NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday slammed the central government after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to raise the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000, calling the foreign policy “weak.“Addressing a press conference, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that India is dependent on other nations for goods,…
NEW DELHI: The monsoon devastation in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 427 lives between June 20 and September 20, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Of these, 243 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning and lightning, while 184 fatalities occurred in road accidents during the same period. Public…
PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Saturday led a blistering Congress attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Donald Trump-led US administration announced a jaw-dropping $100,000 fee on H1-B visa applications – a move set to hit India’s tech talent hard. The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha revived…
Arvind Kejriwal (left), Rekha Gupta (agencies) NEW DELHI: Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday criticised the BJP‑led government over a spate of bomb threats received by Delhi schools, saying that despite the threats, “in a year, no one has been caught, nor has any action been taken.”Earlier in the day…
PM Modi in Bhavnagar, Gujarat (ANI) In a major push for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat‘, PM Modi on Saturday urged citizens to decrease dependency on other nations while opting for Made in India products“Duniya mein koi hamara bada dushman nahi hai. Agar hamara koi dushman hai toh woh hai dusre deshon par hamari nirbharta…,” he said while…
CUDDALORE: A 30-year-old woman was arrested on charges of pouring boiling oil on her husband, for not permitting her to go for work, at a village near Kattumannarkoil in Cuddaloren Wednesday. The arrested person, K Divya Bharathi, was booked under three sections of BNS after her husband, C Kannan, 41, lodged a complaint with police.Police…
BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Congress following controversial remarks by former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi and Congress leader Sam Pitroda.Malviya slammed the grand old party for its alleged “soft corner for Pakistan” and accused it of…
They may have started out by processing routine tasks for global majors, but Indian pharma GCCs have now become a magnet for talent and investment as tech advances throw up new opportunities.India is already called the ‘pharmacy of the world’ for manufacturing quality and affordable medicines. To be counted as a drugs powerhouse, it has…
PM Modi in Bhavnagar, Gujarat (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a roadshow in Bhavnagar on Saturday ahead of the ‘Samudra se Samriddhi’ event. During the event, he is set to lay the foundation stone for several development projects totaling over Rs 34,200 crore and deliver a keynote address.He will conduct an aerial survey…
A Gujarati woman was shot dead during a robbery attempt at her convenience store in Union County late Tuesday night. AHMEDABAD: A Gujarati woman was shot dead during a robbery attempt at her convenience store in Union County late Tuesday night.The victim was identified as Kiran Patel, 49, who ran DD’s Food Mart on South…
