Tag: Indians
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US firm to pay over $1 million due to H-1B visa holders including Indians
The H-1B visa, popular among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
June 5, 2019 -
Even more determined to create New India, fulfil dreams of 130 cr Indians: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday submitted his resignation as per protocol to President Ram Nath Kovind.
May 24, 2019 -
Amid violence in Libya, Sushma Swaraj asks Indians to leave Tripoli immediately
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 213 people have been killed and 1,009 others injured in the fighting between the UN-backed Libyan government and the east-based Army.
April 20, 2019 -
Over 40% growth in shipboard jobs for Indians in last four years
There has been an unprecedented growth of 42.3 per cent shipboard jobs for Indian seafarers in the last four years, the Ministry of Shipping said on Friday. The Ministry also said that a total of 4700 women are among 1.54 lakh trained seafarers active in the country today. In a statement, Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union …
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January 25, 2019 -
Festivals, Kerala floods, cricket connected most Indians on Facebook in 2018
Meanwhile, globally, topics such as 'International Women's Day', 'March for Our Lives', and 'The Royal Wedding' became the most discussed topics in 2018.
December 7, 2018 -
10 Indian men arrested in Thailand for fake marriages
Twenty Indian suspects are still at large, Thai police said
December 5, 2018 -
13 Indians get six-month jail in Tanzania for forged documents
According to the anti-trafficking unit, they received the complaint from the family members of the victims earlier this month.
November 25, 2018 -
Festivities in the air as Indians brighten up Nigeria sky on Diwali
Celebrations are more elaborate here, say locals in Lagos; because of restrictions, bursting of crackers have gone down in the last five years, but gifts, parties with friends, poojas at offices make up for the fact that they are far away from their homeland
November 8, 2018 -
Why veganism is vital to combat global warming
India has retained its position as one of the world’s largest beef exporters for four years now. It also continues to be amongst the top five countries rearing goats, sheep, poultry and fish for human consumption. With a steady increase in the population of India, there has been a notable rise in animal agriculture. The …
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October 30, 2018 -
US move to abolish H-4 visa work permits to affect over 70,000 Indians
H-4 visa is issued to the spouse of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India.
October 18, 2018 -
Unemployment, corruption among top worries of Indians
It also said that China topped the list on being optimistic about the direction of their country, followed by Saudi Arabia and India where 67 per cent of those surveyed believed that India is headed in the right direction.
October 12, 2018 -
End of Indian-American dream?
Ever since I came to the USA in the early 1970s I had been anxious that one day there would be a backlash against the Indian immigrant community in the USA. The reason was the observation that Indians were almost all very well educated, lived in decent houses in upscale neighbourhoods, drove newer cars, had …
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October 8, 2018 -
‘Many Indians still languishing in Pakistan jails’
His grand-daughter Nikita told the media on Thursday that Sharma still needs to come out of the haunting pains he suffered during his long stay in the Pakistani jail.
August 17, 2018 -
‘Indians may live 4 yrs longer if country achieves WHO air quality standards’
The study noted more than 660 million Indians live in areas that exceed the country's standard for what is considered safe exposure to PM 2.5.
August 13, 2018 -
No separate law for caste discrimination among Indians, rules UK govt
Following a long-drawn campaign by UK-based Dalit groups, the House of Lords had voted in March 2013 in favour of outlawing caste discrimination by including it as a category in anti-racism laws.
July 24, 2018 -
Mission in US contacts authorities over detention of Indians for illegal entry
Sources in New Delhi said a consular official had visited the detention facility in Oregon and another was scheduled to visit the facility in New Mexico
June 22, 2018 -
More than three-fourths of Green card waiting list comprise of Indians: USCIS
As of May 2018, there were 395,025 foreign nationals waiting for Green Card under the employment-based preference category, of these 306,601 were Indians
June 7, 2018