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H1B visa registration for FY2023 to begin on March 1: USCIS
Washington: The registration for the much sought-after H1B visa for the fiscal year 2023 will begin from March 1 and the successful applicants will be randomly selected and notified online by March…
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Israel passes peak of Omicron wave: Prime Minister
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that the country is beginning to see the end of the wave of the highly infectious Omicron variant. “We are seeing the beginning of…
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Kerala: RSS activist injured in blast
Kannur: A 40-year-old RSS activist was injured in a blast allegedly due to a country bomb, police said. Biju (40), an accused in the 2016 murder case of CPI(M) activist Dhanraj, lost…
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Union Budget: Expectations on changes in income tax slabs, rates
New Delhi: One of the most keenly awaited announcements in the union budget every year is related to personal taxation. In every budget income tax rates and slabs are reviewed. However, the…
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Kuwait hosts Arab FMs meeting to discuss regional, international issues
Kuwait City: Kuwait hosted the 156th consultative meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers to discuss regional and international issues. During a joint press conference with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Sunday, Kuwaiti…
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COVID lockdown hits pockets of middle-class, pushes them towards poverty
New Delhi: As the nation fought COVID through lockdowns, the impact they had on the pockets of the middle-class is immense. From losing jobs to having to change vocations to make ends…
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Communalism biggest threat to nation: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said that the biggest threat to the nation is the communal ideology that killed Mahatma Gandhi and called upon the people to take a…
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Tony, the kingpin of an international drug cartel in police net
Hyderabad: Tony, a kingpin of an international drug cartel has landed in the city police net. The Panjagutta police have taken his remand for 5 days. According to the sources Tony had…
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ECI to hold review meeting on ban on poll rallies, roadshows today
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a virtual review meeting to assess the situation on Monday when the ban on physical political rallies and roadshows for the upcoming…
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Nadal wins Australian Open for record 21st major title
Melbourne: Rafael Nadal got to 21 first, breaking the men’s record for most Grand Slam singles titles and doing it the hard way by coming back from two sets down to beat…
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Tax free work from home allowances for salaried employees likely in Budget
New Delhi: The upcoming Budget might increase the standard deduction. The figure could be doubled to Rs 1 lakh from the present Rs 50,000. Budget 2022 might also introduce tax-free work-from-home allowances…
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Speech to text: Relief for cops in Delhi, lodging FIR made easy
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Sunday introduced a phonetic keyboard system with Hindi voice typing facility that will most likely simplify the process of registering a First Information Report (FIR). This is…
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Kerala records 51,570 fresh Covid cases, 14 deaths
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Sunday recorded 51,570 fresh Covid cases, from 1,03,366 samples tested, and 14 more deaths, according to a statement from the sate Health Department. As many 5,27,362 people are under…
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Budget Session to start from Monday, see full schedule
New Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament starting Monday offers only a seventy nine and a half hours window for the government’s legislative agenda and for taking up issues of immediate public…
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If our warriors are not released, we will resort to bombing like Bhagat Singh: Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop Maharaj, a Hindutva leader and accused in the Haridwar Dharam Sansad case, has threatened to follow the path of Bhagat Singh and bomb the assembly, if the only two accused…
