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The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialised fields.

US lawmakers should make sure H-1B not abused: Indian-American...

Khanna said obviously it would be illegal to single out any company based on nationality or based on race or religion.

14 Sept 2017 2:05 PM IST

Members of Myanmars Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

India to send humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

The UNHRC had said that 3,70,000 Rohingyas have fled violence-affected Myanmar's Rakhine state and sought refuge in...

14 Sept 2017 12:14 PM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

North Korean group demands US to be 'beaten to death' like a 'rabid...

North Korea has a long history of issuing dramatic threats against the US and its allies but not carrying them out.

14 Sept 2017 11:52 AM IST

Srinivas Kuchibhotla with his wife Sunayana Dumala in Las Vegas. (Photo: AP)

Widow of Indian-techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla can stay in US for now

Dumala managed to regain her residency status as she lost it after the assassination of her husband.

14 Sept 2017 11:22 AM IST

Pauline Hanson, leader of the anti-Muslim, anti-immigration One Nation minor party, sat wearing the black head-to-ankle garment for more than 10 minutes before taking it off as she rose to explain that she wanted such outfits banned on national security grounds. (Photo: Twitter)

Australian senator argues for ban of full-face Islamic coverings in...

Three senators including Hanson argued over her bill before a majority of senators shut down debate until a later date.

14 Sept 2017 11:10 AM IST

A fire department official in Malaysia said the fire at the school killed people, mostly teenagers. (Photo: AP)

Fire at Islamic school in Malaysia kills 25 people, mostly teenagers

Firefighters rushed to the scene and the blaze was out within an hour but not before it wreaked terrible devastation.

14 Sept 2017 10:56 AM IST

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

UN asks world to come together for Rohingyas

The United Nation's humanitarian wing, he said, has done emergency planning for about 300,000 Rohingya refugees.

14 Sept 2017 7:01 AM IST

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Photo: AP)

Pak ready for joint patrol on Afghan border: Abbasi

Abbasi said that Pakistan was ready to work with the US in the fight against terrorism

14 Sept 2017 6:53 AM IST

In this August 17, 2016 file frame grab taken from video provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Centre (AMC), five-year-old Omran Daqneesh sits in an ambulance after being pulled out of a building hit by an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. (Photo: AP)

History of Syria's war at risk as YouTube reins in content

Syrian activists fear all that history could be erased as YouTube moves to rein in violent content.

14 Sept 2017 6:50 AM IST

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Disqualification of Nawaz Sharif was unanimous: Pak SC

Khawaja Harris said that the point on which his client was sacked was not enough and that his client deserved a chance...

14 Sept 2017 6:49 AM IST

This file picture shows Myanmars Aung San Suu Kyi delivering her Nobel speech during the Nobel ceremony in Oslo. (Photo: AFP)

Suu Kyi to skip UN meet, address nation on violence

The violence has incubated a humanitarian crisis on both sides of the border and piled global pressure on Suu Kyi.

14 Sept 2017 6:39 AM IST

Singapore gets first woman President sans poll

Many angry over other candidates' disqualification.

14 Sept 2017 2:38 AM IST