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New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio here Monday and discussed a range of bilateral and international issues of "current concern". The meeting at Lotte New York Palace on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN...

New Delhi: India's revamped Goods and Services Tax system, dubbed next-generation GST or "GST Bachat Utsav", was implemented  Monday, reducing taxes on around 370 products, including daily essentials and lifesaving medicines. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the overhaul aims to inject approximately Rs...

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. Following the announcement, the Indian Embassy in Washington Saturday released an emergency assistance...

New Delhi: The US raising the annual fee for H-1B visa to a whopping $1,00,000 is likely to have "humanitarian consequences", India said Saturday and hoped that the "disruptions" would be addressed suitably by Washington. US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to increase the...

New York/Washington: In a development that could adversely affect Indian professionals in the US, President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to raise the fee for H-1B visas to a staggering $100,000 annually, a move described by American lawmakers and community leaders as "reckless" and...

Imphal: Two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed and five others were injured when a group of armed men ambushed a vehicle of the paramilitary force in Manipur's Bishnupur district Friday evening, officials said. The incident took place in the district's Nambol Sabal Leikai...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Odisha Assembly Thursday submitted a notice for a no-confidence motion against the 15-month-old BJP government in the state. A delegation of Congress MLAs led by legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam met...

Bhubaneswar: The first day of the monsoon session of Odisha Assembly was adjourned after obituary reference was made to seven former members of the House and two personnel of the state police Thursday. As soon as the House assembled at 11am, Speaker Surama Padhy allowed...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Thursday dubbed as incorrect and baseless the allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that CEC Gyanesh Kumar is protecting 'vote chors'. "Allegations made by Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless. No deletion of any vote can be done online...

Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly commencing from Thursday is likely to be stormy as the opposition Congress announced that it will move a no-confidence motion against the BJP government, with the BJD resolving to raise questions on law and order, women's safety,...