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Is this the end of H-1B visa programme?

India, Sept. 22 -- US president Donald Trump announced major changes to the H-1B visa programme on Friday. An HT analysis shows that it amounts to effectively killing the programme. The new visa fees ... Read More


$100k mistake that hands India the future

India, Sept. 22 -- The US has announced a $100,000 fee on every H-1B visa application. President Donald Trump believes this will protect American workers. What it will actually do is slam the door on ... Read More


Tax cuts kick in, but will prices fall?

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- As the biggest reform in India's goods and services taxes (GST) rolls out today, the Centre will be monitoring whether companies actually pass on the tax cuts or keep the gains ... Read More


SUV driver held after e-rickshaw collision kills 2

LUCKNOW, Sept. 22 -- Police arrested Akshay Pratap on Sunday, the driver of a speeding SUV that collided with an e-rickshaw carrying devotees near Baniya Bazar in the Cantonment area on Saturday eveni... Read More


Wanted cattle smugglerheld in Gkp encounter

GORAKHPUR, Sept. 22 -- Gorakhpur police arrested a notorious cattle smuggler carrying a reward of Rs.25,000 following an encounter in Belghat area in the early hours of Sunday, officials said. Superin... Read More


Monsoon set to withdraw from West UP in next 24 hrs

LUCKNOW, Sept. 22 -- The southwest monsoon is set to withdraw from western Uttar Pradesh within the next 24 hours, with dry weather conditions and rising temperatures expected across the state, the In... Read More


2 dead, 2 feared drowned during Amavasya rituals in Sitapur

LUCKNOW, Sept. 22 -- Two boys drowned during a ritualistic bathing at a pond on the occasion of Amavasya in Sitapur's Khairabad area on Sunday, said additional superintendent of police (ASP) Alok Sing... Read More


Magisterial probe into clash between Cop, lawyers

Varanasi, Sept. 22 -- A magisterial inquiry will be held into the alleged assault of a sub-inspector by a group of advocates on the court premises last Tuesday. The decision was taken in a meeting bet... Read More


Speeding truck kills 24-yr-old, father critical in accident

LUCKNOW, Sept. 22 -- A 24-year-old man was killed and his father was seriously injured after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding truck in Chinhat area late on Sunday, police said. The truck driver ... Read More


Tension in Dadri village as police stop Gurjar Mahapanchayat

MEERUT, Sept. 22 -- Tension prevailed in Dadri village under Daurala police station limits of Meerut on Sunday after police allegedly used force to stop a Gurjar Mahapanchayat and detained several lea... Read More