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Washington, April 1 – The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough electronic registrations to meet the fiscal year 2027 H-1B visa cap, including the advanced degree exemption, triggering the next phase of filings starting April 1.The agency...

Thane, March 30 Police have registered a case against three individuals for allegedly defrauding a man from Thane district of Maharashtra of Rs 2.92 lakh by promising him a good job in Russia, officials said on Monday.The accused assured the 38-year-old complainant, a carpenter from Badlapur...

Kolkata, March 27 The retired judge of the Calcutta High Court and chairperson of the West Bengal Waqf Board, Shahidullah Munshi, claimed that his name has been deleted after a judicial review of the electoral rolls, and he has decided to approach an appellate tribunal.This exclusion came to...

Gurugram, March 24 Gurugram Police have arrested four individuals for allegedly providing mule bank accounts opened in the names of fake firms to cybercriminals based in China, to mask and launder proceeds from cyber frauds, officials said on Wednesday.Police have recovered cheque books...

New Delhi, March 18 Two Bangladeshi nationals, including one who had been deported from India earlier, have been apprehended in Delhi for alleged involvement in human trafficking and illegal stay, a police officer said on Wednesday.The accused were caught on March 16 near the GTB Nagar Metro...

The Indian Embassy in Doha issued an advisory today for Indian nationals who wish to travel from Qatar via the Abu Samra (Qatar) or Salwa (Saudi Arabia) land border to India. In a social media post, the Embassy shared guidelines to ensure smooth transit for travelers.The Embassy stated that it...

Ms. Sripriya Ranganathan, Secretary (Consular, Passport and Visa, and Overseas Indian Affairs) in the Ministry of External Affairs, held a virtual meeting with the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to discuss the evolving situation in West Asia and the Gulf region. During...

Panaji, March 8 A woman has been booked for allegedly concealing her Portuguese nationality and fraudulently enrolling her name in the voter list of the Vasco assembly constituency in Goa, a police official said on Sunday.The case was registered at the Vasco police station on a complaint filed...

New Delhi, March 6 – Five Nigerian nationals who were found to be staying in India illegally have been deported or repatriated, officials said on Friday, adding that this was part of an ongoing crackdown by the Delhi Police in the national capital.According to police officials, the operation...

Mumbai, March 5 Actress Rhea Chakraborty, who attended the wedding reception of Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda, enjoyed a delicious South Indian meal during her time in Hyderabad, sharing a glimpse of her culinary indulgence.The actress was seen enjoying a plate of crispy dosa with...

Meerut, March 4 Police here on Wednesday said that a woman who was found dead in the Mawana area last month is a citizen of Turkmenistan.The police had earlier identified the woman as 'Archita Arora' of Delhi based on an Aadhaar card recovered during the investigation.However, they were...

Kolkata, February 28 Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen's name appears on the post-SIR electoral rolls for West Bengal, and his status has been listed as 'Non-Resident Indian', a senior Election Commission official said on Saturday.This development follows a controversy after the election...

New Delhi, February 27 The right to possess a passport and travel abroad is an integral aspect of personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Delhi High Court has said.When any action by the authorities infringes upon such a right, the court asserted, it must be...

London, February 25 Starting Wednesday, new rules will see the UK transition to a digital transit system, including mandatory eVisas for Indian travelers and Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETAs) for non-visa requiring visitors.These new procedures replace paper-based visa stickers as part...

Thane, February 25 A Thane court has sentenced a 36-year-old Sri Lankan national to one year of rigorous imprisonment for illegally staying in India.After the sentence is completed, the accused, identified as Arumahaddi Janith Madusangha D'silva alias Podi Lessi, should be deported to Sri...

The Indian Embassy in Tehran has urged Indian nationals in Iran to leave the country using available means of transport, including commercial flights. The Embassy has reiterated its advisory issued on January 14 this year, stating that all Indian citizens and Persons of Indian Origin should...

REASI, February 17: Deputy Commissioner Nidhi Malik inaugurated a three-day Mobile Passport Van Service Camp at the DC Office Complex, organized by the Regional Passport Office, Jammu, under the Ministry of External Affairs.The camp, running from February 17-19, allows residents to complete...

New York, February 14 A 22-year-old Indian postgraduate student has gone missing in the state of California, prompting authorities to launch efforts to locate him.Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a UC Berkeley student from Karnataka, disappeared on Tuesday, according to local media reports, citing police...