International

Washington: The US Monday proposed a USD 103,265 fee for all H1-B visa cap-subject applications, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, the Department of Homeland Security said. The new proposal from the DHS came a month after a federal appeals court rejected a...

Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing Monday for a two-day visit to take part in the Special Representatives talks on the India-China boundary question with his Chinese counterpart and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The talks - scheduled for Tuesday - assume significance...

Washington: President Donald Trump Monday threatened to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel starting next year as the trade rift with Ottawa continued to deepen. The announcement comes after trade talks between otherwise allies and reliable trading partners...

New Delhi: Former India captain Kapil Dev has reiterated his support for former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling for humane treatment and adequate facilities for his long-time friend after 21 former international cricketers wrote to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seeking better...

Dubai: Iran's currency hit a new record low Monday, with the rial dropping to 2.02 million to the US dollar as markets opened, as the economy has been battered by ongoing sanctions and an American naval blockade. The drop on Iran's informal currency markets came...

Dubai: India has reviewed the negotiations on a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the country's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Vipul, held wide-ranging talks with the secretary general of the six-nation bloc, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, in Riyadh. The meeting took place...

Tokyo: India is in negotiations with at least 8-9 more groups of countries and individual nations that together account for another USD 15 trillion of GDP, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. He added that the country's free trade agreements would eventually cover...

Kathmandu: Security officials from Nepal and India discussed ways to curb cross-border criminal activities and illegal trade at a meeting, deciding to enhance joint border patrols and increase regular information exchange. The coordination meeting of security officers from three districts of Nepal's Madhesh province and...

Port Louis: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed possibilities for furthering cooperation in the energy sector, the Indian High Commission said Sunday. "Hon'ble Minister called on Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of...

Kuwait City:  Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Paramitha Tripathi Sunday called on the Gulf kingdom's Minister of Commerce and Industry Osama Khaled Abdullah Bodaai and discussed opportunities to further strengthen cooperation in several sectors. "Ambassador Paramitha Tripathi called on H.E. Mr Osama Khaled Abdullah Bodaai, Minister...