US to continue using H-1B, other visa programmes

A day after United States President Donald Trump defended H-1B visas, Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said America is going to keep using the visa programmes and noted that......

Nitish Kumar gives up home portfolio after 20 years

The home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Samrat......

Blue drum murder: Muskan gives birth, victim's family seeks DNA test

Muskan, who is in Meerut jail for the gruesome murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput and stuffing his body in a blue drum, has named her newborn daughter Radha even as her in-laws demanded a DNA......

Gujarat cabinet rejig: A look at new ministerial portfolios

Following a major reshuffle-cum-expansion of his cabinet, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday allotted the important portfolios of home and industries to Harsh Sanghavi who has been......

Air India pilots' union knocks on labour department's doors

A pilots' grouping of Tata group-owned Air India has approached the labour department to initiate conciliation proceedings with the airline's management to sort out various issues, including......

CAG to conduct pan-India audit on ease of doing biz for MSMEs

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has launched an integrated audit across 32 states and Union Territories to assess the ease of doing business for the micro, small and medium......

Why steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is leaving UK

Indian-origin steel magnate Lakshmi N Mittal, until now based in Britain and a regular on the country's richest billionaires tally, has decided to quit the UK as the Labour Party-led government's......

TCS allegedly forced around 2,500 employees in Pune to resign: NITES

India's largest IT firm Tata Consultancy Services has allegedly forced around 2,500 employees in Pune to resign from their jobs, the IT employees' body NITES said in a letter to Maharashtra Chief......

Pant fails as Subrayen takes five to put SA A in control

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant was dismissed for 17 on Day 2 of the four day match between India A and Australia A in Bengaluru on Friday. Photograph: BCCI/X Two cavalier shimmies, two well-timed fours and......

PIX: England Ditch Bazball Mantra To Frustrate India!

Joe Root (99 not out) will return on Friday to complete his century as England will bid to put pressure on India by posting a commanding first-innings total. SCORECARD IMAGE: Joe Root and Ben......