From F1 visa to US citizenship: Indian-origin tech leader says high-skilled Indians have it harder than most but H-1B abuse should 100% stop

Indian-American tech leader Aditya Agarwal comments on H-1B visa issue. Indian-origin tech leader Aditya Agarwal shared his experience of coming to the US as a student and then becoming a US citizen and said a lot of people have started commenting on the visa issues without actually going through it. The comments came as the…

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‘New ways to create conflict’: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi as ‘suddhikaran’ row intensifies | India News

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday refuted allegations made by Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi that a “purification” ritual was performed after Mallikarjun Kharge’s event in Uttarakhand, calling it a bid to divide society along caste lines.In a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said, “There was no caste angle to…

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In 1999, a Virginia couple founded a nonprofit riding programme for people with disabilities; after it became a USEF Center of Excellence, their historic 43-acre farm is listed for $8.4 million to fund future services

Wheatland Equestrian (Image Credit: Wheatland Equestrian) What began as a family’s search for meaningful opportunities for children with disabilities eventually grew into a nationally recognised equestrian programme. In 1999, Mark and Muriel Forrest established the Faith & Family Foundation, laying the groundwork for what would become Wheatland Equestrian in Virginia. Their idea was built around…

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Union ministers Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi clash over quotas, demand each other’s resignation | India News

NEW DELHI: Two cabinet ministers – Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi – in the Narendra Modi-led government sparred over the issue of reservation on Saturday and sought each other’s resignation.The controversy began after Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son, Santosh Kumar Suman, sought a review of the quota…

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A Mexican entrepreneur turned discarded plastic into low-cost homes for families in poverty; each 430-460 sq ft house used 2 tonnes of waste, took 7 days to build and cost families about $280

An EcoDom prototype house built using its plastic panels. Plastic production has increased exponentially over the last few decades. A 2017 study published in Science Advances estimated that 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced globally since large-scale production began. Only a tiny fraction has been recycled, with huge amounts accumulating in landfills, ecosystems…

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Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $65,000 for betting on Trump speeches

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez. A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to surrender more than USD 107,000 in profits and pay a USD 65,000 fine for using information about Donald Trump’s upcoming speeches to place bets on prediction market Kalshi.According to the BBC, Gabriel Perez made trades predicting words and…

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A Virginia farmer protected his land from development and persuaded his neighbours to follow; 25 years later, nearly 2,500 acres of private farms now form a wildlife corridor

The need for such work is growing as development, roads, invasive species, pollution and climate change alter Virginia’s landscapes. On a humid summer morning in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, the work of protecting nature looks surprisingly ordinary. There are fields to tend, invasive plants to control and young trees to check. But across these farms, two…

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Nepal floods: MEA says 88 Indians rescued, 287 still missing; forensic teams dispatched | India News

Rescue operations underway in flood-hit Nepal as authorities work to evacuate survivors and locate those missing NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that 88 Indian nationals have been rescued so far, while 287 remain missing amid the devastating floods in Nepal. It added that 128 persons of Indian origin are…

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