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Victimisation of Chinese woman may affect bilateral ties, says HC

Unnecessary victimisation may "reflect in the bilateral relations", the Bombay high court said on Thursday while ordering the authorities to issue exit permit to a Chinese woman who was acquitted......

Saurabh Netravalkar And The H-1B Dream

The US needs to understand that it could potentially lose out on attracting several Netravalkars in the future if it curbs the influx of such industrious Indian immigrants, argues Vishal Menon.......

Indian-American couple jailed for forcing relative to work at gas station

A United States court has sentenced an Indian-American couple to prison for coercing their relative to work at their gas station and convenience store for over three years by bringing him to the......

No need to teach about riots, demolition in schools: NCERT chief

Rejecting accusations of saffronisation of school curriculum, National Council of Educational Research and Training's director has said that references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition......

Kerala bids farewell to 23 victims of Kuwait fire tragedy

Kerala on Friday said a tearful goodbye to most of the 23 victims from the state who died in the Kuwait fire tragedy -- one of the biggest incidents to ever affect the state's expatriate community......

H-1B visa renewal programme to start in Dec, Indians to benefit most

In a move that will benefit a significantly large number of Indian technology professionals, the US is set to begin a pilot programme for domestic renewal of certain categories of H-1B visas in......

Bill to reform H-1B, L-1 visa programme introduced in US Senate

A group of influential lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the US Senate to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes and usher in more transparency in the......

Wrong to assume that sacked H-1B staffers have to leave America within 60 days: USCIS

Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the federal agency for immigration services has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the......

Good news for those in US on business or tourist visa

The US has announced that individuals travelling to the country on a business or tourist visa - B-1 and B-2 - can apply for new jobs and even appear in interviews, but the prospective employees......

Grace period for retrenched H1-B workers to be extended to 180 days

A presidential advisory sub-committee has recommended the federal government to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs, from the existing 60 days to 180 days so that the......

How Zeenat Aman Became A Star

Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Zeenat Aman makes another memorable post on Instagram, and this time, she recounts how she became a star. It's a long story, and the actor breaks it......

Former Sri Lanka spinner arrested for match-fixing!

IMAGE: Former Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake was accused of trying to fix the matches in the 2020 edition of the Lanka Premier League. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Former Sri......

Under-19 team manager recounts harrowing experience

‘After we landed at Port-of-Spain, we had to take a charter flight to Guyana, but seven of our boys were stopped as they were not vaccinated. We tried to explain to the immigration officials......

Timeline: Novak Djokovic's Australian saga

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic, a vaccine sceptic, fuelled widespread anger in Australia last week when he announced he was heading to Melbourne for the Australian Open with a medical exemption from......

Australian government cancels Djokovic visa again

IMAGE: A relaxed looking Novak Djokovic practised his serves and returns with his entourage on an empty court at Melbourne Park on Friday. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Australia......

Australia rushes to file defence of Djokovic ban

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic has been confined to a hotel used to accommodate asylum seekers. Photograph: Reuters Australian authorities scrambled on Sunday to file a legal defence of their decision......

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