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Biden admin eases H-1B visa rules, to benefit Indian IT professionals
Washington: The outgoing Biden administration has relaxed rules for H-1B visas that will make it easier for American companies to hire foreign workers with special skills and facilitate a smoother transition from…
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JNU students screen banned BBC documentary on Modi
New Delhi: Several students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday held the screening of a banned BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defying an advisory issued by the university administration…
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Congress demands Amit Shah’s apology for ‘Ambedkar remark’
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks in the Rajya Sabha during a debate on the Constitution show that the BJP and the RSS leaders have…
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Climate-risk atlas, district-level data collection: NHRC core advisory group suggestions
New Delhi: District-level data collection on climate change, creation of a “climate-risk atlas” and realigning of CSR subjects with environmental issues to re-focus from urban to rural areas are among the suggestions…
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Karnataka health minister to discuss ‘high-level’ probe with CM over maternal deaths
Belagavi: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday told the Legislative Council that he is in favour of a “high-level” probe into the recent maternal deaths in Ballari district. He also…
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TTD to erect model temple of Lord Venkateswara at Maha Kumbh Mela
Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the official custodian of world famous Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple here, will erect a model temple of the deity at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh during the…
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33 trips to Dubai and a suspended principal: A flight path of misconduct
A school principal from the state of Gujarat’s Surat has been suspended for making an astonishing 33 trips to Dubai within just two years, with many questions on professional ethical corrupt practices…
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Warring factions: SC orders status quo on management of Kerala churches
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed for maintaining status quo on the management and administration of churches in the dispute between Jacobite Syrian Church and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church factions…
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6,740 farmer suicides in Maharashtra under previous Mahayuti govt: LoP Danve
Nagpur: As many as 6,740 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra during the two-and-a-half years’ tenure of the first Mahayuti government, said Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the legislative council Ambadas Danve on…
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Aadhaar shouldn’t be mandatory for MGNREGA payment: Parliamentary Panel
New Delhi: A Parliamentary Panel has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry’s Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System (ABPS) for making payments under MGNREGA should not be made compulsory. In a report tabled…
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BJP lacks 2/3 majority for constitutional amendment: Tharoor on ‘One Nation…’ bills
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday, December 17, hit out at the government saying voting at the introduction stage of One Nation One Election bills in the Lok Sabha showed…
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One Nation One Election bills introduced in Lok Sabha after division of votes
New Delhi: Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery debate on Tuesday, December 17. Opposition parties dubbed the draft…
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NSA Doval in Beijeing to attend Special Representative talks China
Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, December 17, to take part in the India-China Special Representatives’ talks to be held on Wednesday aimed at restoring the bilateral…
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Bahrain-bound flight called back after fault, lands safely at Kochi
Kochi: There were anxious moments on Tuesday at the Cochin International Airport when a Bahrain-bound Air India Express flight, with over 100 people aboard, was called back, soon after take-off, when a…
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Delhi schools receive bomb threats again for fifth time in nine days
New Delhi: Bomb threats were received by a few schools in Delhi on Tuesday, making it the second such incident this week and the fifth in nine days in the national capital,…
