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Interest in the so-called ‘Einstein visa’ has risen sharply amid growing difficulty in securing traditional US work visas such as the H-1B. According to a recent report by CBS News, brokers and consultancies are increasingly marketing services that promise to help applicants qualify for this elite immigration pathway, which is officially known as the EB-1…
File photo: A girl rescues books from a shop near the Prothom Alo daily newspaper, which was set on fire by protesters after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist, Sharif Osman Hadi, in Dhaka (Picture credit: AP) Journalists, editors, and media owners in Bangladesh on Saturday urged authorities…
Bruno Mars is expanding his ‘Romantic Tour’ to a massive 70 global stadium shows, adding 30 new dates across North America, Europe, and the UK. This marks his first solo stadium tour and first full headlining tour in a decade, kicking off April 10, 2026, in Las Vegas. Fans can also anticipate his fourth album,…
NEW DELHI: The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) said on Thursday that players are prepared to return to cricket if Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director M Najmul Islam issues a public apology and the process related to his removal from directorship of the board moves forward.“We have informed the BCB that if he apologises…
Real estate developers in Kolkata have urged the Centre to use the Union Budget to recalibrate housing policies to reflect rising land and construction costs, calling for higher tax benefits for homebuyers and a long-pending revision of the affordable housing definition to revive demand, especially in the mid-income segment, PTI reported.With the Budget set to…
Industry body CII has called on the government to issue clear green hydrogen mandates, supported by incentives, to accelerate demand creation and help India transition towards a cleaner industrial economy, PTI reported.The Confederation of Indian Industry said sectors that currently rely heavily on grey hydrogen — such as refining, fertilisers and natural gas — are…
MUMBAI: Housing demand declined by 8.7% quarter-on-quarter during Oct-Dec even as supply rebounded by 3.4% across key cities, hinting at a phase of measured moderation in India’s residential real estate market. Residential prices rose by 1.5% QoQ and 16.9% year-on-year during the quarter, the slowest pace of appreciation recorded during the last two years, according…
DINDIGUL: Tamil Nadu’s governing DMK has rejected demands from a section of ally Congress’s state unit for a share in power after this summer’s assembly polls, with minister I Periyasamy asserting on Sunday that there “would be no coalition govt here”. Speaking in Dindigul, Periyasamy pointed out that Tamil Nadu had always been governed by…
The FMCG sector registered a robust recovery in the December quarter, aided by GST changes, festive sales, and reduced costs of raw materials. Even Dabur, Marico, and Godrej Consumer Products reported volume growth with single-digit revenue growth along with improved operating profit margins. The rural market continued to report better sales than the urban market,…
The average interest rate on a 30-year US mortgage edged slightly higher this week but remained close to its lowest level of 2025, offering limited relief to homebuyers amid a still-challenging housing market, according to data released by Freddie Mac.The average long-term mortgage rate rose to 6.16% this week from 6.15% last week, when it…
