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soas prof denied India entry over 'visa violations'

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Francesca Orsini, noted historian and professor emerita at SOAS, University of London, was reportedly denied entry into India on Monday evening despite having a valid tourist vis... Read More


$100k H-1B fee not for stay extensions, status changes: US

Washington, Oct. 22 -- The US government exempted foreign students from its controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee on Monday, bringing relief to thousands of graduates - including from India who make up... Read More


BJP, AAP trade barbs over worsening AQI

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Delhi's deteriorating air quality on Tuesday became a political slugfest with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) each blaming the other for the crisis... Read More


late harvesting after rains seen behind 75% dip in Pjb farm fires

Patiala, Oct. 22 -- Punjab has recorded a 75% decline in stubble burning cases compared to the corresponding period last year, according to official data, with experts attributing this to delayed padd... Read More


4 killed as fire rips through Vashi flat

India, Oct. 22 -- Four people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and 10 suffered injuries after a fire broke out at Raheja Residency, a housing society in Vashi, shortly after midnight on Tue... Read More


Small stores slow to pass on GST rate cuts

NEW DELHI, Oct. 22 -- It has been nearly a month since the government's latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts came into effect, but chances are some packaged goods may still be sold at old pri... Read More


Power, realty are bright spots amid capex gloom

mumbai, Oct. 22 -- While corporate India remains flush with capital, new investments are not keeping pace. The pattern of declining investments is well-known, with data from the Centre for Monitoring ... Read More


Core industries' growth eases to 3% in September

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Annual growth in eight key infrastructure sectors, as measured by the combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI), fell to the slowest in 3 months in September due to a weakeni... Read More


SC raps insurance cos for filing needless appeals

new delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has come down hard on insurance companies for filing needless appeals in workmen's compensation cases on technical grounds even when they do not dispute their l... Read More


HC tells police not to harass Ola CEO in abetment case

Bengaluru, Oct. 22 -- The Karnataka high court has directed the Bengaluru police not to harass Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and others in connection with an abetment to suicide case registered earlier thi... Read More