USCIS clarifies new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions filed outside the US. A new $100,000 fee for certain H-1B visa petitions takes effect today under a proclamation issued by President Trump. This additional payment requirement targets specific petitions filed for foreign workers seeking to enter the US under the H-1B visa programme.The US Citizenship…
NEW DELHI: A 4-year-old girl was kidnapped and allegedly assaulted sexually in Narela on Wednesday. Police arrested the accused in the case. He was identified as Rizwan, 25, a resident of Bawana. Police received a PCR call around 5:34pm on Dec 3 regarding the sexual assault of a minor in Bawana. “The minor was found…
What do the European Union and United States of America import from Russia? How does it compare to the India-Russia trade? US President Donald Trump may be irked with India’s oil trade with Russia, but the European Union and America continue to purchase Russian energy and commodities worth billions of euros and dollars, including liquefied…
At least 20 burnt alive as bus catches fire on Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway VIJAYAWADA: At least 20 people were killed after a private Kaveri Travels bus caught fire following a collision with a bike at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district early Friday.The bus, travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru with over 40 passengers on board, went…
Lucknow: The history of Awadh, from the arrival of the Nawabs until the 1857 First War of Independence, is being re-lived every evening these days with the recent revival of the light and sound show at the historic Residency. Organised by the tourism department every evening from 6 pm, the 45-minute show also tells the…
Sheeba Chaddha has opened up about her thoughts on parenting in the modern world, and her views are as candid as they are poignant. In a recent interview, the seasoned actor expressed deep concern over the state of the world and how it affects decisions around parenthood.‘I don’t think people should have kids now’Reflecting on…
NEW DELHI: For the first time post Covid, direct flights will finally resume between India and China very soon. Sources say while Chinese carriers can resume flights “from tomorrow”, Indian carriers need to do so some work before doing so. So India proposes to resume flights when airlines of both sides are able to do…
PATNA: In 2020, RJD and its mahagathbandhan (MGB) partners had come within sniffing distance of forming Bihar’s next govt. The difference in terms of seats with NDA was 12, but the gap in votes polled was just 11,150.Five years later, as Bihar heads into another high-wattage assembly election, Nitish Kumar remains the man to beat…
Students demand removal of VC Singh as Tezpur University exams postponed GUWAHATI: Expressing serious concern about the mental stress and anxiety faced by students due to the ongoing unrest at Tezpur University, which includes demands for the removal of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, the central university decided to cancel the end-semester exams that were…
Lucknow: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi has conferred Veteran Achievers Award on Honorary Captain and Subedar Ravindra Yadav of the 55 Engineer Regiment for his remarkable initiative to construct a 115-foot-long concrete bridge over Magai river in his native village Qayampur in Ghazipur district.The village had long suffered from isolation due to absence…
