Washington: A US federal agency has announced plans to modernise the H-1B registration process after detecting abuse and fraud by some companies to artificially boost their chances of winning the coveted visa for their skilled foreign workers in the computerised drawing of lots. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ…
Santo Domingo: External Affairs Minister S 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 here on Thursday on his first official visit to the country. “Privileged to…
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s proposed visit to India has been delayed further due to internal reasons, including the jolt in the recent by-polls, and it is unlikely that his first foreign visit will take place before June, according to his top aide. This is the second time that Prachanda’s visit to India…
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir said on Saturday that the armed forces were fully capable of defending the country, and its “efforts for peace should never be taken as a sign of weakness.” Munir was addressing the passing out parade of cadets at Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, in the Abbottabad district of Khyber…
Houston: A 47-year-old Indian-origin former CEO of a Silicon Valley technology company pleaded guilty to securities fraud for overstating revenue to investors, according to the Attorney’s Office in the US state of California. Manish Lachwani, the former CEO and founder of a tech start-up, HeadSpin, pleaded guilty in San Francisco federal court on Thursday to two…
Jodhpur (Rajasthan): Police have arrested a Pakistani migrant for allegedly leading a mob of encroachers that attacked an eviction squad of the Jodhpur Development Authority during a raze drive in the Chokha area, officials said on Saturday. Bhagchand Bheel was arrested late on Friday and booked for interfering in the discharge of public function by government…
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi “lacks comprehensive data” on dairy farms and ‘gaushalas’ in areas under its jurisdiction, an NGT panel said asking the civic authorities to carry out a complete inventory of the dairy farms by June 30. The solid-waste monitoring committee of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which recently held a review…
New Delhi: Noting that India has offered a lot to the common heritage of mankind, Spanish Ambassador Jose Maria Ridao has said his country is keen to expand bilateral cultural ties, especially by organising shared activities here. He noted that while Spain is a small country, it too has contributed to this common heritage and that…
Maharajganj/Gorakhpur (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed goons and the mafia used to forcibly occupy the land of the poor under previous governments but now, the state is free of anarchy and there is rule of law. He also alleged that earlier, the SP, BSP and the Congress used to hand pistols…
Bhopal: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has found alleged “diversion” of crores of rupees and misappropriation of church assets as part of a money laundering probe against an arrested former bishop of the Church of North India (CNI) in Madhya Pradesh. The former bishop, P C Singh, was arrested by the ED last month…
