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h-1b visa lottery set to favour higher earners, u.s. confirms

Washington, Dec. 24 -- The US Department of Homeland Security has finalised a rule replacing the random H-1B visa lottery with a weighted selection process that prioritises higher-paid and higher-skil... Read More


2 killed, dozens injured in violent assam protests

Silchar, Dec. 24 -- At least two people were killed and dozens of others, including 38 police personnel, injured as fresh violence erupted in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday amid protes... Read More


Survivor protests, briefly detained

NEW DELHI, Dec. 24 -- The Unnao rape case survivor on Tuesday staged a protest at India Gate hours after the Delhi high court suspended the jail term of the expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar. S... Read More


job scheme workers to get wages within seven days

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said that the wages of workers part of the rural job scheme will now be paid in seven days, instead of 15, and the guaranteed number of work... Read More


Panchayat voter list sees sharp rise in Up

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- State Election Commission has published provisional list of voters for three-tier panchayat elections. A total 12.69 crore voters are there in the list released on Tuesday. In prev... Read More


CM: Society progresses only when mistakes of past are rectified

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday emphasized the importance of discipline and hard work for success in life, saying that studies should be supplemented with creative activi... Read More


SIR challenges galore for BLOs amid voter apathy, nearing deadline

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- With barely two days left before the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls concludes on December 26, booth level officers (BLOs) in Lucknow are str... Read More


Set up on 98K sq feet, Prerna Sthal museum ready for launch

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- The curation work of the museum spread over 98,000 square-feet area at the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow's Vasant Kunj area has been completed, paving the way for its inauguratio... Read More


For PM's visit, Lko police deploy rooftop surveillance along route

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit the state capital on December 25 to inaugurate the Rashtra Prerna Asthal at Basant Vihar Yojana, Lucknow police have put in place an ... Read More


Tenant verification, checks at hotels: Intense security drive underway

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- Ahead of the Prime Minister's visit, the city police have undertaken 100% verification of tenants and guests at commercial establishments as part of an intense security drive. "Und... Read More