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The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. (Photo: Representational | File)

Several foreigners face deportation as pay to stay visa racket busted

As part of this investigation, numerous foreign nationals face administrative immigration violations.

31 Jan 2019 12:39 PM IST

They found the ice loss to be accelerating dramatically

Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s

Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows

15 Jan 2019 1:02 PM IST

According to Aman Kapoor of Immigration Voice, H-1B extension change would be just wrong at every level. (Photo: Representational | File)

Attorneys cry foul as 130 students arrested in US immigration fraud

The 130 foreign students arrested for enroling at a fake university allegedly to remain in the US are largely Indians.

1 Feb 2019 1:43 PM IST

In this scenario, heat also temporarily flows from a colder to a warmer object so that the colder object is cooled down further. (Photo: ANI)

This technique 'could turn boiling water into ice without any energy'

To achieve this, the researchers used a Peltier element, a component commonly used to cool down minibars in hotel rooms.

21 April 2019 10:16 AM IST

The hot air that smashed European weather records this week looks set to move towards Greenland and could cause record melting of the worlds second largest ice sheet, the United Nations said on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

World's second largest ice sheet in Greenland may melt due to Europe...

Nullis cited data from Denmark's Polar Portal, which measures the daily gains and losses in surface mass of the...

27 July 2019 4:13 PM IST

Trump stressed that he believes the Palestinians, who have boycotted his administration since his December 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital, want an agreement. (Photo: ANI)

Protests take place as anti-immigrant crackdown slated to begin in USA

Trump renewed his demands for the crackdown this week, confirming that the raids would begin from Sunday.

14 July 2019 9:23 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Donald Trump says immigration raids will start 'fairly soon'

ICE operations are expected to involve 'collateral arrests' in which undocumented migrants not targeted by officers are...

6 July 2019 2:13 PM IST

Kakigori is a Japanese dessert made from shaved ice. (Photo: AFP)

Redefining ways to market Kakigori

High-end rebrand makes life sweet for Japan's 'ice farmers'.

18 Aug 2019 1:41 PM IST

Glaciers are affecting the availability of freshwater.

Asian glacier movements have moderated, says study

Glaciers are becoming thinner as they are melting at a high rate.

28 Dec 2018 4:10 PM IST

Scientists will return to their duties at the research center once winter has passed. (Photo: NASA)

Antarctic ice floe crack forces UK scientists to leave

There are currently 88 scientists stationed at the Halley VI research centre, which monitors climate data.

18 Jan 2017 8:01 AM IST

A previous study on drought in the countrys most populous state blamed another aspect of global warming. (Photo: NASA)

Arctic sea ice melt to exacerbate California droughts study

A new research shows that the melting Arctic sea ice could render sun-soaked California vulnerable to a recurrence of...

5 Dec 2017 6:56 PM IST

Experts have detected a problematic substance known as hydrohalite, which forms on icy roads that have already been treated. (Photo: Pixabay)

This technology can help to reduce accidents on icy roads

Hydrohalite is normally left unremoved, as it does not respond to the conventional de-icing method of road surface...

2 Dec 2017 12:53 PM IST