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Among the Indians whose wage rate exceeded $1 million per year, over 25% were women. In the last four years, more than 78% of the top paid H-1B applicants (whose proposed wage rate exceeded $1 million per year) were from India. Among the Indians whose wage rate exceeded $1 million per year, over 25% were…
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Catalin Georgescu has been portrayed as an admirer of Vladimir Putin and a critic of Romania’s membership of NATO and the EU. | Photo Credit: DANIEL MIHAILESCU The story so far:- In an unprecedented ruling on December 6, Romania’s constitutional court unanimously annulled the country’s presidential elections, two days before the run-off ballot, amid allegations of…
BJP leader R. Ashoka accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of treating Hindus as second-class citizens. Belagavi: Karnataka BJP said on Wednesday that it will continue its fight against the Congress government’s Waqf policy of seeing Hindus as second-grade citizens in the state. Speaking to media persons at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha after the walkout over the…
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Tamil actor Vijay lauded Ambedkar as an “incomparable political and intellectual personality”. Chennai: Tamil superstar and President of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, has criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his recent remarks about B.R. Ambedkar in the Parliament. In a post on Wednesday on the social media platform X, Vijay expressed his outrage,…
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We have only one example of biology forming in the universe: life on earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do you look for alien life when you don’t know what alien life might look like? These questions are preoccupying astrobiologists, who are scientists who look for life beyond earth. Astrobiologists…
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Washington: US president-elect Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers Wednesday to scupper a cross-party deal to avert a fast-looming US government shutdown. Staring down a Friday night deadline to fund federal agencies, party leaders in Congress had agreed on a “continuing resolution” (CR) to keep the lights on until mid-March and avoid having to send public…
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Ashwin played 106 Tests, taking a staggering 537 wickets, including 37 five-wicket hauls, and scored 3,503 runs. | Photo Credit: ANI After the completion of the Brisbane Test against India on Wednesday, Australia skipper Pat Cummins reacted to off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s retirement announcement and said it was “a bit of a surprise”. India’s celebrated off-spinner…
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Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump had a window to negotiate with Iran, saying the development of a nuclear weapon by Tehran was not inevitable. The outgoing top US diplomat acknowledged that the cleric-run state may be more seriously considering a nuclear weapon after military setbacks in the…
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A 48-year-old Indian-origin man who attacked his 76-year-old mother in their family home in Leicester, eastern England, has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Sindeep Singh was arrested after Leicestershire Police discovered the deceased, Bhajan Kaur, with significant injuries to her head and face on May 13. Following a 16-day trial at Leicester Crown…
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Washington: The US sanctioned four entities that were contributing to Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Program on Wednesday (local time). The State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller announced that the US has been consistent about their concerns. In a post on X, Miller said, “Today, the United States is designating four entities that are contributing to Pakistan’s ballistic…
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