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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.

United States reaches 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2022: USCIS

The H-1B visa programme is the most sought-after work visa among foreign professionals, including Indians

1 March 2022 11:22 AM IST

The Security Council holds a meeting to address the invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations headquarters on February 28, 2022 in New York City. (AFP)

Isolated Russia defends Ukraine war at UN General Assembly

A vote is expected Wednesday, and it must reach a two-thirds threshold to pass

1 March 2022 10:13 AM IST

Nuvaxovid vaccines against the Covid-19 coronavirus are seen in a refrigerator at the CIZ Tegel vaccination center in Berlin. (Photo: AFP)

India reports 6,915 new Covid infections; active cases below 1 lakh...

A reduction of 10,129 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

1 March 2022 9:53 AM IST

Students show the thumbs-up sign before boarding the flight in Bucharest. (Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

Air India flight carrying 182 Indians nationals from Ukraine lands in...

The AI Express flight IX-1202 from Bucharest via Kuwait touched down the runway at 7.40 am

1 March 2022 9:19 AM IST

Women holding their identification cards, wait in a queue to cast their vote during the first phase of Manipur Assembly Elections, in Manipur. (PTI Photo)

Manipur polls: 78 pc voting in Phase-1 amid sporadic violence

There were reports of poll violence in Heingang, the constituency of chief minister N. Biren Singh

1 March 2022 8:59 AM IST

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi welcomes Indian nationals, evacuated from war-torn Ukraine, upon their arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

India sends four ministers to oversee evacuations

Delhi abstains in yet another vote, on special UN general Assembly session

1 March 2022 8:35 AM IST

Ukrainian police rush a traveler to the railway station terminal during an airstrike alarm in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ukraine updates: East Ukraine city Mariupol loses power after Russian...

Kremlin has again raised the specter of nuclear war, announcing that its nuclear-capable weapons have all been put on...

1 March 2022 7:30 AM IST

Indias Ambassador to the United Nations T. S. Tirumurti speaks during an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine, at the U.N headquarters. (AP)

Aakar Patel | Vote to abstain at UN will hurt India as it fails to...

India's foreign policy under the current government has not been able to find its rhythm because it doesn't have a theme

1 March 2022 6:59 AM IST

The report also does well to emphasise that higher trade-to-GDP ratios are a signal of competitiveness and an entry point for coupling the Indian economy with the international economy, including through global value chains.

India registers 5.4 per cent economic growth in Q3

The loss of momentum in GDP growth in the third quarter was mainly due to the waning of the favourable base effect

1 March 2022 6:55 AM IST

Unlike some others, Indias Constitution doesnt recognise the institution of political parties. Its the same in other serious and major democracies. (Representational image: PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | Anti-defection law and inner-party democracy

Political parties are extra or non-constitutional arrangements to organise people on the basis of shared ideas,...

1 March 2022 6:48 AM IST

No injury in the incident has been reported so far. (Photo: Twitter/Screenshot from video)

Fire breaks out in residential building in Mumbai's Kanjurmarg area

A Mumbai Fire Brigade official stated that the situation is marked as level 2, indicating a significant danger to the...

28 Feb 2022 4:36 PM IST

Apple had started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with iPhone SE. (Photo: AFP)

Apple might be launching new Macs next month

At the March 8 event, Apple is also rumoured to announce a third-generation iPhone SE

28 Feb 2022 4:30 PM IST