Indian techie says though his company applied for his Green Card in 2017, he sees himself eventually returning to India. (Photo: Seattle Times) When President Donald Trump announced the $100,000 fee for H-1Bs last September, Indian techie Abhishek Abhyankar was in India for his wedding. At that time, it was not immediately clear who will…
DMK supremo MK Stalin and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday announced that it will not participate in the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled to take place in the national capital on June 8.The MK Stalin-led party, which was voted out of power after a single term…
A 20-year-old Indian national has been arrested in Florida after attempting to collect nearly $495,000 worth of gold from an elderly Gainesville woman as part of a sophisticated scam, reports WCJB.Gurpinder Singh was taken into custody on Sunday after deputies and the FBI set up a sting operation to catch those involved in the scheme,…
NEW DELHI: The rebels of the Trinamool Congress on Thursday upped their ante against Abhishek Banerjee and explained the reason for their dissent.Expelled TMC MLA Sandipan Saha told PTI that the breaking point came during a post-election meeting where legislators were allegedly told that criticism of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee would not be…
Chinese authorities are further restricting any public remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, blocking families of victims from visiting graves and intensifying efforts to erase the event from public memory, on the 37th anniversary of the military action.Police told relatives of victims that they would not be allowed to visit a cemetery in Beijing…
NEW DELHI: Are fitness bands, popularly used for measuring and monitoring physical activities and vital parameters, a communication device?The Supreme Court has agreed to examine this question but has flagged that its Bluetooth connectivity capability could have been the reason for its classification as a communication device.Petitioner GOQii Technologies imported activity trackers/fitness bands, and the…
UAE announces public holiday for Islamic New Year 2026/Image: Getty Images The United Arab Emirates has declared Monday, June 15, a public holiday for both government employees and private sector workers to mark the Hijri New Year 1448.The announcement was made by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and the Ministry of Human Resources…
“If you’re a bachelor/young couple with kids, as much as possible, avoid high rises”A software engineer’s recent words in a viral social media post warning bachelors and young couples against living in high-rise societies reignited a debate that has simmered in Indian cities for years. The post, which criticised resident welfare associations (RWAs) for being…
Most people hate drilling holes in walls. The noise, the dust, the anchors that don’t work, and then months later, the patches that never quite match the paint. It’s annoying and repetitive, something we all accept as just part of living. Argentine inventor Marco Agustín Secchi, 29, looked at that problem and decided it was…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused Kerala’s ruling Congress of choosing “sharia over Constitution” in response to a youth’s announcement about opening an “Islam-friendly gym.”BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari alleged that the Congress in Kerala is being “pressured” by its ally, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).“In Kerala, Congress is being remote-controlled…