless curling irons and hair straighteners are now banned from checked luggage as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continues to place limits on highly flammable lithium battery-powered devices.Cordless styling tools that use gas cartridges, butane, lithium metal, or lithium-ion batteries can now only be transported in carry-on bags, according to updated TSA guidelines. If the TSA finds one in your checked bag, it will confiscate it and give it to the airline as a “hazmat item,” the agency said on X in August. TSA has also outlined…

A man from El Salvador was stopped for allegedly driving a landscaping truck through federal parkland. A Honduran man was pulled over when police said he ran a stop sign as his family left a local park. A Jordanian man was detained while working in a food truck on the National Mall during a crackdown on unlicensed vendors.President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal law enforcement officers in August across Washington — intended, officials said, to lower crime — transformed what was one of the largest sanctuary cities in the country into a test case for Immigration and Customs Enforcement as…