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‘Next Victory: H-1B scam’: MAGA now rallies behind Steve Bannon after China visa crackdown

[ad_1] US crackdown on Chinese students' visa is seen as a victory of the Bannon camp. Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon shot to the centerstage Friday as the Trump administration's recent visa decisions were seen as a victory of the Bannon camp. Bannon, an avid hater of the H-1B visa programs that allows US companies to hire foreign talent, quickly reacted to the accolades, as he wrote, "Next Victory: H1B Visa Scam". A POLITICO report gave the verdict that it was the Bannon camp's win over the tech camp as Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the administration would now revoke the visas of Chinese students. The Silicon Valley camp would definitely not like this decision as 70 per cent of Silicon Valley's highly educated tech employees are from overseas and China supplies more than any country except […]

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JAC Class 12th result 2025 date, time: Jharkhand to release Science, Commerce scores tomorrow at jacresults.com

[ad_1] Jharkhand Board to Announce Intermediate Science and Commerce Results 2025 Tomorrow. (AI Image) JAC Class 12 Results 2025: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) will declare the Class 12 results for the Science and Commerce streams tomorrow, May 31, 2025. The announcement is scheduled to take place at 11:30 AM during an official ceremony at the JAC auditorium, Gyandeep Campus, Bargawan, Namkum, Ranchi.The result declaration will be officiated by Shri Ramdas Soren, Honourable Minister of the School Education and Literacy Department, Jharkhand, with the department’s Secretary present as a special guest. Students will be able to access their results online shortly after the formal announcement.Event Details and Access to ResultsThe result publication programme is a key event in the state’s academic calendar. The official websites for result access include jacresults.com and results.digilocker.gov.in. Students must enter their roll code and roll […]

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IT department releases Excel utilities for ITR-1 and ITR-4 for AY 2025-26

[ad_1] The Income tax department on Friday announced that the Excel utility for filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) using forms ITR-1 and ITR-4 for Assessment Year 2025–26 is now available."The Excel Utility for ITR-1 and ITR-4 for AY 2025-26 has been enabled and is now available for taxpayers," the department said in a post on X.With the release of these utilities, taxpayers can now begin filing their returns for income earned during the financial year 2024–25.This year, the deadline for filing ITR-1 and ITR-4 has been extended to September 15, from the usual July 31, giving taxpayers additional time to comply.The forms were officially notified on April 29. However, the enabling of the filing utilities was delayed due to “structural and content revisions” introduced this year. According to the department, additional time was needed for system development, integration, and testing.Himank […]

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3 new judges take oath, Supreme Court reaches its full strength of 34 | India News

[ad_1] 3 new judges take oath, SC reaches its full strength of 34 NEW DELHI: Chief Justice B R Gavai Friday administered oath of office to three new SC judges, Justices N V Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi and A S Chandurkar. With this, SC reached its constitutionally sanctioned strength of 34 judges.On May 26, the collegium comprising CJI Gavai, and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, J K Maheshwari and B V Nagarathna, had recommended to Centre to appoint Karnataka HC CJ Anjaria, Gauhati HC CJ Bishnoi and Bombay HC's Justice Chandurkar as SC judges. Justice Anjaria and Chandurkar would have a little less than a five-year tenure each, while Justice Bishnoi would have less than four-year tenure in SC. Justice Anjaria was appointed as a judge of Gujarat HC on Nov 21, 2011, and took oath as CJ of Karnataka HC […]

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IED blast injures three villagers in insurgency-hit Bijapur in Chhattisgarh | India News

[ad_1] Representative image (Picture credit: IANS) RAIPUR: At a time when all of Bastar is on high alert following the loot of 5,000kg explosives by Maoists in neighbouring Odisha, three villagers were grievously injured in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district Friday morning. This is the first attack on civilians since the encounter killing of CPI(Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju on May 21.Police identified the trio as Vivek Dhodi (17), Badde Sunil (20), and Gote Joga (45), of Erragufa Para in Madded region, around 470km from Raipur, close to the Maharashtra border. The blast occurred between 8.30am and 9 am when they were walking to nearby Bandepara village. All three were riddled with splinters in their legs and faces. Maoists indiscriminately plant IEDs, even on paths frequented by villagers. On March 31 this year, a tribal woman was killed […]

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‘Pak’s dangerous game of terror over’: Defense minister Rajnath Singh | India News

[ad_1] 'Pak's dangerous game of terror over': Defense minister Rajnath Singh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Pakistan needs to understand that the "dangerous game" of terrorism that it has been playing since 1947 is over, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Friday, demanding that Islamabad hand over terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar to India for justice.Stressing that PM Modi has made it clear that another terrorist act on Indian soil will be treated as "act of war", Singh said Operation Sindoor was India's "frontal assault" against terrorism and if Pakistan resorted to "anything evil or unethical" again, it would face the Indian Navy's "firepower and ire" this time."India will not hesitate. It will use every method to root out menace of terrorism. Even methods that Pakistan cannot think of," he said, addressing officers and sailors on board aircraft carrier […]

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‘Violation’: Indian-origin Megha Vemuri, family banned from MIT event after Palestine speech

[ad_1] Megha Vemuri was banned from participating in Friday's event at MIT (Photo: Boston Globe) Indian-American student Megha Vemuri was barred from the commencement event Friday after the class president used her platform to speak for Palestine a day before. Vemuri was scheduled to be the marshal for Friday's commencement ceremony but MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles sent her an email Friday morning saying that she could not attend the event and she and her family were banned from campus for most of the day, Boston Globe reported. “Participation in Commencement activities is a privilege,” Nobles wrote in the email. “You deliberately and repeatedly misled Commencement organizers. While we acknowledge your right to free expression, your decision to lead a protest from the stage, disrupting an important institute ceremony, was a violation of MIT’s time, place and manner rules for campus […]

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Anjali Sud educational qualification: How this Indian-origin executive went from Harvard classrooms to the boardroom

[ad_1] Indian-origin Anjali Sud has been elected to the Harvard Board. Anjali Sud, the Indian-American businesswoman and technology executive, has carved a remarkable path from her educational beginnings to becoming a leading figure in the media and tech industry. Born in Detroit, Michigan, to Punjabi immigrants from India, Sud's journey reflects determination, academic excellence, and visionary leadership. Most recently, she has been elected to Harvard University’s Board of Overseers, marking another milestone in a career defined by growth and impact.Sud’s educational foundation set the stage for her successful career. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and management. Later, she earned her MBA from Harvard Business School in 2011, an experience that further shaped her leadership skills and strategic outlook. Her ascent from these classrooms to leading global media platforms […]

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Centre announces additional benefits for NPS retirees under Unified Pension Scheme; claims open until June 30

[ad_1] The ministry of Finance on Friday announced that Central government employees who retired under the National Pension Scheme (NPS) on or before March 31, 2025, and have completed at least 10 years of qualifying service — or their legally wedded spouses — will be eligible for additional benefits under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).These UPS benefits will be offered over and above the NPS benefits already availed by the subscribers.As per the notification, eligible NPS retirees may choose between a one-time payout equal to one-tenth of their last drawn Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance (DA) for every completed six months of service, or a monthly top-up if their current NPS pension is lower than the UPS entitlement plus Dearness Relief. Arrears will be paid along with simple interest, based on applicable Public Provident Fund (PPF) rates, reported ANI. The […]

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Govt cuts edible oil import duty by 10 percentage points to tame soaring prices | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a bid to cool down edible oil prices, the government on Friday lowered the basic customs tax on crude edible oils by 10 percentage points. The duty change, effective Friday, is aimed at lowering the prices of palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil. The move, which will reduce the effective duty to 16.5%, came amid a spike in prices, estimated at 17.4% in the retail inflation data for April.Prices of edible oils have heated up globally, negating the impact of a bumper mustard harvest in India. Mustard oil prices on average are 25% higher at over Rs 170 a litre, according to official data. Compared with a year ago, the average retail price of palm oil soared 34% to Rs 134 a litre on May 28, while sunflower prices were 30% higher. Soyoil has seen the […]