- Saturday, March 01, 2025
The computerised drawing of lots devised to select successful H-1B applicants every year has resulted in abuse of the system and a sharp increase in fraudulent efforts, a federal agency said on Friday (28). In an unusual statement, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday said, based on…
Marcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers smashed 11 boundaries apiece to bring Lucknow Super Giants the second-highest team total in Indian Premier League history during Friday's 56-run demolition of Punjab Kings. Lucknow finished on 257-5 after being sent in to bat with Mayers giving the visitors a racing start, putting on…
In a shocking revelation, parents in Pakistan have started guarding their dead daughters against sex predators by putting padlocks on their graves, reported the country's Daily Times. It has been reported that cases of necrophilia are on the rise in the South Asian nation. In an editorial published in the…
Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has formally inaugurated the embassy of India in the Dominican Republic and said it will mark a new phase of bilateral cooperation as New Delhi expands its footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jaishankar arrived in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican…
In a tragedy in the south-eastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, nine students have committed suicide after results of examinations of class XI and XII were announced on Wednesday (26) by the state's board of intermediate education, NDTV reported. Two other students also said to have attempted suicide. It was…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Friday, April 28, 2023: Political discourse has deteriorated in the country, and there is a dearth of cordiality, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday, PTI reported. Simple acts like offering a coffee to a political opponent…
India seeks to bolster its trade with Latin America which is approaching $50 billion (£39.7 billion), external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said, as he highlighted that the Indian companies are investing significantly in the region in sectors like energy, mining, agriculture and automobiles. Addressing the India-Colombia Business Forum here…
Sanjiv Kapoor, the chief executive officer (CEO)-designate of Jet Airways, has quit the company just a year after joining the grounded airline. He joined the carrier in April last year. In a statement on Friday (28), the consortium which is working to revive Jet said it will oversee CEO-designate responsibilities…
In an unusual campaign ahead of the May 10 elections in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, wife of a candidate has chipped in to woo the voters in the constituency since her husband has been barred from entering it. Shivaleela Kulkarni of the opposition Indian National Congress has taken…
Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart, General Sergei Shoigu, vowed on Friday (28) to strengthen the two countries' military partnership while expressing satisfaction over the continued trust and mutual respect in the ties. Singh and Shoigu held extensive talks, covering the regional security situation and key aspects…
