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If two companies file H-1B petitions for the same individual not by mistake but to game the lottery, it is considered fraud. If one withdraws the petition in the nick of time, the matter was not pursued by the USCIS but now a landmark decision by the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office says that withdrawing a…
For many people, taking a shower and applying deodorant is an essential part of their daily hygiene routine. However, questions have long circulated online about whether this common practice might be linked to an increased cancer risk. Dr Saadvik Raghuram, an oncologist based in Hyderabad, has weighed in on these concerns, helping to distinguish between…
MUMBAI: US-based private equity (PE) firm L Catterton has picked up a minority stake in Haldiram Snacks Food amid a rush among investors to take a bite of India’s growing consumer market. The latest investment in Haldiram’s, known for its wide range of namkeen (snacks), sweets and ready to eat products comes less than a…
NAGPUR: Eight people were injured in stone pelting during BJP and Patit Pawan Sanghatana’s protest in front of the Congress Bhavan in the city as state Congress chief Harshawardhan Sapkal’s remarks “equating” Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan escalated on Sunday, drawing in leaders from Maharashtra and Telangana and setting off protests across the state.BJP…
Firefighters carried the woman in the stretcher for about 1 km Berhampur: Fire service personnel in landslide-hit Gajapati district on Friday carried a 22-year-old pregnant woman in labour on a stretcher for about 1 km and helped her reach the nearest hospital. She later delivered a baby boy at the district headquarters hospital in Paralakhemundi.A…
SNL sketch gives Harry Potter’s Harry and Ron a steamy romance inspired by HBO’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ It would have been a surprise if Saturday Night Live hadn’t eventually taken aim at Heated Rivalry. Since its first season wrapped last month, the series has lingered stubbornly in the cultural conversation, bolstered by a swift second-season renewal…
Goa nightclub fire (IANS photo) NEW DELHI: A weekend party night in North Goa turned into a tragedy after a massive fire tore through a nightclub in Arpora, killing at least 25 people and injuring many more late Saturday. Eyewitnesses said the blaze followed a “big fire” triggered by a “massive explosion,” in one of…
India’s Prasidh Krishna celebrates (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin praised pacer Prasidh Krishna‘s performance in the third ODI between India and South Africa at Visakhapatnam. Krishna’s four-wicket haul (4/66) helped restrict South Africa to 270 runs, despite his previous expensive spell in the second ODI where he conceded 85 runs in 8.2…
Ruturaj Gaikwad (PTI Photo) Ruturaj Gaikwad is back in the national colours and is eager to make an impact as India prepare to take on South Africa in their three-match ODI series. The batter expressed his excitement about returning to the international stage, describing it as a “good feeling” to don the blue again and…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Ganesh Chavan (35), the district head of a private finance firm, allegedly burnt a drunk man alive in a car in Latur to claim a Rs 1 crore term insurance payout and wipe out mounting debts, police said on Monday.The meticulously planned crime was aimed at ensuring the insurance benefit reached his family…
