The annual quota for EB-5 vias is restricted, with India allocated roughly 700 visas. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s mounting restrictions on student visas, has many Indians presently in the US and prospective college applicants considering the EB-5 visa route. This visa scheme offers a route to permanent residency or Green Card for foreign…
Ranjit Kasle, a dismissed sub-inspector already embroiled in controversy over allegations of a contract to eliminate a key accused in a murder case, has been arrested by the Mumbai crime branch. MUMBAI: Dismissed sub-inspector Ranjit Kasle, who earlier claimed he was offered a contract to eliminate Walmik Karad, a key accused in the sarpanch Santosh…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Amit Kumar Singhal for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh, officials said on Sunday. One more person was arrested in the case.“CBI arrests two accused including a Senior Indian Revenue Service Officer 2007 batch, presently posted as Additional Director…
NEW DELHI: Canara Bank has announced that it will no longer require savings account holders to maintain a minimum balance, in a big relief for customers.Starting June 1, 2025, all types of savings bank (SB) accounts, including regular, salary, and NRI accounts, will have zero penalty for not maintaining the Average Monthly Balance (AMB).Sharing a…
NEW DELHI: India is set to witness a sharp rise in demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) professionals, with reports projecting a need for one million skilled workers by 2026.As the nation aims to become a $23–35 trillion economy by 2047, higher education—especially in engineering—is being reshaped to keep pace with the fast-changing job market driven…
India confirmed losing some fighter jets during strikes on terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK but later inflicted heavy damage on Pakistani airbases before a ceasefire, with the Chief of Defence Staff denying Pakistan’s claims of downing multiple Rafales. Meanwhile, Tej Pratap Yadav, a week after being expelled from the Rashtriya Janata Dal and disowned…
Image created using AI: Grok MUMBAI: A 20-year-old man, Anil Arjun Rajput, drowned off the Juhu Jetty in Juhu Koliwada on Saturday while reportedly taking photographs with friends. The incident was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade at 8:17 pm. According to preliminary information, the youth accidentally fell into the sea while taking pictures. Lifeguards…
All seven Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs in Nagaland joined the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), giving the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio-led party an absolute majority in the 60-member assembly.With this merger, the NDPP’s tally increased from 25 to 32. NCP emerged as the third-largest party in the 2023 assembly elections, after the NDPP…
Mumbai: A special MPID court recently ruled against adding as accused two persons who purchased a property for Rs 2.6 crore from two accused in an investment fraud case involving Cosmo Investment and Athena Investment. The court held that those whose involvement is not direct in managing the fraudulent financial establishments cannot be added as…
KOLKATA: In what otherwise seemed like a perfect kidnapping of a trader for ransom, the panic-stricken wife’s unwitting transfer of part of the money via UPI to one of the kidnappers proved to be their Achilles’ heel, landing them behind bars in Kolkata on Saturday. Five kidnappers had abducted Timir Kanti Majumder, a trader from…
