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"Congress ignored all of India's potential": PM Modi slams license raj, fo
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed Congress' economic policies, saying that the party ignored India's potential.
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Tech giants urge H-1B holders to stay in US after Trump's visa overhaul, a
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid the looming implementation of US President Donald Trump's overhaul of the H-1B visa programme, tech giants Amazon and Microsoft on Saturday advised their foreign employees holding H-1B and H-4 visas to immediately return to the United States and urged the H-1B holders to stay in the
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"America's loss will be India's gain": ex-NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant sees
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former NITI Aayog CEO and ex-G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant hailed US President Donald Trump's H-1B visa overhaul as a potential boon for India's innovation ecosystem, asserting that the restrictive USD 100,000 fee per visa application will stifle US foreign talent inflows and redirect global br
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Trump says US seeks to reclaim Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump said Washington is working to reclaim Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base, citing its proximity to China's nuclear facilities. China urged respect for Afghan sovereignty, while Kabul reiterated opposition to foreign troops. Afghan analysts warned against force as Russia c
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France halts counterterrorism cooperation with Mali after envoy's arrest
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and expelled two Malian diplomats after Bamako arrested French envoy Yann Vezilier on coup-plotting charges. Mali accused him of working for French intelligence, which Paris called "unfounded." Ties have soured since Mali's military
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Spotlight on IT companies as Trump imposes USD 100,000 fee for H1B visas
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) issued a new presidential proclamation titled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" that introduces a major overhaul to the H-1B visa programme, imposing a steep USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, raising fre
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"Indian coaches as capable as foreign ones": AIFF President praises Khalid
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Senior men's national team head coach Khalid Jamil, senior women's national team head coach Crispin Chettri, U23 men's head coach Naushad Moosa, and U20 and U17 women's head coach Joakim Alexandersson provided detailed insights into their teams' preparations, strategies, and upcoming challen
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New visa programme will end foreign workers 'taking jobs from hard-working
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick lauded the Trump administration's recent overhaul in its visa programmes, announcing that these new visa programmes will ensure foreign workers provide "significant benefit" to the US by ending practices where they "take jobs from hard-working Ameri
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Trump Administration imposes USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Trump administration has announced a massive increase in H-1B visa fees, imposing a USD 100,000 annual charge that will fundamentally alter how American companies hire skilled foreign workers, particularly impacting Indian IT professionals who comprise the largest group of beneficiari
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India, Canada hold Pre-Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India and Canada held pre-Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi on Friday, led by Secretary (East) P Kumaran, while the Canadian side was led by Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison.
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Gulab Chand Kataria chairs meeting of Chandigarh Wetland Authority; propos
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Fourth Meeting of State Wetland Authority of Chandigarh was held on September 19 under the chairmanship of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria.
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Punjab Police busts narco-terror network, arrests two smugglers with 4 kg
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the Sri Muktsar Sahib Police, the accused were apprehended following sustained surveillance and intelligence inputs. A case has been registered, and further investigations are underway to trace the whole network, including both backward and forward linkages involved in the su
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