Microsoft has urged its employees on H-1B and H-4 visas to return to the US immediately before the Trump administration’s September 21 deadline, after which companies will be required to pay $100,000 per year for each H-1B worker visa. According to an internal email reviewed by Reuters, the software giant has also advised those already…
NEW DELHI: Counter Intelligence Kashmir on Saturday carried out searches at multiple locations across seven districts of the Valley in connection with an ongoing terror-related investigation.Officials said the coordinated operation covered eight locations in Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kupwara, Handwara, Pulwama and Shopian.The searches were conducted under warrants obtained from a competent court.The raids come months…
NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Friday said it expects Riyadh to be mindful of mutual interests and sensitivities in keeping with the “wide-ranging strategic partnership, which has deepened considerably in the last few years”.The statement by MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal followed media queries on the issue. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan this week formalised their…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday trashed a petition against the Karnataka government’s invite to Booker prize winner author Banu Mushtaq as chief guest for the Mysuru Dasara festival at Chamundeshwari temple. Dismissing its claim that participation of a “non-Hindu would hurt religious sentiments”, the court said in a secular country, there can be no discrimination…
Piyush Goyal (File photo) DUBAI: After the UAE, government is looking at trade pacts with individual countries in West Asia, instead of the earlier plan for an agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council, commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said Friday.“The agreement with the UAE has been the most successful trade agreement so far. The…
Gracie Hunt shared a life update with her boyfriend.(Image via courtesy of The Kansas City Chiefs/Sydney Schneider) The Kansas City Chiefs’ heiress and billionaire, Gracie Hunt, has been pretty open about her new relationship with Derek Green, the son of former Chiefs quarterback Trent Green. While the Kansas City Chiefs are on a losing streak,…
MUMBAI: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is developing a reactor that will help more than double the endurance levels of Indian Navy‘s next-generation submarines.Confirming the development, a Barc scientist said on condition of anonymity – as the project is top secret – that the new reactor is “being developed for the S-5 class nuclear-powered ballistic missile…
Axar Patel’s horror moment (Screengrabs) Team India player Axar Patel endured a forgettable moment in the field during India’s Asia Cup 2025 clash against Oman at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The all-rounder lost his balance while attempting a catch, dropped it, and hurt himself in the process, leaving the ground…
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Friday strongly defended India’s participation in the Zapad 2025 military drills in Belarus, lashing out at Western criticism and cautioning the European Union against trying to dictate terms to sovereign states.“I would like to say that I would prefer not to comment on the relationships between third countries,…
The Indian Embassy in Nepal on Friday advised Indian citizens to exercise caution while visiting the country. The embassy noted that the situation in Nepal had “improved considerably” in the past week but urged travellers to remain alert and follow future advisories and updates. “Indians travelling to Nepal are advised to exercise due caution and…
