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From signs of depression and anxiety to not being able to visit their parents, some Indian H-1B visa holders took to social media to discuss how their lives have been hit by uncertainties. They might have to deal with the impact of H-1B visa curbs after US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. Stability, a sense of security and hopes for the future, all go for a toss for H-1B visa holders in the US and those in the long queues for Green Cards. The H-1B visas, temporary visas for highly skilled foreign nationals in the US, also come with worries about paying the next bill, finding employment in 60 days if one loses their job and trying one's best to stay in the US and realise the American dream. Though Indians dominate the H-1B visa programme, with 72% of H-1B visas held by Indians, it comes at a cost. Source:  https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/held-hostage-h-1b-visa-indian-show-depression-anxiety-long-lines-mental-health-what-comes-next-january-...

A massive digitisation project undertaken by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, in association with the Sree Narayana Mandira Samity (SNMS), Mumbai, will give a peep into the life of Sree Narayana Guru, who paved the way for a modern Kerala during the end of the 19th and the early part of the 20th century. The archive project, titled Narayana Guru Digital Research Resource Platform (NGDRRP), which began in 2023, will be fully available online this May. Siby K. George, Professor of Philosophy, IITBombay, and principal investigator of the project, said, ‘‘Detailed academic studies, especially in English, on Sree Narayana Guru are hardly available.  The digital archive project is expected to solve this issue as over 2.7lakh pages have now been scanned and hosted on the platform.” According to Girija K.P., consultant and project coordinator who coordinated the digitisation and groundlevel work, the objective of the project is to compile, sort, classify, vet, and digitise...

How will blockchain technology effectively counter spam? What are some of the steps being taken by the government against unsolicited commercial communications? Have some of the measures already taken been effective against unwanted calls and messages? What is a do-not-disturb registry? The story so far: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will be using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to register spam preferences from customers, TRAI chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said . Spam rules will be tightened to make commercial messages traceable, the TRAI has indicated. What is TRAI’s role in fighting spam? The TRAI regulates the telecom industry, and its main role is in regulating Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC), the official name for spam. Starting in 2007, the regulator implemented a do-not-disturb (DND) registry, which would force telemarketers to abide by customer preferences when it came to commercial calls. If a telecom customer signs up to the DND registry, the...

JEE Mains 2025 admit card:  The National Testing Agency (NTA) will commence Session 1 of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2025 on January 22, 2025. Candidates are eagerly awaiting the release of the session 1 admit cards, which are expected to be issued in the next couple of days. Once released, candidates can download their JEE Mains 2025 admit card from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Source:  JEE Mains 2025 session 1 from January 22: Check admit card details here - The Times of India

  JEE Main Exam 2025 Admit Card: The credentials required to download and access the JEE Main 2025 exam admit card are the application number and date of birth  JEE Main Admit Card 2025:  The National Testing Agency will soon release admit cards for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025. When released, candidates need to download the hall tickets from the official website — jeemain.nta.nic.in. The credentials required to download and access the  JEE Main 2025 exam  admit card are the application number and date of birth. But before the admit cards are released, many candidates don’t know what to check on it. Here’s a guide for aspirants on what to check on JEE Main hall tickets before the examination to avoid last-minute chaos. Source:  JEE Main Admit Card 2025: What should you check on admit cards?  | Education News - The Indian Express

  JEE Main Admit Card 2025: Release Date, Download Session 1 Admit Card, Direct Link JEE Main Admit Card 2025 - The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the hall ticket for JEE Main exam at least 3 days before the scheduled exam date. JEE Main city slip is also released by NTA before the admit card at jeemain.nta.ac.in. JEE Main Admit Card 2025 -  The National Testing Agency is set to release the hall ticket for the JEE Main exam 2025 on its official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main 2025 admit card will be released by NTA at least three days before the exam scheduled date. Therefore, candidates can expect the hall ticket to be released by January 19, 2025, considering the session 1 exam will start from 22nd January 2025.  JEE Main City Intimation Slip has been released by NTA at jeemain.nta.nic.in JEE Main session 1 admit card link will be provided to candidates on their registered email address by NTA. The same can be accessed from the official websit...

UGC Secretary Manish Joshi advised prospective students and parents not to take admission in Ph.D. programme offered by the universities.  The University Grants Commission (UGC) has barred three universities in Rajasthan from awarding Ph.D. degree after they were found to be compromising the integrity of the degree. The three universities include:   You 2025 Fortune revealed! Read Now 1) PAS University, Churu, Rajasthan 2) Sunrise University, Alwar, Rajasthan 3) Singhania University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan In an official notice signed by the UGC Secretary Manish Joshi, the commission informed that decision follows the findings of a Standing Committee which was constituted by the UGC to monitor whether universities are following the procedure and awarding Ph.D. degrees in accordance with the UGC Regulations. “One of the mandates of this Standing Committee is to suggest corrective measures and recommend action to be taken against erring Universities,” the noti...