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Washington: In a major relief for foreign workers on H-1B visas, the US Department of Homeland Security has issued new guidance on the $100,000 application fee, providing a series of exemptions and carveouts. According to the new guidelines, workers who switch to H-1B visa status...

London: The European Council Monday approved conclusions on a ‘New Strategic EU-India Agenda' announced earlier by the European Commission, welcoming the ‘strong impetus’ it provides to relations between the European Union and India. The Belgium-based council, responsible for the general political direction and priorities of...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said India will continue to pay “massive tariffs” if it keeps buying oil from Russia, while reiterating that he received assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that New Delhi would halt its oil purchases from Moscow. Speaking to reporters onboard...

Tel Aviv: Israel's military said it struck multiple targets Sunday in Gaza, using aircraft and artillery, after it said Hamas militants shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area still under Israeli control, the first major test of the ceasefire reached over a week...

Washington: The US Department of State said it has received credible reports suggesting Hamas is planning an imminent attack against Palestinian civilians. The United States has alerted the guarantor nations of the Gaza peace agreement to those reports, it said in a statement Saturday. Such...

Lucknow: Every inch of Pakistan's territory lies within range of BrahMos and what happened during ‘Operation Sindoor’ was just a trailer, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Lucknow Saturday, in a stern warning to Pakistan. The operation proved that victory has become a habit for...

Kabul: At least three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan's Paktika province, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed. The players had travelled from Urgun to Sharana, near the Pakistan border, to participate in a friendly cricket match. The ACB identified the...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Friday ordered a probe into the September 24 violence in Leh by retired Supreme Court judge B S Chauhan to find out the circumstances leading to the serious law and order situation, police action and the resultant...

210 Naxalites surrendered before the police and paramilitary forces in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district.

Raipur: In a momentous development in Chhattisgarh's long-standing battle against insurgency, more than 200 Maoists from the Maad region are set to formally surrender before Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma in Jagdalpur Friday. Among them is Rupesh, the North-West...