Worldwide US alert: Embassy offers pointers to H-1B, H-4 visa applicants amid social media checks; what has changed

As the US kicks off screening of social media, US embassy in India issued a worldwide alert for all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants. It called on the applicants to expect longer processing time, so to apply accordingly.“Beginning December 15, the Department of State expanded online presence reviews to ALL H-1B and H-4 applicants as…

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‘Neither free nor fair’: New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston Peters opposes FTA with India; cites tariffs on dairy

As India and New Zealand finalised a historic free trade agreement (FTA), not everyone was onboard. New Zealand’s foreign affairs minister Winston Peters voiced his opposition claiming the deal was “neither free nor fair”.“New Zealand First is regrettably opposed to the India Free Trade Agreement announced today. We consider the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement…

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Goa fire: Police remand of Luthra brothers extended by five days; 25 died in blaze at siblings’ nightclub | India News

Goa club fire: Court extends police remand of Luthra brothers till December 26 NEW DELHI: A Goa court on Monday extended by another five days the police remand of brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the “Birch by Romeo” nightclub where 25 people died in a fire on December 6.The siblings will now remain…

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Stats overhaul: New inflation and GDP base year series slated for February; IIP to follow in May

India’s key macroeconomic indicators are set for a base-year reset early next year, with the government announcing timelines for releasing new series of retail inflation, national accounts and industrial production data, PTI reported.The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said on Monday that a new series of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, reflecting a…

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Evening news wrap: Bangladesh may consider ‘scaling back’ presence in New Delhi; suspended TMC MLA floats own party and more | India News

Bangladesh high commission; Humayun Kabir Bangladesh has said it may consider “scaling back” presence at its New Delhi embassy, with foreign affairs adviser Touhid Hossain’s statement coming amid steadily worsening ties with India. In domestic politics, Trinamool Congress MLA and former IPS officer Humayun Kabir—recently suspended for laying the “foundation stone” of a Babri-style mosque—has…

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Infra output: Eight core sectors grow 1.8% in November; cement and steel lift momentum as energy drags

Eight core infrastructure industries recorded a modest expansion in November 2025, with overall output rising 1.8% year-on-year, supported by strong growth in cement, steel, fertilisers and coal, official data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry showed.The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI), which accounts for 40.27% of the Index of Industrial Production…

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