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H1B row: Will Covid, recession dampen Indian students’ desire to study and work abroad?

Due to Covid-19 crisis and global recession, over 20-25 per cent of H1B employees in the US could be laid off in the coming weeks and forced to return to India.

Trump is right to block IMF aid for Iran

US is confident a loan would make it easier for Iran to continue financing its vast network of terrorist groups and proxy militias across the Middle East.

Air pollution levels and Covid-19 mortality rate are linked, claims new Harvard study

Covid-19 patients in regions with a history of high air pollution are more likely to succumb to the disease, claims the new study by Harvard University.

Admission offers in hand but no date, Indian students could ditch foreign plans for now

Consultants say students who have offers from universities abroad haven’t decided against going so far, but many are considering Indian options simultaneously.

Coronavirus death toll crosses 10,000 in US, country enters ‘most difficult phase’

In New York, the epicenter of COVID-19 in US, the fatalities Monday increased to 4,758 and confirmed cases to 130,000.

Louisiana pastor, arrested once for defying stay-home orders, continues with church service

In an interview to CNN’s Victor Blackwell, the pastor said that the depression & anxiety of living under lockdown is worse than dying of Covid-19.

Americans are becoming their own beauticians while under Covid-19 lockdown

Unlike other industries where e-commerce sales have disappeared, beauty consumption has partly shifted online or to drug stores, which are essential businesses.

From beer to baked beans, this is what Americans stocked up for coronavirus lockdown

Food, healthcare, toilet paper, beer, wine – a list of the things Americans have been snapping up and also not buying during lockdown.

China rejects US intelligence claim that it hid coronavirus numbers

Beijing defended as ‘open and transparent’ China’s response to the virus first identified in Wuhan and accused Washington of trying to shift blame.

China has concealed extent of its coronavirus outbreak, US intelligence report says

China’s public reporting on Covid-19 cases & deaths is intentionally incomplete and its numbers are fake, US intelligence report says.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy doesn’t need DOGE. Hiring more would be better for efficiency

The view that bureaucracies are bloated with far too many employees preying on taxpayers money is a widely held myth. Research shows how significantly understaffed the Indian state is.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.