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H1B lottery system has resulted in abuse, fraud: USCIS
Washington: The computerised drawing of lots devised to select successful H-1B applicants every year has resulted in abuse of the system and a sharp increase in fraudulent efforts, a federal agency said…
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Delhi Police lodges 2 FIRs over sexual harassment allegations against Brji Bhushan
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Friday registered two FIRs in connection with sexual harassment allegations levelled by women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. On the complaints…
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India’s foreign exchange reserves fall to $584.24 billion
New Delhi: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $2.164 billion to $584.248 billion for the week ending April 21, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.…
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Will be grossly misunderstood if I offer coffee to a political rival, says Sitharaman
Mumbai: Political discourse has deteriorated in the country, and there is a dearth of cordiality, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. Simple acts like offering a coffee to a political opponent…
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UK convicts couriers who smuggled £104M cash into Dubai in suitcases on flights
Abu Dhabi: A network of criminal cash couriers caught smuggling 104 million pounds (Rs 10,69,96,30,697) of suspicious money in suitcases from United Kingdom (UK) UK’s National Crime Agency said on Wednesday, April…
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Telangana: Regularisation of house plots under GO 58, 59 to be fast-tracked
Hyderabad: The cabinet sub-committee, chaired by ministers T Harish Rao, KT Rama Rao, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, and Srinivas Goud, on Friday directed officials to accelerate the process of regularisation of house plots…
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SC/ST scholarship scam: ED attaches Haridwar property of educational trust
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that they have attached an immovable property worth Rs 5.06 crore situated in Haridwar, belonging to Aarti Charitable Educational Trust which runs Amrit…
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Hyderabad: PCCF MC Pargaien reviews progress of road projects
Hyderabad: Telangana principal chief conservator of forests and nodal officer MC Pargaien on Friday conducted review meeting of the progress of processing of various road proposals under Forest Conservation (FC) Act. Nearly…
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Arrested former CNI bishop grossly misappropriated church properties: ED
Bhopal: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has found alleged “diversion” of crores of rupees and misappropriation of church assets as part of a money laundering probe against an arrested former…
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UNSC condemns Taliban’s call to ban Afghan women from working for UN
United Nations: The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the decision by the Taliban to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, calling on the de facto authorities…
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Decipher ancient wisdom, AP Governor tells Vedic varsity students
Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Friday called on the students of Sri Venkateswara Vedic University (SVVU) to decipher the ancient wisdom of the Vedas. Addressing the seventh convocation of…
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UAE: Sultan Al Neyadi becomes the first Arab to walk in space
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, has once again etched his name into the history books by becoming the first Arab astronaut to walk in space on Friday.…
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‘Are Dalits, backward classes beggars’, Bommai tears into Congress
Kalaburagi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday asked state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar does he think “Dalits and backward classes are beggars?” Reacting to Shivakumar’s statement that Lingayats and Vokkaligas are…
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Hyderabad: Vision screening camp for UoH Campus School students
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad Campus School recently organized a vision (eye) screening camp in association with the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UoH).…
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Conducting caste-based survey no crime, says Bihar CM
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reacted with exasperation over the opposition faced by the head count of caste’ underway in the state, saying that holding such a survey is…
