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US to Scrap 60-Day Grace Period for H-1B Visa Holders: Will It Affect Indian Professionals? Know the Impact, New Rules, Job Search Window & What Happens After Layoffs

India, Aug. 9 -- US to Scrap 60-Day Grace Period for H-1B Visa Holders: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering a major change to the rules governing foreign workers who lose their... Read More


Maharashtra's Baramati airport to get rRs.r100-crore makeover six months after Ajit Pawar's death in plane crash

India, Aug. 9 -- Six months after the death of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in an air crash at the Baramati airport in Maharashtra, the state government is in the process of finalising a plan to o... Read More


Cabinet panel reviews IESCO, FESCO, GEPCO privatisationPublished on: August 8, 2026 11:45 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 9 -- The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation will make the final decision on the proposed privatisation of IESCO, FESCO and GEPCO. The development follows a review of the privatisation p... Read More


Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra: CM Dhami urges Uttarakhand people to hoist Tricolour at homes on Independence Day

Dehradun, Aug. 9 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra' organised at Gandhi Park in Dehradun on Sunday. On the occasion, the Chief Minister appe... Read More


Q1 results 2026: Vodafone Idea to RVNL among companies to declare Q1 results next week; check full list here

Q1 results 2026, Aug. 9 -- Around 1,700 companies are scheduled to report their financial results for the quarter ending on 30 June 2026 (Q1 results 2026) in the coming week, amid ongoing earnings sea... Read More


After Gen Z crackdown, Nepal Police to get new riot control gear

Kathmandu, Aug. 9 -- The government has prioritised the procurement of non-lethal crowd control equipment following widespread criticism over the deaths of four people in recent security firings durin... Read More


Walking towards the Goddess

India, Aug. 9 -- On a brief visit home to India in the last week of April, Ritu Sharma handed me a signed copy of Shakti: Tales of Power and Promise. It travelled back with me to Panama and waited, as... Read More


Himachal, Kerala reel from havoc; Assam flood toll mounts to 98

India, Aug. 9 -- Rain fury eased in several parts of the country on Saturday; however, destruction prevailed in its wake, with the death toll in Assam mounting to 98, mobility paralysed with 153 roads... Read More


Missing signatures deal blow to trader in Sh207m tax row

Nairobi, Aug. 9 -- The Tax Appeal Tribunal has dismissed an application by a trading firm seeking to block a Sh207 million tax claim by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), citing a failure to present s... Read More


Private power transmission plan sparks optimism

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 9 -- ECONOMISTS have welcomed the governments plan to involve the private sector in electricity transmission and distribution, describing the move as crucial to improving power sup... Read More