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The bill that has been referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labour among other things suspends the F-1 OPT program, which grants all foreign students extendable work permits and exacerbates job market competition among American graduates. (Representational image)

Legislation on H-1B visas introduced in US Congress

Given that the Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives, the bill has little chance to be passed

04 Mar 2021 12:15 PM

It lays out a vision for how the United States can seize what we view as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to renew America's advantages at home and abroad, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Will ensure that America not China sets the international agenda: White House

The comments were made in the Biden administration's Interim National Security Strategic Guidance released on Wednesday

04 Mar 2021 11:44 AM

Trump, however, ruled out forming a new party, arguing that such a move will split votes of conservatives, and called on his supporters to unite for defeating the ruling democrats. (AP)

Trump may run for 2024; says we've gone from America first to America last in 1 month

In his speech, the former president reiterated his allegation that there was massive electoral fraud in the 2020 presidential elections

01 Mar 2021 11:01 AM

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (L) during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama and a file photo taken on April 12, 2018 of Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman poses at La Moncloa palace in Madrid. (AFP)

US says Saudi crown prince MBS approved Jamal Khashoggi murder but spares him sanctions

Blinken announces the 'Khashoggi Act' that will ban foreigners' entry into US who threaten dissidents or harass reporters and their families

27 Feb 2021 11:22 AM

US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, hold a moment of silence and candelight ceremony in honor of those who lost their lives to Coronavirus on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, February 22, 2021. President Joe Biden called the milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19 "heartbreaking" and urged the country to unite against the pandemic. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US in mourning over 500,000 COVID deaths, UK sees hope

Unlike his predecessor Donald Trump, who often sought to minimize the disease, Biden has made the pandemic his top priority

23 Feb 2021 7:46 AM

The bill, if passed by both the chambers of the Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden would bring citizenship to millions of foreign nationals. (Representational Image/PTI)

US Citizenship Bill to help many Indians

Authors of the bill told reporters that the bill establishes a moral and economic imperative and a vision of immigration reform

20 Feb 2021 1:30 AM

Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan (Twitter@ParveenKaswan)

Touchdown confirmed: Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan played key role in NASA Mars rover landing

As the team's operations lead, I am the primary point of communication between the GN&C subsystem and the rest of the project, said Mohan

19 Feb 2021 5:34 PM

Customers waited over an hour in the freezing rain to fill their propane tanks in Houston (AP)

Texas outages below half-million but water crisis persists

More than 320,000 homes and businesses were without power in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama

18 Feb 2021 10:21 PM

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, with House impeachment managers, speaks to the press after the Senate voted to acquit former US President Donald Trump, in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2021. (Alex Edelman / AFP)

Speaker Pelosi proposes 9/11-type commission to probe US Capitol storming

The Republican former president was accused of inciting riots in the Capitol which left five people, including a police officer, dead

16 Feb 2021 11:48 AM

In this 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Williams Arena in Greenville, N.C. (AP /Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump acquitted, again, by US Senate

President Biden said that despite the acquittal the charges against Trump are 'not in dispute' and called on Americans to defend democracy

14 Feb 2021 11:38 AM

David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, talks to reporters as he departs the U.S. Capitol on the third day of Trump's second impeachment trial on February 11, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP)

House rests Trump impeachment case, defense begins Friday

Trump's lawyers will begin their defense on Friday, arguing that he cannot be held personally responsible for the storming of Congress

12 Feb 2021 9:38 AM

US President Joe Biden (Image source: Mandel Ngan/AFP)

Biden, Xi face off in marathon two-hour call

The call was to set the stage for the relationship under the new US leader, after it frayed under former president Donald Trump

12 Feb 2021 12:50 AM

State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2021. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)

No change in policy on Jammu and Kashmir, says US

A longstanding goal of US policy in South Asia has been to prevent India-Pakistan conflict from escalating to interstate war

11 Feb 2021 10:27 AM

Large crowds demonstrating against the military takeover again took to the streets in Myanmar, picture used for representational purposes only (Image source: AP)

Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup

Protesters seeking freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi and other party members detained by the military

11 Feb 2021 1:21 AM

Republican US Senator Jim Jordan speaks to the press after the first day of the impeachment trial of former US President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, February 9, 2021, in Washington, DC. - The US Senate voted on February 9, 2021, to proceed with the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, rejecting defense arguments that it was unconstitutional. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

Trump trial begins but Republicans signal likely acquittal

The trial is clearly uncomfortable for many Republican senators, who had to flee to safety during the violence

10 Feb 2021 10:47 AM

Biden and Modi committed that the US and India will work closely together to win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, renew their partnership on climate change, rebuild the global economy in a way that benefits the people of both countries. (File photo / Saul LOEB / AFP)

Biden, Modi commit towards greater Indo-US ties; work against COVID, terrorism

A veiled message to Pakistan was also sent, with both countries resolving to 'stand together against the scourge of global terrorism'

09 Feb 2021 10:20 AM

The motion in opposition of Rana's extradition was filed by his attornies early this week before the US District Court Judge in Los Angeles Jacqueline Chelonian. (Representational image: PTI)

Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana opposes extradition to India

Rana's extradition is barred under Article 6 of the United States-India extradition treaty with India

05 Feb 2021 11:21 AM

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, looks on as President Joe Biden delivers a speech on foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, February 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

US will repair its alliances and engage with world once again: Biden

The US, he said is ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales

05 Feb 2021 10:40 AM

Farmers raise slogans during their ongoing protest at Singhu Border, in New Delhi, Tuesday, February 2, 2021. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Steps that would improve efficiency of India's markets welcome: US

US has said it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India's markets and attract greater private sector investment

04 Feb 2021 10:38 AM

Pictures for representational purposes ony (Image Source: PTI)

IMF sent Myanmar $350 million in emergency aid; no precedent for refund

The State Department said it would review its foreign assistance to the southeast Asian country

03 Feb 2021 5:41 PM

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