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The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. (Photo: Representational | File)

US company to pay USD 1.1 mn dues to H-1B employees, including Indians

In all, 594 H-1B employees will receive their back wages, an official statement said.

5 Jun 2019 9:25 AM IST

Ajay Rana, 35, was found guilty of raping the woman in the back of his housemates car in the town of Lowestoft in Suffolk, eastern England, after offering her a lift on December, 9, 2017. (Photo: Suffolk Police)

Indian in UK gets 7-year jail term for rape after DNA match from...

He then fled to India on December 13 claiming he was visiting his mother who was ill.

5 Jun 2019 8:58 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

10 per cent decline in approval of H-1B visa: US authorities

The approval rate of H-1B declined from 93 per cent in 2017 to 85 per cent in 2018.

5 Jun 2019 8:48 AM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo: AP)

WikiLeaks founder Assange secures legal win, Swedish court denies...

The investigation into the alleged rape was suspended in 2017 because of Assange's continued residence in the Ecuadorian...

4 Jun 2019 6:12 PM IST

Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on December 1 to a three-month truce in the escalating spat. (Photo: File)

China issues travel alerts for US; warns citizens of harassment

The statement urged Chinese tourists to 'fully assess the risk' and 'improve their awareness of safety and security'..

4 Jun 2019 5:36 PM IST

Aranda has a history of mental issues and arrests on minor charges. (Photo: Pixabay | Representational)

Man sentenced to 19 years in prison for tossing boy off Minnesota mall...

Both the mother and father of the child, who was critically injured in the fall, forgave Emmanuel Aranda.

4 Jun 2019 5:21 PM IST

I want a clear, unequivocal and speedy response, Giuseppe Conte said, calling for a loyal collaboration from all ministers. (Photo: AP)

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte says he is ready to resign if coalition...

Giuseppe Conte is seeking a firm mandate to continue dialogue with EU over Italy's public debt.

4 Jun 2019 4:32 PM IST

KCNA have accused Mike Pompeo of derailing discussions. (Photo:AP)

China slams Pompeo's lunatic ravings and babbling nonsense' on...

Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang called Pompeo statement as an attack on China's political system and human...

4 Jun 2019 3:49 PM IST

Queen Elizabeth II recited a warm speech eulogizing the relationship between the two nations and added that she was delighted to welcome President Trump to the Palace. (Photo: AP)

Donald, Melania Trump dine with British Royals, here's what was on...

Steamed filet of halibut, new Windsor lamb, strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream and coffee and petit fours, were...

4 Jun 2019 3:23 PM IST

The website pakmoonsighting .pk was inaugurated on Sunday, two weeks after Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry made an announcement regarding the preparation of a scientific lunar calendar. (Photo: Screenshot)

Ahead of Eid, Pakistan launches its first ever moon-sighting website

The website would show the exact dates of important Islamic occasions -- Ramzan, Eidul Fitr, Eidul Azha and Muharram.

4 Jun 2019 12:59 PM IST

Kim Hyok Chol, who led North Koreas working-level talks in the run-up to the Hanoi summit, is alive and in state custody, CNN reported, citing several unidentified sources. (Photo: AP)

Supposedly executed former N Korean nuclear envoy alive, but in...

Sources told Reuters at the time that Kim Hyok Chol was facing punishment but there was no evidence he had been...

4 Jun 2019 12:49 PM IST

Hoegel has admitted to injecting patients with drugs that cause heart failure or circulatory collapse so he could then try to revive them and, when successful, shine as a saviour before his medical peers and superiors. (Photo: AP)

Germany: Serial killer nurse picked victims randomly, out of boredom'

The dangerous game left at least around 100 patients dead, according to the charges against him.

4 Jun 2019 12:05 PM IST