US deports Indians staying illegally

The United States hired a chartered flight to deport Indian nationals who were staying in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security has said, noting that this has been done in......

Can't sack everyone: Mamata tells protesting doctors

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at R G Kar Hospital to end their fast-unto-death stir, stating that......

Bengal junior doctors call off 'cease work' after 42 days

Junior doctors protesting the rape-murder of a colleague at RG Kar hospital ended their 42-day 'cease work' on Friday, announcing partial resumption of duties in essential services after a march to......

Agitating docs continue 'cease work', seek fresh meet with Mamata

Junior doctors agitating over RG Kar murder early Wednesday said they will continue their sit-in and not join duty, despite the state appointing Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police chief,......

H-1B, L-1 visa fees to be hiked massively

The Biden administration has proposed a massive hike in immigration fees, including the much sought-after H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers, which is very popular among Indian tech......

Big relief for Indian IT as Biden administration removes H-1B visa curbs

Dept of Homeland Security vacates rule that would have redefined H-1B specialty occupations, curbed off site placement and raised employer compliance obligations. Illustration: Uttam......

Mandatory minimum pay hike for H-1B workers to be delayed

The Biden administration on Friday issued a formal notification to delay the implementation of the previous Trump regime's controversial rule to raise mandatory minimum pay for foreign workers on......

H-1B visas: Biden administration says lottery system to continue till Dec 31

The Biden administration has announced that it is delaying the H-1B policy of the previous Trump administration on allocation of the popular foreign work visas by continuing with the lottery system......

Govt spent Rs 14 cr to treat patients during CWG!

An RTI reply has revealed that the Government spent a whopping Rs 14 crores towards treatment of patients during the Commonwealth Games. The amount was spent on treatment of 3,665 patients, who......