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Taliban reject Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Taliban government on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left the sprawling military facility in the…
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US decision to raise H-1B visa fees likely to hurt US more than India: GTRI
New Delhi: A decision of the US President Donald Trump to raise H-1B visa fees to USD 100,000 per worker is likely to hurt America more than India, think tank GTRI said…
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UK, Portugal, Canada set to recognise Palestinian state despite opposition from US
London: The UK, Canada and Portugal are expected to recognise a Palestinian state despite opposition from the US, after judging that Israel has not met conditions it set over the war in…
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Trump seeks Nobel prize for stopping 7 wars, including India-Pakistan
New York: US President Donald Trump repeated the claim that he solved the India-Pakistan conflict earlier this year with trade and asserted that he should get the Nobel Peace Prize for “ending…
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Indian Embassy in US issues emergency helpline amid H-1B visa fee
Washington: In a move that has set off alarm bells among Indian professionals, United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing an annual fee of $100,000 on H-1B visa applications.…
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USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee only for new petitions: Trump admin
New York: The Donald Trump administration has clarified that the new USD 100,000 fee for H-1B visas does not apply to current visa holders and is a one-time payment only for new…
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Gen Z demands arrest of Nepal’s Ex-PM Oli over 19 protesters deaths
Kathmandu: The ‘Gen Z’ group on Saturday demanded the arrest of deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli and then home minister Ramesh Lekhak over their alleged role in a shootout that…
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USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee triggers panic among Indians in US
New York: Widespread panic, confusion and concern gripped Indians in the US on H-1B visas on Saturday hours after US President Donald Trump’s order to impose a staggering USD 1,00,000 fee on…
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Full implications being studied: India on restrictions on H-1B visas
New Delhi: India on Saturday said the Trump administration’s new restrictions on H1B visa programme are likely to have humanitarian consequences and hoped that the “disruptions” would be addressed suitably by the…
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Amid H-1B visa hike, Nasscom urges workers to return within 24 hours
New Delhi: Nasscom has urged its member companies to urgently get their H-1B employees who are currently outside America, to return to the US, amid the tight one-day countdown to visa fee…
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Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after discovery of large WWII-era bomb
Hong Kong: Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Hong Kong overnight so experts could defuse a large US-made bomb left over from World War II that was discovered at…
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Telangana man alleges racism in viral post days before being shot dead by US police
Hyderabad: A LinkedIn post by a software engineer from Telangana, days before being shot dead by the United States police, is going viral, where he alleged racial discrimination in his workplace and…
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Video: Dutch MP removed from parliament for Palestinian flag blouse returns in watermelon top
The Hague: Dutch MP Esther Ouwehand, leader of the Party for the Animals (PvdD), was ordered to leave the House of Representatives on Thursday, September 20, after appearing in a blouse in…
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TCS 2nd in list of top H-1B beneficiaries after Amazon: USCIS data
New York: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the second-highest beneficiary with over 5,000 approved H-1B visas in 2025, after Amazon, according to federal data. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services…
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Trump hikes H1-B visa fee to USD 100,000 a year, Indian tech workers hit
New York: In a move that could adversely impact Indian professionals on visas in the US, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas…
