The USCIS, the federal agency which screens and allocates H-1B applications, said it was randomly selected from among the registrations properly submitted to reach the cap. The U.S. has received enough electronic applications during the initial registration period to reach the 2022 fiscal year cap for the H-1B foreign workers visa, the most sought-after work visa among Indian professionals. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the federal agency which screens and allocates H-1B applications, said it was randomly selected from among the registrations properly submitted to reach the cap. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the…
Author: Mike Harrison
All the 62 passengers onboard died in the crash that occured on January 9. Indonesia’s Transport Ministry said on Wednesday it had recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off on Jan. 9, killing all 62 people onboard.A news conference to discuss the find will be held at 1100 local time (0400 GMT), according to an media invitation from the Ministry sent to reporters.A navy spokesman, La Ode Muhamad Holib, told Reuters tha tthe CVR was found on Wednesday. A Ministry spokeswoman declined to comment on whether it…
In his reply to Prime Minister Modi’s letter, Mr. Khan thanked him and said the people of Pakistan also desire peaceful cooperative relations with all neighbours, including India. Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, saying creation of an “enabling environment” is imperative for a constructive and result-oriented dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India, in particular the Jammu and Kashmir issue.Mr. Khan’s letter was in reply to Prime Minister Modi’s letter to him last week to extend greetings on the occasion of Pakistan Day. In his letter, Mr. Modi…
The sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system willdrastically curb democratic representation as authorities seekto ensure “patriots” rule the global financial hub. The United States strongly condemns moves by China to further reduce political participation and representation in Hong Kong and is deeply concerned by a second delay in the territory’s Legislative Council elections,the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.”We are deeply concerned by these changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system, which defy the will of people in Hong Kong andd eny Hong Kongers a voice in their own governance,” a State Department spokesman said in an email when asked…
Robert Lewandowski will miss both legs of holders Bayern Munich’s Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain after being ruled out for nearly a month with a knee injury, the Bundesliga giant said on Tuesday.“The striker will be out for around four weeks,” Bayern said in a statement, confirming Lewandowski injured ligaments in his right knee after scoring twice in Poland’s 3-0 win over Andorra on Sunday in World Cup qualifying.The 32-year-old will also miss Saturday’s top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash at second-placed RB Leipzig, with leader Bayern four points clear.Lewandowski is also out of Poland’s qualifier against England at Wembley on Wednesday.…
These farms were occupying around 20,000 acres of defence land across the country and the Army was spending around ₹300 crore annually for their maintenance More than three years after the defence ministry cleared a proposal to shut 39 military cattle farms across the country, the Army is finally disbanding them, official sources said on Tuesday. A flag ceremony is being held at Delhi Cantonment on Wednesday, marking winding down of the farms, they said. In August 2017, the Defence Ministry had announced a series of reform measures for the Indian Army which included shutting down the military farms, housing…
On Tuesday, a total of 12,94,979 vaccine doses had been given till 7 p.m. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 6.24 crore on Tuesday, said a statement issued by the Health Ministry.A total of 6,24,08,333 vaccine doses have been given, according to the provisional report till 7 p.m. on Tuesday. They include 82,00,007 health care workers (HCW) who have taken the first dose and 52,07,368 HCWs who have taken the second dose; 90,08,905 front line workers (FLW) who have taken the first dose and 37,70,603 FLWs who have taken the second dose; 2,90,20,989 first…
In its 2020 Human Rights Report, the U.S. State Department said the harassment and detention of journalists critical of the (Indian) government in their reporting and on social media, has continued, although the government generally respected the freedom of expression. It also said government’s requests for user data from Internet companies had increased “dramatically.”The report, which is submitted each year to the U.S. Congress , is retrospective and contains a country-wise discussion of the state of human rights.“The government generally respected this right, although there were several instances in which the government, or actors considered close to the government, allegedly…
Vincenzo Alberto Annese is only 36, but he already has an experience of more than a decade as a football coach. On Saturday at Kolkata, the Italian realised a dream: he won a national league. What he has achieved as Gokulam Kerala’s coach is remarkable. He was appointed only last August and could join the team another two months later because of the lockdown. Impressive CVWithin a matter of a few months, he has been able to transform Gokulam into a champion side. He has had coaching stints in countries like Italy, Ghana, Latvia, Armenia, Estonia and Palestine. His CV…
Kerala and Karnataka together added 37 fatalities to the COVID-19 toll as of Tuesday, and Bengaluru remained a city of concern as fresh positive cases were close to 2,000.In Kerala, 2,389 new cases were reported when 58,557 samples were tested. The test positivity rate (TPR) was 4.08%. The addition of 16 more deaths that took place in the past few days to the official list on Tuesday took the cumulative toll to 4,606. District-wise, Alappuzha reported three deaths, while Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur reported two each and Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Malappuram and Wayanad one each. Kozhikode district reported the…