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UK, Portugal, Canada set to recognise Palestinian state despite opposition from US
London: The UK, Canada and Portugal are expected to recognise a Palestinian state despite opposition from the US, after judging that Israel has not met conditions it set over the war in…
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Trump seeks Nobel prize for stopping 7 wars, including India-Pakistan
New York: US President Donald Trump repeated the claim that he solved the India-Pakistan conflict earlier this year with trade and asserted that he should get the Nobel Peace Prize for “ending…
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Indian Embassy in US issues emergency helpline amid H-1B visa fee
Washington: In a move that has set off alarm bells among Indian professionals, United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing an annual fee of $100,000 on H-1B visa applications.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after discovery of large WWII-era bomb
Hong Kong: Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Hong Kong overnight so experts could defuse a large US-made bomb left over from World War II that was discovered at…
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Telangana man alleges racism in viral post days before being shot dead by US police
Hyderabad: A LinkedIn post by a software engineer from Telangana, days before being shot dead by the United States police, is going viral, where he alleged racial discrimination in his workplace and…
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Video: Dutch MP removed from parliament for Palestinian flag blouse returns in watermelon top
The Hague: Dutch MP Esther Ouwehand, leader of the Party for the Animals (PvdD), was ordered to leave the House of Representatives on Thursday, September 20, after appearing in a blouse in…
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TCS 2nd in list of top H-1B beneficiaries after Amazon: USCIS data
New York: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the second-highest beneficiary with over 5,000 approved H-1B visas in 2025, after Amazon, according to federal data. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services…
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Trump hikes H1-B visa fee to USD 100,000 a year, Indian tech workers hit
New York: In a move that could adversely impact Indian professionals on visas in the US, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas…
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Iran rejects ‘unfair pressure’ as Europe pushes to restore UN sanctions
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran would not accept “political action and unfair pressure” over its nuclear program, warning such moves could escalate tensions. He insisted Iran has…
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US-led coalition kills top ISIS operative in Syria
Baghdad: The US-led coalition said its troops killed a top militant from the Islamic State group in central Syria early on Friday. The IS figure was described as in charge of planning…
