- World
USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee only for new petitions: Trump admin
New York: The Donald Trump administration has clarified that the new USD 100,000 fee for H-1B visas does not apply to current visa holders and is a one-time payment only for new…
- Photos
Photo: IND-W vs AUS-W: 3rd ODI
With a dozen catches dropped in three ODIs against Australia culminating to yet another series defeat, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday admitted miss chances were costing her side and it’s something…
- Bangalore
CM Siddaramaiah sets one month deadline to repair Bengaluru roads
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday set a deadline of one month for the officers of the civic agency to repair all the roads in the city. He warned that the…
- India
Complaint filed against Rahul, Sonia, Priyanka, Kharge over ‘anti-national’ statement
Lucknow: A complaint was filed in a court here on Saturday against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and five other senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka…
- World
Gen Z demands arrest of Nepal’s Ex-PM Oli over 19 protesters deaths
Kathmandu: The ‘Gen Z’ group on Saturday demanded the arrest of deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli and then home minister Ramesh Lekhak over their alleged role in a shootout that…
- India
Researcher found dead at IIT-Kharagpur, fifth suspected case of suicide this year
Kolkata: The body of a researcher was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room in IIT-Kharagpur on Saturday, in the fifth suspected case of suicide at the premier institute this…
- India
USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee triggers panic among Indians in US
New York: Widespread panic, confusion and concern gripped Indians in the US on H-1B visas on Saturday hours after US President Donald Trump’s order to impose a staggering USD 1,00,000 fee on…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh to be single-use plastic free by June 2026
Macherla: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the state will be made single-use plastic-free by June 2026. Addressing people in Palnadu district, Naidu noted that the government has…
- World
Full implications being studied: India on restrictions on H-1B visas
New Delhi: India on Saturday said the Trump administration’s new restrictions on H1B visa programme are likely to have humanitarian consequences and hoped that the “disruptions” would be addressed suitably by the…
- Delhi
Delhi HC acquits rape accused, says ‘victim’ consciously consented
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has acquitted a rape accused, saying the alleged victim had “consciously consented” for having physical relations with him and her consent was not on account of…
- India
Gujarat: Woman forced to dip hands in boiling oil to prove fidelity
Mehsana: A 30-year-old woman in Gujarat’s Mehsana district suffered severe burn injuries after her sister-in-law and three others allegedly forced her to dip her hands in a pot of boiling oil to…
- Hyderabad
US H-1B visa fee hike shows Centre’s ‘failure’ says Asadussin Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday lashed out at the Centre over the steep hike in US H1B visa fee, saying it is a “failure” of the union government that if…
- India
Gurugram: VHP calls for closure of meat, fish shops for Navratri
Gurugram: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Gurugram, has submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner requesting that all meat and fish shops operating in the district be closed immediately ahead of Navratri…
- India
Maharashtra: VHP issues diktat for garba; entry based on Aadhaar details
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday, September 20, said only Hindus should be given entry to ‘garba’ events marking Navratri and advised organisers to check the Aadhaar card of entrants for…
- Business
Amid H-1B visa hike, Nasscom urges workers to return within 24 hours
New Delhi: Nasscom has urged its member companies to urgently get their H-1B employees who are currently outside America, to return to the US, amid the tight one-day countdown to visa fee…
