President Donald Trump’s decision to significantly increase the fee for H-1B visa has prompted an immediate reaction from business world, political leaders and more. The change in H-1B visa has also drawn attention of Canada’s political leadership and industry. Several business experts and industry expert in Canada have urged Canadian government to seize the moment…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader and former MP Vijay Kumar Malhotra passed away at AIIMS New Delhi on Tuesday morning, said a statement from the hospital. He was 93.Malhotra, a five-time Member of Parliament and two-time MLA from Delhi, was among the most prominent faces of the BJP and its predecessor, the Jan Sangh, in…
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Myanmar near the India border early Tuesday, with tremors felt in Manipur, Nagaland, and Assam.The quake occurred at 6.10am, about 27 km southeast of Ukhrul in Manipur, at a depth of 15 km. According to the national center for seismology (NCS), the epicentre was located at latitude…
NEW DELHI: In order to smoothen Lashkar-e-Taiba operations and ensure uninterrupted training in a new terrain, the Pakistani military has launched a “clean-up drive” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to neutralise Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cadre in Lower Dir district.The clean-up drive, launched in June this year, has not only resulted in the death of over two…
India has faced criticism for its flip-flop over the Gaza issue, like its decision to abstain from voting on a UNGA resolution for unconditional truce NEW DELHI: India’s developmental assistance of close to $80 million for Palestine in the past 11 years is almost double that of the amount that was given in the preceding…
Lawrence Bishnoi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Canada govt Monday listed Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate as a “terrorist entity”. The tag that follows Royal Canadian Mounted Police claims, not substantiated yet, that Bishnoi hired the killers of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar allows Canadian cops to prosecute offences committed by the gang pertaining to financing, travel and…
MUMBAI: Jiya Rai, 17, daughter of Indian Navy sailor Madan Rai from Navy Nagar in Colaba, became the first female para swimmer with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to successfully swim across the Catalina Channel in the US solo. She completed the 34-km swim in 15 hours, one minute and 43 seconds.The officials said in the…
Govt intrigued at Ladakh violence even after ‘unprecedented’ vikas NEW DELHI/LEH: As Ladakh grapples with an uneasy calm after violent protests claimed four lives, senior govt functionaries are intrigued at the way the violence erupted as they argue that the region, once at the margins of governance, has seen “unprecedented development” since being carved out…
EU ambassador to India Herve Delphin The 13th round of India-EU negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) this month was a missed opportunity, but the EU remains committed to concluding a “meaningful package” by the end of this year, EU ambassador to India Herve Delphin has said. India and the EU will hold another…
MEERUT: A man accused of murdering his first wife, father and mother to claim insurance worth Rs 50 crore has been arrested in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, after his fourth wife alerted police about a series of suspicious deaths in the family.Vishal Singhal, 37, had already received Rs 1.5 crore in claims and was attempting to…
