Indian student critical after accident in US, MEA pushes for urgent visa

The Ministry of External Affairs has taken up with the United States a request for an urgent visa by the family of an Indian student who is battling for life following a road accident in......

Want A US Visa? Pray to Lord Hanuman!

As the US gets tougher with visas, the prayers of US-bound devotees in India are getting more fervent, and their purse strings looser.Called Visa Hanuman temples (there are half a dozen all over......

Rana joined 26/11 plot in 2005, facilitated Headley's Indian visa: NIA

Tahawwur Hussain Rana became part of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks conspiracy in 2005 as a member of Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami and was closely engaged with......

Jitendra Awhad reaches Maha assembly in handcuffs, here's why

Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar MLA Jitendra Awhad arrived in handcuffs at the Vidhan Bhavan complex in Mumbai on the first day of the Maharashtra legislature's budget session on......

US market a 'wild card' for Indian IT: Nasscom Prez

United States, the largest market for the $282 billion Indian IT sector, is a "wild card" for the industry, lobby grouping Nasssom's president Rajesh Nambiar said on Monday. Illustration: Dominic......

'30-40% Of H-1B Visas Cornered By Staffing Companies'

'If the Trump administration decides to put guardrails on H-1B visas, that will surely impact both US and Indian firms.' IMAGE: Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk -- who first came to the US on an......

E-commerce spend driving use of credit cards in non-metros, says Visa

With rising disposable incomes in cities beyond metros, the penetration of credit cards — and consequently, credit card spending — is growing at a much faster pace than in traditional......

Indian-origin tech firms corner 1/5th of H-1B visas

Indian-origin tech companies cornered a fifth of all H-1B visas issued by the US with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services leading the pack, an analysis of data from the US immigration department......

When Neil Mukesh Was Racially Screened In US

'They were not sure that I was of Indian origin as their stereotypical image of an Indian was that of a dark-skinned dude.' IMAGE: Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neil Nitin......

Why Ram Gopal Varma Was Ashamed After Watching Satya

'I've never seen Ramuji cry... even when his father passed away.''But after the special screening of Satya he was crying.' IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee and J D Chakravarthy in Satya. J D Chakravarthy,......

Conspiracy Theories Behind India's Win

Pakistani fans forget that Dubai was once Pakistan's home ground where they played all their international matches until Imran Khan became the country's prime minister. IMAGE: Virat Kohli......

England pacer Mahmood's India visa delayed

IMAGE: England bowler Saqib Mahmood is expected to miss the team's preparatory tour to Abu Dhabi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lancashire Cricket Men/X England pacer of Pakistani heritage, Saqib......

Day after Trump's order, NCAA bans transgender women from sports

The NCAA previously allowed transgender women to compete as long as they met testosterone limits on a sport-by-sport basis.   IMAGE: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning......

Satish-Aadya: Climbing rankings while embracing trials

Just 18 months after pairing up, the young mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath rise to World No 33.   IMAGE: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath......

New York here I come! Erigaisi receives US visa

Arjun Erigaisi gets US Visa for World Rapid and Blitz Championships IMAGE: The world No 4 Indian had appealed to the US Embassy on Friday to expedite the process of granting him the necessary......