Bill introduced to end OPT program allowing foreign students to stay after studies
A group of US lawmakers has reintroduced a legislation in the House of Representatives to eliminate a program that allows foreign students to stay in the country for work after the completion of their studies under certain […]
US to conduct rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has decided to conduct a rare second lottery for H-1B visas to decide on successful applicants. The move is likely to provide another chance to several Indian […]
Australia to return ‘stolen’ precious artefacts to India
Australia’s National Gallery said on Thursday that it will return 14 artworks to India, at least six of which are believed to have been stolen or illegally exported. The artworks include sculptures, photographs and a […]
Shailesh Jejurikar becomes first Indian COO of P&G
Shailesh Jejurikar has become the first Indian to be appointed as the COO of the global consumer products major, The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G). As part of a leadership succession, the Cincinnati-based company announced that Jon […]
Blinken pulls India closer as challenges mount in Afghan, China
New Delhi: America will give India $25 million to vaccinate against coronavirus, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced during his India visit as part of the Biden administration’s effort to strengthen diplomatic ties with a partner located in […]
Community enthused about the only India Day Parade in New York
By SATimes Team Garden City, NY: The 10th India Day Parade of Long Island to be held in Hicksville, NY on Sunday, August 8, 2021 to celebrate India’s 75th Independence Day has generated great enthusiasm among the […]
New York
Community enthused about the only India Day Parade in New York
By SATimes Team Garden City, NY: The 10th India Day Parade of Long Island to be held in Hicksville, NY on Sunday, August 8, 2021 to celebrate India’s 75th Independence Day has generated great enthusiasm among the […]
Oyster Bay Town plants thousands of oysters
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Michele Johnson, Councilman Lou Imbroto, Town Clerk Rich LaMarca and Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravato took to the waters on the Town’s north shore to continue efforts of replenishing […]
NYC’s $100 incentive to residents to get vaccinated
New York City is offering residents $100 to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads throughout the U.S., fueling a surge in new cases. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio […]
International
Australia to return ‘stolen’ precious artefacts to India
Australia’s National Gallery said on Thursday that it will return 14 artworks to India, at least six of which are believed to have been stolen or illegally exported. The artworks include sculptures, photographs and a […]
Terrorism to be India’s key agenda as UNSC President
New York: India, which has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, will serve as the president of the powerful 15-nation UN body for the month of August. The scourge of terrorism will […]
Imran Khan’s PTI wins PoK polls amid rigging charges
Islamabad: Amid allegations of poll rigging by the Opposition, Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party has won 25 of 45 seats in Pakistan occupied Kashmir legislative assembly elections marred by deadly violence. The PoK assembly has […]
Myanmar Junta cancels results of 2020 election
Yangon: Myanmar’s junta canceled the results of 2020 polls won by Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, announcing they were not “free and fair” almost six months after deposing the Nobel laureate in a coup. Investigations had […]
Pak-based LeT shifting base into country: Afghan govt to India
New Delhi: The Afghanistan government has informed the Indian side that Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba is shifting base inside the country, media reports said. The development comes even as the Taliban makes territorial gains in the […]
Xi visits Tibet; first by Chinese president in 30 years
Beijing: President Xi Jinping made a rare trip to China’s politically sensitive region of Tibet recently, state media reported, the first such visit by the country’s top leader in more than three decades. Tibet has […]
Australia to return ‘stolen’ precious artefacts to India
Australia’s National Gallery said on Thursday that it will return 14 artworks to India, at least six of which are believed to have been stolen or illegally exported. The artworks include sculptures, photographs and a […]
Terrorism to be India’s key agenda as UNSC President
New York: India, which has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, will serve as the president of the powerful 15-nation UN body for the month of August. The scourge of terrorism will […]
Imran Khan’s PTI wins PoK polls amid rigging charges
Islamabad: Amid allegations of poll rigging by the Opposition, Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party has won 25 of 45 seats in Pakistan occupied Kashmir legislative assembly elections marred by deadly violence. The PoK assembly has […]
Pandits taking up jobs in Kashmir, feel more secure: Govt to Parliament
New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits have been taking up jobs in Kashmir and moving back there as they feel more secure, the Centre told Parliament on July 28. Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said […]
Peace, prosperity can’t coexist with terror: Rajnath at SCO meet
New Delhi: Peace and prosperity cannot coexist with terrorism, and any act of terror is a crime against humanity, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said during his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting […]
Centre sends team to Kerala amid rising Covid cases, 3rd wave fears
New Delhi: Kerala will go under complete lockdown this weekend as the state reports a surge in coronavirus cases, leading to fear of an imminent third wave. The southern state has been reporting a high number […]
Pandits taking up jobs in Kashmir, feel more secure: Govt to Parliament
New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits have been taking up jobs in Kashmir and moving back there as they feel more secure, the Centre told Parliament on July 28. Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said […]
Peace, prosperity can’t coexist with terror: Rajnath at SCO meet
New Delhi: Peace and prosperity cannot coexist with terrorism, and any act of terror is a crime against humanity, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said during his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting […]
Centre sends team to Kerala amid rising Covid cases, 3rd wave fears
New Delhi: Kerala will go under complete lockdown this weekend as the state reports a surge in coronavirus cases, leading to fear of an imminent third wave. The southern state has been reporting a high number […]
Basavaraj Bommai sworn-in as Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Basavaraj Bommai took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister, succeeding BS Yediyurappa who resigned on July 26. Bommai, 61, was picked for the top post in Karnataka at a meeting of BJP MLAs. Prime Minister Narendra […]
Sri Lanka defeat India in 2nd T20 International
Colombo: A depleted India, who were forced to make seven changes in the XI after nine players were ruled out due to Covid-related issues, stretched Sri Lanka before losing by four wickets in the last […]
Project Pegasus: India is at the crossroads
By Chanakya A network of global media organisations, assisted by a network of global civil society organisations, came together to reveal a list of potential targets for surveillance To be sure, the list is only […]
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Entertainment
M. Night Shyamalan’s Old is his most intense movie in years
M Night Shyamalan has never made anything as intense as his latest film, Old. For almost two hours, the filmmaker behind The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable grabs his audience with a vise and squeezes them in the guts. It’s a film […]
Veteran Kannada actor Abhinaya Sharade Jayanthi passes away
Veteran Kannada actor Jayanthi, popularly known as ‘Abhinaya Sharade’, passed away on Monday due to age-related ailments at her residence in Bengaluru. The 76-year-old actor was known for her notable contribution to the Kannada cinema and acted in […]
Trailer of ‘Shershaah’ on legendary Kargil war hero Vikram Batra released
Dras (Ladakh): Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat made a remarkable observation at the “Shershaah” trailer launch here on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas, observed every year on July 26. Param Vir Chakra recipient and Kargil war hero Captain […]
Sports
Mary Kom loses bout with head high
India’s boxing great Mary Kom’s bid to win a second Olympic medal ended in the pre-quarters of Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. The London Olympics bronze medallist lost to 3rd seed Ingrit Valencia of Colombia via […]
Boxer Satish Kumar reaches quarterfinals
Indian boxer Satish Kumar advanced to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics with a comprehensive win against Ricardo Brown of Jamaica in the mens super-heavyweight round of 16 bout on Thursday. Kumar, the 32 year […]
Sindhu storms into women’s singles quarterfinals
Midway through the first game against Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, coach Park Tae-sang told India’s PV Sindhu that she was rushing with her defence and should be more patient. Sindhu, […]
Business
Bank depositors will access money within 90 days: Sitharaman
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has cleared the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Bill 2021 under which depositors of banks under moratorium will be able to access money within 90 days, finance minister Nirmala […]
If Tesla joins ‘Make in India’, govt will lower import duty
New Delhi: The government may consider lowering import duty along with offering other sops to Tesla, but for that, the electric vehicle major would have to invest in setting up a manufacturing facility in the […]
IMF cuts India growth to 9.5% due to Covid Delta
United Nations: The Delta variant-spurred Covid-19 second wave has shaved off 3 per cent from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) previous projection for India’s economic growth for fiscal year 2021-22, pegging it now at 9.5 […]
Lifestyle
Princess Diana’s niece Lady Kitty’s much talked about wedding dress
Princess Diana’s niece Lady Kitty Spencer, 30 wore a remarkable Dolce and Gabbana wedding dress as she married billionaire fashion tycoon Michael Lewis, 62 in a ceremony in Italy. Lady Kitty, whose father is Earl Charles Spencer, tied […]
Mom’s good luck earrings for Mirabai Chanu
Mirabai Chanu ended India’s 21- year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country’s medal tally at Tokyo. The 26-year-old lifted a […]
Gujarat’s Dholavira, Telangana’s Ramappa temple get UNESCO World Heritage Site tags
The cultural sites of Dholavira, a historical Harappan city, and the glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways — Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple in Telangana have been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Both were India’s nominations for the UNESCO World […]