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  • US Embassy in India releases over 1 lakh appointments for H, L visas

    By ANI

    NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has released over one lakh appointments for H and L work visa categories and for their family members.

    “In response to the high demand for employment-based visas, the US Mission to India recently released over 100,000 appointments for H&L workers and their families,” the US embassy in India tweeted.

    This was among the key assurances that the US mission has given after Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had raised the visa delay issue with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month.

    “Thousands of applicants have already booked their appointments and the wait time for both interview waiver and first-time appointments has been cut in half throughout Mission India. This bulk appointment opening reflects our ongoing commitment to H&L workers,” the embassy added in a tweet.

    The US embassy further said in the first nine months of 2022, the US Mission had already processed over 160,000 H and L visas and it will continue to prioritize H and L workers for visa appointments as resources allow.

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    Consular officers are now temporarily authorized, through December 31, 2022, to waive in-person interviews for certain individual petition-based non-immigrant work visas and their qualifying derivatives in the following categories: Persons in Specialty Occupations (H-1B visas), Trainee or Special Education Visitors (H-3 visas), Intracompany Transferees (L visas), Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement (O visas), Athletes, Artists, and Entertainers (P visas), and Participants in International Cultural Exchange Programs (Q visas), added a US State Department release.

    Additionally, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has extended consular officers’ current ability to waive the in-person interview, through December 31, 2022, for the following other categories of non-immigrant visas: Temporary Agricultural and Non-agricultural Workers (H-2 visas), Students (F and M visas), and Student Exchange Visitors (Academic J visas).

    “We recognize the many contributions of international visitors to our communities and campuses. Lastly, the authorization to waive the in-person interview for applicants renewing a visa in the same visa class within 48 months of the prior visa’s expiration has been extended indefinitely,” added to the release. 

    NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has released over one lakh appointments for H and L work visa categories and for their family members.

    “In response to the high demand for employment-based visas, the US Mission to India recently released over 100,000 appointments for H&L workers and their families,” the US embassy in India tweeted.

    This was among the key assurances that the US mission has given after Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had raised the visa delay issue with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month.

    “Thousands of applicants have already booked their appointments and the wait time for both interview waiver and first-time appointments has been cut in half throughout Mission India. This bulk appointment opening reflects our ongoing commitment to H&L workers,” the embassy added in a tweet.

    The US embassy further said in the first nine months of 2022, the US Mission had already processed over 160,000 H and L visas and it will continue to prioritize H and L workers for visa appointments as resources allow.

    ALSO READ| India-UK trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report

    Consular officers are now temporarily authorized, through December 31, 2022, to waive in-person interviews for certain individual petition-based non-immigrant work visas and their qualifying derivatives in the following categories: Persons in Specialty Occupations (H-1B visas), Trainee or Special Education Visitors (H-3 visas), Intracompany Transferees (L visas), Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement (O visas), Athletes, Artists, and Entertainers (P visas), and Participants in International Cultural Exchange Programs (Q visas), added a US State Department release.

    Additionally, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has extended consular officers’ current ability to waive the in-person interview, through December 31, 2022, for the following other categories of non-immigrant visas: Temporary Agricultural and Non-agricultural Workers (H-2 visas), Students (F and M visas), and Student Exchange Visitors (Academic J visas).

    “We recognize the many contributions of international visitors to our communities and campuses. Lastly, the authorization to waive the in-person interview for applicants renewing a visa in the same visa class within 48 months of the prior visa’s expiration has been extended indefinitely,” added to the release. 

  • Rihanna makes first public appearance with A$AP Rocky after his release from jail

    By ANI

    LOS ANGELES: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky recently stepped out for the first time since the latter’s release from jail in a shooting case.

    According to People, the couple went on a “happy and relaxed” dinner date with a close group of friends at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, on Saturday.

    “It was a happy and relaxed group. Rihanna looked great. She sat next to A$AP and they were affectionate. They dined for a couple of hours. The focus was very much on Rihanna and the baby,” the outlet quoted source as a saying.

    Rocky was arrested last week at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with a shooting that took place in November. He was detained by the Los Angeles Police Department after he arrived on a private plane a few days ago, returning from a vacation with Rihanna in her native Barbados.

    However, Rocky was released from jail a few hours after the arrest. His bail was set at USD  550,000. Meanwhile, Rocky and Rihanna are currently expecting their first child together.

  • Former Australian Cricketer Stuart MacGill Kidnapped, Released Hour Later, 4 Arrested: Cops

    Australian police on Wednesday arrested four men in connection with the armed kidnapping of former Test bowler Stuart MacGill. The men were detained in a pre-dawn raid in Sydney, following the kidnapping of the cricketer in the city’s affluent Lower North Shore last month. MacGill was lauded as a talented bowler and played 44 Tests for Australia, but was unlucky that his career coincided with that of Shane Warne, ranked by many as the best spin bowler of all time. 

    Police said that on April 14 the 50-year-old MacGill was confronted by three men at an intersection and bundled into a vehicle.

    He was driven to a property an hour out of the city where he was allegedly assaulted and threatened with a firearm before being released after the hour-long ordeal.

    “I know it was only an hour that he was held but it would have been a horribly frightful hour to endure,” NSW Police superintendent Anthony Holton told media.

     MacGill, who knew one of his alleged kidnappers, was “still quite shaken” by the incident, Holton said.

    After “extensive investigations” a police strike force and riot officers arrested four men aged 27, 29, 42 and 46, in the early hours of Wednesday.Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comhttps://www.jiosaavn.com/embed/playlist/5148894

    Although no ransom was paid police believe the kidnapping was financially motivated.

    The four men were in the process of being charged and were expected to appear in court later on Wednesday.Comments4TOPICS MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLEAustralia Cricket TeamStuart MacGillCricketGet the latest updates on IPL 2021, IPL Points Table , IPL Schedule 2021 , live score . Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for more sports updates. You can also download the NDTV Cricket app for Android or iOS.

  • Premasai Singh Tekam released the calendar of the central body

    Education Minister Premasai Singh Tekam released the calendar of the central body of the Chhattisgarh Lecturers Association. Wishing the lecturer and the principals of the state all the best on this occasion. Responding to the question of journalists regarding promotion, the promotion process is going on. The Chhattisgarh Lecturers Association thanked the Education Minister for starting the process of promotion. At the commencement of the release program, Rakesh Sharma, the Union President, welcomed the Education Minister. OSD Gayatri Netam, Provincial General Secretary Rajiv Verma, Govardhan Jha, Provincial Secretary Suresh Awasthi, KK Sharma, Office Secretary Phanindra Sharma, RK Deshmukh, M Minj, Rekha Sahu, District President Arun Sahu, Provincial Treasurer TR Verma, PL Sen, Kashi. Other Sangh leaders including Vishwanath Rao were present.