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22.07 / 12:05
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Want to study in Australia? This scholarship is for you
Australia Awards Scholarship is offered to students from developing countries to undertake full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study at the participating Australian universities and TAFE institutions. It is available in the majority of top-ranking universities like Australian National University, Macquarie University, University of Sydney, etc. Administered by the Department of Foreign affairs and trade, the main motive of Australia Awards Scholarships is to fulfill the developing need of Australia’s partner countries.Benefits of Australia Awards Scholarship:
21.07 / 11:17
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Canada Visa: Portal to apply for work permit for H-1B visa holders closed in just one day. Here's why
Canada Immigration policy also offers study or work permits for applicant's family members. The Canadian government's decision to allow 10,000 H-1B visa holders in the US to come and work in the country is expected to benefit Indian professionals.
19.07 / 16:45
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The British economy is haunted by the ghosts of Brexit
This week, the UK will see rail strikes as workers demand significantly higher pay raises. From Sunday, workers on London’s fabulous metro are threatening industrial action. Earlier this month, it was the turn of doctors of the National Health Service (NHS), who rejected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s offer of a 6% salary hike and are demanding 35% to catch up with what in developed-world terms has been runaway inflation.
19.07 / 13:15
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Cab driver in Meerut uses brother's documents to obtain passport, study visa, held
Meerut has been arrested for fabricating his 22-year-old brother's documents in order to obtain a false passport and a study visa for Singapore. The arrest was made after the younger sibling submitted a complaint. Sachin Rana, the accused and resident of Mirzapur village under Badgaon police station, was determined to pursue overseas studies, but his academic gap years (having completed class 12 in 2013) made it challenging for him to obtain a visa legitimately.
19.07 / 09:49
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Henley Passport Index 2023: Why Singapore's passport is stronger than United States. Explained
Skift, that the country's static state of affairs is likely to remain due to “the lack of a demand from inside the U.S. for a change in policy, the extreme political risk for any group or politician who unwittingly facilitates travel by a terrorist, and the fact that tourism has surged post-pandemic anyway, even with a restrictive visa waiver program." “Unfortunately, that status quo, over time, may well contribute to a decline in US soft power if businesses struggle to invite partners to trade shows and meetings, tourists encounter needless application delays and look elsewhere, and open xenophobia erodes the public reputation of the US as a world leader," said Pforzheimer.
19.07 / 04:35
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Henley Passport Index 2023: Indian citizens can travel to 57 countries visa free. Check full list here
India has significantly improved its passport ranking by rising 5 spots from last years and is now ranked 80th in the latest Henley Passport Index. Owning to this, Indians can travel to 57 destinations completely visa free or visas on arrival arrangements. However, it is to be noted here that India has scored poorly in mobility.
18.07 / 21:07
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Visa re-ups sponsorship with US Soccer, equal investment in women
On the eve of the Women’s World Cup, U.S. Soccer has extended its partnership with Visa for the next five years
18.07 / 19:27
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Faster visas for Chinese experts in electronics sector on the cards
PLI). This comes with the electronics manufacturing industry facing complaints of challenges due to difficulties in getting visas for Chinese nationals. As per industry executives, installation, expansion, and repair work are being hit the most as they require skilled Chinese nationals to execute the work.
18.07 / 13:49
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Henley Passport Index 2023: Singapore passport is world’s most powerful, replacing Japan
The updated 2023 Henley Passport Index Tuesday placed Singapore as the world's most powerful passport with visa-free access to 192 travel destinations out of 227 around the world. Three European countries Germany, Italy, and Spain move up one slot with 190 visa-free destinations and shared the second place. Japan has been knocked off the top spot for the first time in five years and slipped to third place as the number of destinations its passport can access without a visa fell to 189.
18.07 / 08:35
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Maharashtra govt to set up detention centres for foreign nationals indulging in drug peddling: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said in the state assembly that detention centres would be set up for foreign nationals indulging in drug peddling, overstaying their visa limit and committing petty crimes to evade deportation. The government has also decided to appoint Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) as the nodal agency to control the distribution of the banned drugs, he said responding to a question raised by NCP member Rohit Pawar. “We have noticed that some Nigerians as well as other foreign nationals are involved in the supply of narcotics drugs.
18.07 / 08:13
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Everything you need to know about Sussex India Scholarships
Sussex India Scholarships is offered to Indian students who want to pursue postgraduate-level programs at the University of Sussex. Recipient of this grant is rewarded with a reduction in tuition fee and the university offers an unlimited number of scholarships to eligible applicants. Students get up to £3,000 waiver.Eligibility
18.07 / 00:57
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LTIMindtree’s Q1 net profit up 4% to Rs 1,152 crore, misses Street estimates
LTIMindtree, which now features in India’s top 50 stocks gauge after HDFC’s merger into the lender it spawned, Monday missed forecasts to report a 4% June-quarter profit growth in what the company described as a “challenging macroeconomic environment”, potentially denting the prospects of double-digit revenue growth in FY24. Net profit for the three months ended June was Rs 1,152.3 crore, compared with Rs 1,105 crore a year ago. Revenue came in at Rs 8,702.1 crore, up 13.8% year on year, which also missed estimates.
17.07 / 17:15
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Today in Crypto: Gnosis Released Pay and Card Products, cLabs Proposes Migrating Celo to Layer 2 Built on Ethereum, Unstoppable Domains Adds ENS-based .eth Domains
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17.07 / 17:15
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Ethereum Sidechain Gnosis Launches Visa-Backed Debit Card Directly Connected to Crypto Wallet
Blockchain network Gnosis has unveiled two products that allow users to spend their digital assets directly from wallets using Visa's payment system.
17.07 / 15:51
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Long live the slowly dying and unlamented US dollar
A quiet but significant milestone was passed last year. For the first time in decades, by one estimation, the US dollar’s share in international reserves fell below 50%. Stephen Jen, a well-known currency analyst, estimates that the USD fell from about 73% of international reserves in 2001 to less than half in 2022.
17.07 / 15:51
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US H-1B visa holders can now work and live in Canada under new scheme. Know more
H1-B specialty occupation visa holder work permit will be available as of July 16, 2023. Approved applicants will receive an open work permit of up to three years in duration, which means they will be able to work for almost any employer anywhere in Canada," an official government release explained.
17.07 / 14:19
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Court had banned VC firm chairman from running mum’s estate
The executive chairman of a venture capital firm that marketed services to rich prospective migrants had been branded not “fit and proper” by a court to oversee his deceased mother’s estate.
17.07 / 13:45
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Laid off by Qualcomm, Indian techie on H1B visa seeks help finding new job
An Indian senior-level Qualcomm employee, who joined the company just one year ago, and was laid off recently, has took to the social media site LinkedIn to share his ordeal and is seeking help in finding a new job in the US before he runs out of time granted by his H1B visa. It is important to note that the H-1B visa, which allows skilled workers from other countries to work in the US, has time constraints, so these techies are facing a race against time to find new employment.
17.07 / 13:27
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Love 'only' factor that pushed mother of four to sneak into India to live with Hindu man: Pak intelligence agencies
India to live with a Hindu man whom she befriended through an online game platform, a media report said on Monday. Seema Ghulam Haider from Karachi in Sindh province and Sachin Meena in India got in touch while playing PUBG in 2019 and a dramatic love story unfolded between the two living more than 1,300 km apart, in countries not too friendly to each other. Seema, 30, and Sachin, 22, live in the Rabupura area of Greater Noida, near Delhi, where he runs a provision store, according to Uttar Pradesh Police.
17.07 / 13:17
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Seema Haider's husband reiterates plea for her to return, says 'I still love you and will…'
Seema Ghulam Haider from Karachi in Sindh province and Sachin Meena in India got in touch while playing PUBG in 2019 and a dramatic love story unfolded between the two living more than 1,300 km apart, in countries not too friendly to each other. Haider's husband, Ghulam Haider had earlier requested the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in sending his wife and four children back to Pakistan. In a recent interview with a Youtuber, Ghulam Haider, who lives in Saudi Arabia, told his estranged wife, "I still love you the same and will continue to do so...please come back". "You know very well how much I love you.
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