The Trump administration has proposed scrapping the up-to-60-day grace period that allows certain foreign professionals, including Indian workers, to remain in the US after losing or leaving their jobs. The proposed change could significantly reduce the time available...

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A US-based Indian couple has raised concerns over an alleged irregularity at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, claiming that duty-free staff scanned the passports of their entire family, including their young children, even though only one member had made a...

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Nepal’s forensic laboratories are racing against time, 15 days after the devastating Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, as thousands of DNA samples pour into facilities accustomed to processing fewer than 900 tests a year. With visual identification becoming increasingly...

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You do not have to light a cigarette to suffer its consequences. Smoke released by another person can enter the lungs of those nearby, exposing children, women and non-smokers to harmful chemicals they never chose to inhale. A new 2023 Global Burden of Disease study...

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Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned as regional director of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Region, a day after the WHO regional committee recommended that her appointment be terminated. Wazed stepped...

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