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H-1B Visa new rules: India's 'friend' Trump wants to keep Indians out

A temporary ban on H-1B visa was already there till the end of this year but now it seems that the administration has issued a complete overhaul on the foreign nationals, ensuring that the system was no longer gamed by companies, w1hich continued to pay lesser than the annual average salary paid to US workers, thereby undercutting jobs from them.

Oct 8, 2020

Minor girl set ablaze for resisting rape by employer; accused arrested

According to the victim's family, the girl joined as domestic help after the accused's family had approached her mother a few months ago. The girl's family was facing serious financial crisis due to the lockdown.

Oct 7, 2020

Fact-check: No, Andhra Govt is not starting casinos to cover revenue shortfall [details]

The Andhra Pradesh tourism department has debunked the claims that it is exploring the feasibility of floating casinos off the Visakhapatnam coast to generate revenue.

Oct 6, 2020

Skin burns and scars: Stamping ink at Delhi Airport causes allergy on Congress leaders hands

People have experienced severe skin burn and some even saw peeling of the skin after the square quarantine ink stamped on the back of their hands

Oct 4, 2020

Pakistan becomes new troublemaker in Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict [Read how]

Pakistan supports position of Azerbaijan in the ongoing conflict. Armenian President Ilham Aliyev has even thanked Pakistan Turkey and Afghanistan for their support

Oct 2, 2020

IndiGo promoters' differences threaten services

How to avail full refund on air tickets booked during lockdown: Explained

Here you'll find all the details about availing refund for air tickets booked during the lockdown period from March 25 to May 24.

Oct 1, 2020

Silver Lake co-investors buy additional stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 1,875 crore

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) announced on Wednesday that co-investors of Silver Lake will invest an additional Rs 1,875 crore into RRVL, a subsidiary of RIL.

Oct 1, 2020

Amnesty International's statements far from truth, exaggerated, unfortunate: MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs has responded to the allegations made by Amnesty International, rejecting claims of incessant witch-hunt.

Sep 30, 2020

Cat Que Virus: ICMR warns health emergency, Karnataka recorded 2 cases in the past

After COVID-19 there has been a lot of debate about diseases and how infectious a virus can be. The Indian Council of Medical Research has now alerted India in its report on the Cat Que Virus. So far two cases have been found in Karnataka.

Sep 29, 2020

Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 unveiled: What it means for Atmanirbhar Bharat

In future government-to-government agreements, such as the Rafale agreement signed in 2016, the Defence Ministry has done away with offsets and also allowed the armed forces to procure military equipment on lease.

Sep 28, 2020

Delhi Airport's Terminal 2 to resume operations from October

The Delhi Airport's Terminal 2 will now resume operations from October first. So far DIAL has only been operating flights from Terminal 3.

Sep 28, 2020

World Tourism Day 2020: CM Yediyurappa flags off bike rally, releases tourism policy

On the occasion of the World Tourism Day, CM Yediyurappa flagged off a bike rally at Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha on Sunday.

Sep 27, 2020

Harley-Davidson exits India, world's biggest motorcycle market; here's why

The move involves $75 million in restructuring costs, some 70 redundancies and the closure of its Bawal plant, walking away from a market worth about 17 million bike and scooter sales a year.

Sep 24, 2020

Saudi Arabia suspends flights to and from India due to surge in COVID cases

In a circular issued, Saudi Arabia''s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said it was "suspending travel to and from the following countries: (India, Brazil and Argentina) including any person who has been in any of the mentioned countries above in the last 14 days.

Sep 23, 2020

Pentagon used up $1 billion pandemic money to make jet engines, body armours

The Defense Department received USD $1.2 billion for the National Guard's coronavirus response through the stimulus package and an additional USD $1 billion was available for Defense Purchases Act purchases.