A sudden spike in H-1B visa fees has thrown the Indian IT sector into uncharted waters. Investors are recalculating risks as a key cost pillar—the US-bound talent pool—faces unprecedented charges, potentially reshaping the profitability of India’s software exporters.US President Donald Trump announced that new H-1B visas will now attract an annual fee of $100,000. A…
Abhishek Sharma, Haris Rauf in heated face-off (Screengrab) The India-Pakistan Asia Cup Super Four clash in Dubai delivered yet another spicy moment when Abhishek Sharma and Haris Rauf locked horns in the middle, forcing the umpire to intervene. The incident unfolded in the fifth over of India’s chase. Shubman Gill, already looking in fine touch,…
State Bank of India (SBI) has bolstered its footprint in Tamil Nadu with the inauguration of 14 new branches, two Home Loan centres, two modern Rural Self Employment Training Institutes, and 110 Gram Panchayat camps, a press release said on Sunday.SBI Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, during his visit to the bank’s local head office in…
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill slap Shaheen Afridi with fiery exchanges (Screengrabs) The India-Pakistan Asia Cup Super Four clash in Dubai erupted with early drama as India’s openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill both went after Pakistan’s premier fast bowler Shaheen Afridi — with the bat and with words. The fireworks began on the very first…
Bengaluru: “Traffic chokes, roads crumble, kids plead for non-bumpy rides and hurdle-free commute — Mahadevapura is crying out. But why are MLA (BJP) Manjula Limbavali and Bangalore Central MP PC Mohan silent?”Bombarded by criticism from netizens and facing growing public anger over crumbling infrastructure in the city’s tech corridor that falls in Mahadevapura assembly constituency,…
NEW DELHI: Popular singer Zubeen Garg will be cremated with full state honours on September 23 at a village near Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.The decision to cremate Garg at Kamarkuchi NC village was taken during a cabinet meeting, considering the family’s wish that his last rites be performed at…
Abhishek Sharma hit Shaheen Afridi for a first-ball six during the Asia cup match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) India’s chase in the Asia Cup Super Four clash against Pakistan got off to a fiery start on Sunday when Abhishek Sharma hit the very first…
NEW DELHI: At least one person died and eight others were injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker store room in Odisha’s Boudh district on Sunday, police said.The incident took place around noon at a firecracker godown at Jiakata-Chhatrapur under Purunakatak police limits in Harabhanga block of the district.The blast was so powerful that…
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday urged the state government to preserve popular singer Zubeen Garg‘s paternal home in Jorhat town, and institute an award in his memory to encourage new talent.Gogoi also appealed for a statue of the cultural icon, who had died while swimming in the sea in Singapore on Friday, to…
New H-1B visa fee applies only to new applicants A new $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas, set to take effect Sunday, will not apply to existing holders re-entering the US, a White House official confirmed.The clarification comes after concerns were raised by immigration lawyers and companies over whether the executive order signed by President…
