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Ivanka Trump. (Photo: AP)

Ivanka Trump trolled for her visit to Hague; find out here

To many, The Hague invokes the idea of criminal courts where the likes of Muammar Gaddafi and Joseph Kony were indicted,...

6 Jun 2019 11:04 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Progress made in immigration talks with Mexico not nearly enough':...

On May 30, Trump unveiled his plan to levy tariffs on goods coming in from Mexico if the country does not step up its...

6 Jun 2019 11:02 AM IST

Trump has made clamping down on legal and illegal immigration a signature policy of his administration. (Photo:AP)

India, China, Russia have no sense of pollution; US cleanest': Trump

Trump blamed India and other countries while withdrawing from the Paris climate accord in 2017, and reiterated the...

6 Jun 2019 8:56 AM IST

Pramila Jayapal becomes first South Asian American woman to preside over US House

Pramila Jayapal becomes first South Asian American woman to preside...

Beyond proud to serve in the most diverse Congress in our nation's history and to hold the gavel today,' Pramila Jayapal...

5 Jun 2019 4:12 PM IST

Cuba and the US restored ties in 2015 and Obama himself visited Havana in a historic presidential trip in March 2016, meeting with then-president Raul Castro. (Photo: ANI)

Trump administration clamps down on US citizens' travel to Cuba

The Cuban government condemned the move, which could cost the country's economy tens of millions of dollars a year in...

5 Jun 2019 2:48 PM IST

The leader of the gang was Castro, who would generate lists of robbery targets in various states around the country, specifically families of Asian and Indian ancestry, and then assign her accomplices to carry out the armed robberies of these families within their homes, the Department of Justice said. (Representational Image)

Woman gang leader in US found guilty of robbing Indian-American homes

Castro from Houston and her accomplices committed string of home invasions in Georgia, New York, Ohio, Michigan and...

5 Jun 2019 12:17 PM IST

Federal Officers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 45 people in the Houston area for violating US immigration laws during a five-day enforcement action. (Photo: File | AFP)

USâ€‰House approves bill to offer citizenship to dreamer' immigrants

The bill, which would grant permanent protection to so-called 'Dreamers' - people brought into US illegally as children...

5 Jun 2019 12:13 PM IST

Following a global outrage, the Saudi government on Friday in a statement acknowledged that Khashoggi was killed in a fistfight inside the consulate and noted that an interrogation went wrong. (Photo: File)

US shared nuclear power info with Saudi after Khashoggi killing': US...

Timing of approvals is likely to heap pressure on Trump from lawmakers who have become increasingly critical of US...

5 Jun 2019 10:20 AM IST

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)

US company to pay USD 1.1 mn dues to H-1B employees, including Indians

In all, 594 H-1B employees will receive their back wages, an official statement said.

5 Jun 2019 9:25 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

10 per cent decline in approval of H-1B visa: US authorities

The approval rate of H-1B declined from 93 per cent in 2017 to 85 per cent in 2018.

5 Jun 2019 8:48 AM IST

Aranda has a history of mental issues and arrests on minor charges. (Photo: Pixabay | Representational)

Man sentenced to 19 years in prison for tossing boy off Minnesota mall...

Both the mother and father of the child, who was critically injured in the fall, forgave Emmanuel Aranda.

4 Jun 2019 5:21 PM IST

Queen Elizabeth II recited a warm speech eulogizing the relationship between the two nations and added that she was delighted to welcome President Trump to the Palace. (Photo: AP)

Donald, Melania Trump dine with British Royals, here's what was on...

Steamed filet of halibut, new Windsor lamb, strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream and coffee and petit fours, were...

4 Jun 2019 3:23 PM IST