Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and other Indian-origin tech companies have secured a fifth of all H-1B visas issued by the US in 2024. According to data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services from April to September 2024, 24,766 of the 130,000 H-1B visas were granted to Indian-origin companies. The H-1B visa program allows…
BENGALURU: Karnataka’s first suspected case of HMPV infection was reported in Bengaluru. While BBMP health officials flagged the case, confirmation from the state health department is awaited.The virus was detected in an 8-month-old baby admitted to Bengaluru Baptist Hospital, Hebbal, with symptoms of fever and breathlessness since January 2. The baby has no travel history.BBMP…
While the entire world is concerned about the HMPV outbreak in China, the first case of the virus has been detected in India’s Bengaluru city, reports have said.Amid the surge in China, this is said to be the first case of HMPV in India. Poll Are You Concerned About the Emergence of New Respiratory Viruses…
Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi (ANI photo/ File) NEW DELHI: A political firestorm erupted in Tamil Nadu when governor RN Ravi boycotted his annual address to the assembly ahead of the winter session and left the House.Raj Bhavan, the governor’s official residence, said in an official issue that Ravi left the assembly because the House…
A fire department in the German state of Lower Saxony intervened when a duck’s feathers froze to the surface of a pond near a sewage treatment plant.The crew successfully freed the bird from its predicament, a fire department spokesman in the city of Braunschweig reported.The duck was then handed over to a Braunschweig animal protection…
ICC Champions Trophy. (Photo by Andrew Matthews/Getty Images) SYDNEY: India have lost seven out of their last eight Tests and now the focus will soon shift to white-ball action with the upcoming bilateral series versus England and then the 2025 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. Indian players are expected to leave for home soon…
PALGHAR: A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Monday morning, officials said. The seismic activity was detected at 4.35 am in Dahanu taluka, as confirmed by district disaster management cell chief Vivekanand Kadam, referencing an official report.Residents in the taluka’s Bordi, Dapchari and Talasari regions experienced the earthquake during the early morning hours,…
L-R: Jasprit Bumrah, Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) SYDNEY: The fifth Test between India and Australia ended on Sunday and the visitors are now scrambling for tickets to head home after spending close to two months Down Under. They were originally scheduled to fly out on January 8 but with the match ending…
Virat Kohli (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Following India’s 3-1 Border-Gavaskar Trophy defeat to Australia, Yograj Singh, father of legendary Yuvraj Singh, offered his analysis of the senior Indian batters’ performance struggles. Yograj particularly noted Virat Kohli‘s dismissals, suggesting the need for proper guidance regarding shot selection.Kohli scored only 190 runs across five Tests, with eight…
A grating winter storm in the central United States has led to challenging conditions for the authorities, with a blizzard blocking major roadways in nearly entire Kansas, western Nebraska and parts of Indiana.The disruptive storm, currently deemed as the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” in some areas, has blanketed roads with ice and snow, prompting…
