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Startups try to woo talent returning to India from US amid H1B visa woes

According to industry experts, a stricter visa regime to improve local employment and closure of onshore opportunities in the US, is likely to result in a reverse brain drain

47 CISF personnel volunteer to donate blood plasma in Delhi, Mumbai

"Services of these CISF personnel are available for the noble cause at Delhi and Mumbai," the spokesperson said

ICMR selects SRM MCHRC as clinical trial site for Covid-19 vaccine

SRM MCHRC is the only medical institution to be selected from Tamil Nadu for this purpose

Customs probes 18 commercial fraud cases involving goods worth Rs 170 cr

They said the consignments are under investigation for alleged over-valuation and mis-declaration of goods

Over 500,000 Indians returned under Vande Bharat Mission, highest to Kerala

Mission brings them home from 137 countries in less than two months, 94,085 return to Kerala alone

India coronavirus dispatch: Precarious condition of hospital cleaning staff

Live streaming of court proceedings, ways in which Parliament can resume functioning, and how Thane Covid cases nearly tripled in June-roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: 55,000 cases in US on Thursday, a new record

Singapore retail sales at historic low, jobs return to Spain, US jobless rate drops and other pandemic related news across the globe

Covid-19: Over 35% active cases, 28% deaths in UP are in Meerut division

There are 6,869 active cases in Uttar Pradesh, of which 2,456 (35.75%) are from the Meerut division

Securities Appellate Tribunal to remain closed till July 17 amid Covid-19

Earlier, the tribunal had said it would remain closed till June 30

BJP state units to make presentation before PM on Covid-19 welfare work

BJP general secretary Arun Singh said that top party leaders, including its president J P Nadda and Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari among others, will join the exercise

Lexus India undeterred by Covid-19 pandemic, says expansion plan on target

Toyota launched Lexus in the US in 1989 as its luxury car subsidiary, and has since then expanded its portfolio around the world and has become the luxury hybrid leader

Indices reach 4-month high on Covid-19 vaccine hopes; Sensex up 429 points

Experts said the markets also cheered signs of recovery in jobs and manufacturing after the economy reopened in June after a prolonged lockdown

Letter to BS: Don't just preach 'vocal for local', bring it to practice

Why did we have high import duties in the first place? To be 'vocal for local'

Unemployment gap between black and white Americans widest in 5 years

Jobless rates for both groups fell in June, but the rate for whites came down at a much faster rate

Modi, Putin discuss Covid-19 crisis, vow to boost Indo-Russia ties

The prime minister conveyed his keenness to welcome Putin in India for the bilateral summit

Walmart's PhonePe assures employees there will be no layoffs, salary cuts

The Walmart-owned company says it continues to hire and has plans to add about 600 people across areas such as engineering and marketing over the next few months

Land earmarked in Bengaluru outskirts as burial ground for Covid-19 victims

The order directed the respective Tahsildars to register these chunks of land as reserved for burial grounds and not to use for any purpose

"Will coronavirus ever end? Is the virus weakening?", netizens ask Google

Coronavirus-centric searches in June dropped 66 per cent from May, but volumes remained more than double that of February

US H-1B visa suspension to effect Indians, should be revoked: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi in a tweet said, "America has benefited enormously by embracing India's vast talent pool through its H-1B program"

Covid-19: IIT Kanpur develops virtual classroom system 'Mobile Masterjee'

The gadget is especially targeted at helping rural students