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"I think it's a gain for us, we will have more startups....": EAC-PM Chair
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
S Mahendra Dev, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), on Saturday said that India with its push for Viksit Bharat by 2047 could gain by the move by United States to impose a steep USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications and that country will ha
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Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal to lead Indian delegation to
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Days after positive discussions were held on various aspects of the trade deal during Assistant US Trade Representative Brendan Lynch's visit to India, a delegation led by Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal is visiting the United States for meetings with the US side.
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US carries out a strike on Venezuelan ship for trafficking illicit narcoti
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The announcement, late on Friday, came as Venezuela accused the US of waging an "undeclared war" in the Caribbean and called for a United Nations probe into the strikes.
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US' H-1B fee move can have ripple effects on American innovation system, w
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Indian IT industry body Nasscom has expressed concerns following the White House's September 19 announcement of a new USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, calling the move potentially disruptive to global business continuity and the innovation ecosystem in the United States.<
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UK: Four arrested after nightclub shooting in Birmingham
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Birmingham Police said a 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a nightclub shooting on Bristol Street where four people were injured. The area was cordoned off, and motorists were advised to avoid it, the force posted on X.
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"70% of H-1B visa holders are Indians," says Visa consultant Bikram Chabha
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Bikram Chabhal, president of AVIC, said Trump's decision to raise the H-1B visa fee to USD 100,000 will heavily impact Indians, who form 70% of holders. He warned companies may struggle to pay, but added India could benefit if skilled workers return home.
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Portugal to officially recognise Palestinian state ahead of UNGA conferenc
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Portugal has announced it will officially recognise the State of Palestine on Sunday, just ahead of a major high-level conference on Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Al Jazeera reported
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US ends Temporary Protected Status for Syrians, orders departures within 6
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The US ended Temporary Protected Status for over 6,000 Syrians, giving them 60 days to leave or face deportation. Homeland Security said conditions in Syria no longer justify protection, while critics warned the move forces migrants back to unsafe conditions and hurts US employers relying on
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Tech giants urge H-1B holders to stay in US after Trump's visa overhaul, a
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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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Citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accuse Pakistan of failing to crush militan
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, protesters carried banners and placards with anti-terror slogans, demanding urgent intervention from the government and security institutions to restore peace. Organisers described the gathering as a "public referendum" against terrorism, underlining the com
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"He is keen on scoring a self-goal": Former diplomat KP Fabian on Trump's
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Former diplomat KP Fabian criticised US President Donald Trump's order raising H-1B visa sponsorship fees to USD 100,000, calling it "an atrocity and unnecessary." He warned it would hurt Indians and the American economy, saying Trump was "keen on scoring a self-goal."
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"What greater gift for Modi?": AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj's jibe after US i
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
After the United States imposed a USD 100,000 fee for H1B visa applications, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and party's Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, saying that US president Donald Trump has given a "gift" to India by sending people ba
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