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The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialised fields.

US to hold rare second lottery for H-1B visa applicants

The move by the USCIS to conduct the second lottery will provide another chance to several applicants, including Indian...

30 July 2021 12:31 PM IST

Google has previously stated that it has consistently invested in significant product changes, resources, and personnel. (Photo: PTI)

Google removes nearly 1.5 Lakh content peices in May-June in India

The US-based company has made these disclosures as part of compliance with India's IT rules

30 July 2021 12:05 PM IST

India midfield Neha Neha, right, and Ireland midfield Hannah McLoughlin (7) battle for the ball during a womens field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP/John Locher)

Women's hockey: India beat Ireland 1-0, move a step closer to next...

India will now need to win their final Pool A match against South Africa on Saturday

30 July 2021 11:30 AM IST

A passenger reacts as a health worker collects her swab sample for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, Thursday, July 29, 2021. (PTI /Kunal Patil)(

COVID-19: India records 44,230 fresh cases, 555 more fatalities

An increase of 1,315 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 tally in a span of 24 hours

30 July 2021 11:02 AM IST

A woman receives the AstraZeneca Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Trung Vuong Secondary School in Hanoi. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese mission opposes EU push for COVID-19 origins study

Chinese spokesperson said politicising the study of the origin has created difficulties for countries to fight the...

30 July 2021 10:38 AM IST

Germanys Nadine Apetz (red) and Indias Lovlina Borgohain fight during their womens welter (64-69kg) preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

Lovlina assures India of first boxing medal at Tokyo Olympics

She will now square off against reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey

30 July 2021 9:55 AM IST

Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand lands a punch on Indias Simranjit Kaur during their bout in in the Womens Light (57-60kg) round of 16 boxing match, at the Summer Olympics 2020 in Tokyo. (Photo: PTI)

Debutant Simranjit loses opening bout to exit Olympic Games

The 26-year-old Indian, seeded fourth, went down 0-5 despite a gritty performance

30 July 2021 9:40 AM IST

Indias Deepika Kumari competes in the womens individual 1/8 eliminations round of the archery event, at the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo. (Photo: PTI)

Deepika seals last-eight berth, ousts former world champion Russian...

Locked 5-5 after the regulation five-setter, the 27-year-old Indian delivered a perfect 10

30 July 2021 8:50 AM IST

The approval for the product, which will allow substitution of Semglee for the reference product, Lantus, at the pharmacy counter, will be introduced before the end of the year, the two companies said in a statement. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Biocon Biologics, Viatris get FDA nod for biosimilar insulin

The company is eligible to have exclusivity for 12 months before the FDA can approve another biosimilar interchangeable...

30 July 2021 2:54 AM IST

June Qtr gold demand 4th lowest since 2000

June Qtr gold demand 4th lowest since 2000

Gold Council has refrained from giving a yearly estimate of gold demand

30 July 2021 2:30 AM IST

In this handout photo taken on July 23, 2021, by the Indian Navy shows areas inundated with flood water after heavy monsoon rains in Raigad district of Maharashtra (Indian Navy/ AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate changing swiftly: Adapt before it's...

The monsoon has been erratic, with long dry spells broken by cloudbursts that trigger floods and landslides

30 July 2021 1:43 AM IST

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, speaks as Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam‚ Jaishankar listens during a joint news conference at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan (JNB) in New Delhi. (Photo:AP)

AA Edit | On China, Afghanistan, India indeed on its own

Unlike India, the US does not have a territorial dispute with China

30 July 2021 1:10 AM IST