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'Pause new H-1B issuances': Indian-origin US diplomat warns against rising scam, rips 'honor among thieves' environment

India, Dec. 17 -- Mahvash Siddiqui, a US diplomat of Indian descent who worked at the consular office in Chennai, has advocated for a total suspension of the H-1B visa program until a comprehensive au... Read More


Japan's Mizuho enters Indian investment banking space with $523 million Avendus deal

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Japan-based Mizuho Securities on Wednesday announced that it is buying a majority stake in KKR-backed Indian investment bank Avendus for up to 81 billion yen, or $523 million. R... Read More


Draft voter roll sparks uproar as living electors marked deceased

Cooch Behar/Siliguri, Dec. 17 -- The publication of the draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has triggered political controversy and public anxiety in parts of North Bengal,... Read More


Panchkula:Two held for helpingLawrence Bishnoi aide killers

Panchkula, Dec. 17 -- Panchkula police on Tuesday arrested two youths accused of providing logistical support to those involved in the murder of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's accomplice Inderpreet, alia... Read More


After weeks of disruption, Old Malda and Dalkhola municipalities get new chairmen

Malda/Raiganj, Dec. 17 -- The leadership vacuum in two municipalities of North Bengal ended on Wednesday with the election of new chairmen at Old Malda and Dalkhola, restoring administrative stability... Read More


Eligible former enclave voters included in draft list, easing concerns

Cooch Behar, Dec. 17 -- Residents of the former enclaves, who had been gripped by anxiety since the launch of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, have finally breathed a sigh of r... Read More


Four B'deshi nationals arrested in Goalpokhar

Raiganj, Dec. 17 -- Police arrested four Bangladeshi nationals from the road at Lodhan in North Dinajpur district on Tuesday night. The arrested persons were identified as Md Sajiv, Md Abu Bakkar, Md ... Read More


Soil health, air quality at risk as stubble burning continues

BALURGHAT, Dec. 17 -- Even as the harvest of Aman paddy has been completed across large tracts of farmland, allegations of rampant stubble burning have surfaced in several blocks of South Dinajpur dis... Read More


Abhinav Bindra mourns passing of his childhood coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- India's 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra paid condolences and penned down an emotional message for his childhood coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon, who passed... Read More


Shubman Gill's T20 World Cup turnaround bid derailed by injury; big opportunity awaits Sanju Samson: Report

India, Dec. 17 -- India vice-captain Shubman Gill has been reportedly ruled out of the remainder of the five-game series against South Africa on Wednesday in Lucknow as a big opportunity awaits Sanju ... Read More