MEXICO CITY: Rescue crews and ordinary citizens searched through rubble for survivors as night fell on Tuesday on battered cities in central Mexico, including the capital, where the death toll from a major earthquake grew to at least 149. The magnitude 7.1 quake toppled dozens of buildings, broke gas mains and sparked fires less than…
NEW DELHI: Indian techies and industry can breathe a sigh of relief as the US has resumed premium, or expedited, processing of H-1B visas in all categories. The service was suspended five months ago as officials struggled to handle a huge rush of applicants. The suspension+ had been seen as an example of US President Donald Trump‘s election campaign remarks…
Lt General D S Hooda (retd) who led the surgical strikes tells The Indian Express that the operation went according to plan and adds a serious option to India’s range of responses to terror attacks As we near the first anniversary of surgical strikes, can we now know from you what really happened? I know…
NEW DELHI: The government is planning an easier set of compliance norms for small businesses with annual turnover of under Rs 20 lakh as it seeks to widen the tax base to plug loopholes and make the Goods and Services Tax (GST) more broad-based. Government is planning an easier set of compliance norms for small…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he would meet Union Minister Piyush Goyal to discuss the proposed diesel locomotive project Chhapra Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said he would meet Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to discuss the future of a proposed diesel engine factory in Bihar’s Chhapra. The project — billed as the country’s biggest…
Online jihadist propaganda attracts more clicks in the UK than any other country in Europe, a report has found. Britain is the fifth-biggest audience in the world for extremist content after Turkey, the US, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Policy Exchange’s study said. The think tank suggested the UK public would support new laws criminalising reading content that…
Ministry of External Affairs has taken cognisance of the situation and have affirmed that NRIs who desert their wives could face cancellation of passport Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who are found harassing or deserting their wives could have their passports impounded or cancelled. Taking cognisance of various complaints lodged by women about them being deserted by…
But who is going to challenge the government circular that makes this claim? “As per Government’s directive, it is mandatory to link Aadhaar card with your mobile number”—this is a message most of us have been repeatedly receiving of late. Telecom service providers have also been sending reminders by calling us and emphasizing on the…
The foundation stone of the dam was laid by the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat, the world’s second biggest dam, nearly six decades after its foundation stone was laid. The inaugural event in the Kevadia colony of Narmada district coincided with Modi’s…
NEW DELHI: Aadhaar should be made mandatory for the registration of NRI marriages in India to tackle desertion and other marital issues, an inter-ministerial committee has recommended to the Ministry of External Affairs. The proposal by the special committee on Indian passport holders getting married in India is aimed at protecting the rights of women who are deserted by…
