‘India feels more vibrant than US’: NRI woman on Green Card queue says choosing Bengaluru over San Francisco was the right decision

‘India feels more vibrant than US’: NRI woman on Green Card queue says choosing Bengaluru over San Francisco was the right decision

Startup founder Astha Chaturvedi says life in India feels more vibrant than in the US. 38-year-old Astha Chaturvedi, a startup founder, moved to Bengaluru along with her family, including a kid and a pet, leaving behind San Francisco and now she feels she did the right thing. In an interview with Business Insider, Chaturvedi said…

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People were celebrating as my business burned down: Indian entrepreneur in Belfast says he didn’t expect this much hatred

People were celebrating as my business burned down: Indian entrepreneur in Belfast says he didn’t expect this much hatred

An Indian-origin entrepreneur was targeted in Belfast as his soon-to-open supermarket was set on fire in a deliberate act of arson. (Photo: Irish News) An Indian businessman who dreamed of opening his grocery store in an abandoned building in Belfast that he purchased has been left with nothing after some people intentionally set the building…

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UK school stabbing: 14-year-old girl arrested after teacher and two pupils injured in Manchester | World News

UK school stabbing: 14-year-old girl arrested after teacher and two pupils injured in Manchester | World News

A 14-year-old girl has been arrested after a stabbing at a secondary school in Manchester left a teacher and two students injured, BBC reports.Officers were called to Co-op Academy on Plant Hill Road in Blackley at about 8:30am on Tuesday following reports of multiple stabbings.Greater Manchester Police said a 27-year-old male teacher, a 14-year-old boy…

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Alicia Hempleman-Adams becomes first British woman to cross Atlantic in hydrogen balloon

Alicia Hempleman-Adams becomes first British woman to cross Atlantic in hydrogen balloon

Alicia Hempleman-Adams has become the first British woman to complete a transatlantic journey in a hydrogen gas balloon after a four-day flight from the United States to Europe.The 36-year-old explorer travelled from Maine to Luxembourg alongside fellow balloonists Bert Padelt and Peter Cuneo, landing on Sunday after crossing the Atlantic Ocean in an open basket…

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Indian students asked ‘how do I get a data engineering job in the US’: Tech founder says 0K H-1B visa fee made the answer depressing

Indian students asked ‘how do I get a data engineering job in the US’: Tech founder says $100K H-1B visa fee made the answer depressing

US founder Zach Wilson got trolled after he took the side of Indian students. A former Meta techie, founder Zach Wilson, said he felt proud to be an American after a federal court struck down the $100,000 fee imposed by the Donald Trump administration on the import of H-1B visa holders. Wilson said it was…

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British man sentenced after asking woman ‘can i kiss you?’ on train to London | World News

British man sentenced after asking woman ‘can i kiss you?’ on train to London | World News

A UK man has been handed a 12-month community order after becoming the first person convicted in a British Transport Police prosecution under new legislation targeting harassment motivated by a person’s sex.David Stroud, 44, of Dartford, admitted the offence at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court after an incident on a train travelling from Hastings to London,…

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Kuwait caps domestic worker hiring at 10 countries, restricts recruiting from 27 others | World News

Kuwait caps domestic worker hiring at 10 countries, restricts recruiting from 27 others | World News

Kuwait has introduced new regulations governing the recruitment of domestic workers, narrowing the list of approved source countries and placing restrictions on recruitment from dozens of others.The Ministry of Interior has issued a circular setting out updated procedures for hiring domestic workers, with recruitment now permitted from 10 countries. Officials said the changes are part…

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Scotland changed its buildings forever to save disappearing birds: Tiny ‘swift bricks’ will now be built into new homes

Scotland changed its buildings forever to save disappearing birds: Tiny ‘swift bricks’ will now be built into new homes

Scotland has become the first nation in the UK to legally require bird-friendly nesting spaces in new buildings, marking a significant step for urban wildlife conservation. The new measure centres on “swift bricks” – specially designed cavities built into walls that provide nesting sites for birds such as swifts, sparrows and starlings. Conservationists have long…

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Quote of the day by American investor Ray Dalio: “If you’re not failing, you’re not pushing your limits, and if you’re not pushing your limits, you’re not…” | World News

Quote of the day by American investor Ray Dalio: “If you’re not failing, you’re not pushing your limits, and if you’re not pushing your limits, you’re not…” | World News

Ray Dalio (Image: Wikipedia) Success stories are often told backwards. We hear about the billion-dollar company, the bestselling book, the championship trophy or the breakthrough invention. What tends to disappear from the story are the awkward meetings, poor decisions, rejected ideas and expensive mistakes that came first.That is one reason this quote from Ray Dalio…

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Indian founder Swapnil Srivastav gets rejected for US visa for ‘not enough ties to home country’

Indian founder Swapnil Srivastav gets rejected for US visa for ‘not enough ties to home country’

Indian founder shares experience of his US visa denied. Indian entrepreneur Swapnil Srivastav, a co-founder of a bamboo-based kids’ wear brand, shared the experience of getting his US visa for tourism purposes, getting rejected over inadequate ties to India. “I built a Series A company from scratch, employ 100+ people, have backing from top VCs…

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Meet Diane Hendricks: From dairy farm roots to America’s richest self-made billionaire with a .7 billion empire | World News

Meet Diane Hendricks: From dairy farm roots to America’s richest self-made billionaire with a $21.7 billion empire | World News

Diane Hendricks’ rise to billionaire status stands out in modern American business for its simplicity rather than spectacle. Unlike tech founders or consumer brand moguls, her wealth was built in the unglamorous but essential world of building materials and contractor supply chains. Born and raised in Wisconsin on a dairy farm, she co-founded ABC Supply…

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Deep-sea radioactive waste mystery: Scientists begin hunt for 200,000 nuclear barrels dumped in the Atlantic Ocean

Deep-sea radioactive waste mystery: Scientists begin hunt for 200,000 nuclear barrels dumped in the Atlantic Ocean

Four kilometres beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, beyond the reach of sunlight and far from shipping lanes, lies a forgotten chapter of the nuclear age.Scattered across a vast stretch of seabed are more than 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste. They were lowered into the ocean over several decades during the second half of…

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North Belfast Stabbing: North Belfast attack: Man arrested after stabbing leaves victim seriously injured | World News

North Belfast Stabbing: North Belfast attack: Man arrested after stabbing leaves victim seriously injured | World News

Belfast stabbing leaves man injured as police launch investigation / Image – file A major police investigation is under way after a man was seriously injured in a stabbing incident in north Belfast that police have described as a critical incident.The attack happened on Kinnaird Avenue shortly after 10:30pm on Monday. According to the Police…

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