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19 US states sue Trump admin over new fee on H-1B visas

Nineteen United States states have sued the Trump administration over its 'unlawful' decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, warning that the move will worsen labour shortages......

4000 dengue cases reported in Bengaluru, 7000 in Karnataka

Amid a surge in dengue cases in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has instructed officials to take all necessary precautionary measures to prevent spread of the vector borne......

Insect attack finished off dinosaurs?

Dinosaurs became extinct from the effects of a massive asteroid hitting Earth 65 million years ago, scientists have long maintained. But, a new theory has suggested that the mightiest creatures may......

New York Labor Day Parade Was A Spectacle!

Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for four hours down 5th Avenue one of......

The Legend That Was Pritish Nandy

He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman. IMAGE: Pritish Nandy, Editor Extraordinaire,......

Global warming to rise, soil dries up

The soils in large swaths of the world including vast areas of central India, Australia, Africa and South America have been drying up, a new study has found, warning that this could intensify......

Electronics: Researches claim breakthrough

Researchers at an American university and a multi-national company have reported their first example of an entirely new class of materials which could be used to make transparent transistors that......

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen. Photograph: Anthony P......

How a small-town boy became Deloitte's top boss

Renjen recalls he "landed in the United States with a scholarship, two pairs of jeans, and couple of hundred dollars in the pocket". Image: Punit Renjen, global CEO, Deloitte. Photograph,......

Fed's Yellen: An orthodox economist for unorthodox times

United States Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (R) is welcomed by the chair of Joint Congressional Economic hearing, Senator Daniel Coats on 'The Economic Outlook' in Washington. Photograph:......

PICS: Humans vs Robots at China Half-Marathon

IMAGE: Engineers run along with humanoid robot 'Tiangong' as it participates with human runners in the E-Town Half Marathon & Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, on Saturday.......

'Asian Games is a cash-burning project'

With economic problems and job cuts, Hangzhou locals and people in other parts of China are not very pleased about hosting the Asian Games. IMAGE: Police officers walk on a street following the......

PIX: Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sweep in women's 100m

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, Day 3. IMAGE: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates winning the women's 100 metres final alongside......

Sports Shorts: Russian athletics federation remains banned

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: A view shows the logo at the The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) headquarters in Monaco.......