Nasscom, Indian IT’s biggest trade body, has said that the proposed shift in the H-1B visa selection process from a lottery system to one weighted by salary levels will harm innovation and weaken competitiveness by disadvantaging small businesses, research institutions and early-career international graduates. In a statement on the proposed rule, Nasscom highlighted that maintaining…
Saudi Arabia proposes up to five years jail and SR10 million fine for banned pesticides/Representative Image Saudi Arabia is taking a firmer stance against banned and counterfeit pesticides, with a draft regulation proposing jail terms, hefty fines, and strict enforcement measures. The new rules aim to protect public health, the environment, and agriculture, while giving…
Bangladesh unrest (File photo) Bangladesh reported another lynching of a man named Amrit Mondal over an extortion allegation, only days after the killing of worker Dipu Chandra Das that sparked widespread criticism over the lack of safety to the minority community in the South Asian nation.Police said they rushed to the spot after receiving information…
NEW DELHI: Members of the right wing outfit Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad a staged protest outside a Bareilly church during Christmas eve, alleging that the Hindu religion had been portrayed in objectionable manner.A video of right wing group members reciting ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in protest outside the church in the presence of police surfaced…
Industrialist Sunjay Kapur passed away this year in June. Sunjay was married to Karisma Kapoor and the duo got divorced in 2016. Sunjay had two children with Karisma – Samaira and Kiaan. This is their first Christmas without their father who they seem to be missing, and hence both of them were seen wearing jersey’s…
Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has once again made headlines after claiming that he has gifted Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez a new house in Beverly Hills as a Christmas present. In a letter written on Wednesday as per IANS, Sukesh expressed his love for the actor and detailed what he described as an extravagant gift.Addressing Jacqueline as…
BENGALURU: A 28-year-old tenant allegedly set ablaze a 45-year-old grocery shop owner after she refused his proposal to marry her daughter, around midnight Tuesday at Bhovi Colony in Basaveshwaranagar. Geeta is currently undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital and is critical, police said.Police are are searching for the suspect, Muttu Abhimanyu, who ran a tea stall…
NEW DELHI: India tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile called K-4, which is designed to hit targets 3,500-km away, from the nuclear-powered submarine INS Arighaat in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday.There was no official word from the defence ministry on the missile test conducted off the coast of Visakhapatnam from the 6,000-tonne INS Arighaat, which…
BENGALURU: Police in Bengaluru say the killing of a 39-year-old bank manager by her estranged husband was planned several months in advance.The accused, a 40-year-old software engineer identified as Balamurugan, is alleged to have procured an illegal pistol months before the attack and carried a knife as a backup to ensure the murder was carried…
Krishnagiri: Now that the state govt has commenced the process to acquire 2,980 acres in Hosur and Shoolagiri taluks for the proposed international airport in the district, framers from 12 villages in these two taluks are planning to meet chief minister M K Stalin to convey their opposition to the project.The farmers said the Airport…
