Illegal immigration, not H1B visa an issue for US: India
New Delhi, March 10 India on Thursday said the contribution of the Indian technical professionals helps the US economy become competitive, and added that currently,...
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US to temporarily suspend special payment programme for H-1B visas
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New York, March 4 The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that in order to clear a backlog of regular H-1B visa applications, it...
US Embassy condemns shooting of Indian in Kansas
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New Delhi, Feb 24 The US Embassy here on Friday strongly condemned the killing of an Indian, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, and injuries to another Indian and...
Modi to US: Develop a farsighted perspective on movement of professionals
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New Delhi, Feb 22 Welcoming a 26-member bipartisan delegation from the US Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the United States to develop...
India, US resolve to further expand bilateral ties
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New Delhi, Feb 16 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during which...
H1-B visas help make US firms globally competitive: Indian envoy
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Washington, Feb 15 With a private member’s bill being introduced in the US Congress that seeks to fix the minimum salary of H1-B visa holders...
India, US vow to boost defence ties
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Washington/New Delhi, Feb 9 India and the US have agreed to maintain the pace and momentum of their partnership, particularly in the defence ties, after...
Trump agrees to attend NATO summit in May
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Washington, Feb 6 US President Donald Trump has agreed to attend the upcoming NATO summit slated to be held in May, after having repeatedly criticised...
India wary of US visa bill impact on IT industry
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New Delhi/Washington/Bengaluru, Feb 01 India on Tuesday said it has expressed its concern to the US over a bill to change rules on H-1B visas...
Trump likely to issue executive order to limit H1-B visas
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Washington, Jan 31 US President Donald Trump is preparing to issue executive orders on the H1-B and other visas that are the life blood of...
Modi invites Trump to visit India
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New Delhi, Jan 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he had a “warm” telephonic conversation with new US President Donald Trump and invited...
Modi, Trump discuss South Asia security; will stand together to fight terror
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Washington, Jan 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump discussed the security situation in South and Central Asia during their phone conversation...
Richard Verma demits office as US Ambassador to India
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New Delhi, Jan 21 MaryKay L. Carlson on Friday took charge of the Indian Mission after Richard Verma demitted his office as the US Ambassdor...
Ambassador Verma’s Farewell Meeting with Prime Minister Modi
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It was a pleasure to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on the last day of my tenure as U.S. Ambassador to India. We...
Obama calls Modi to review US-India ties
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New Delhi, Jan 19 US President Barack Obama called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two reviewed the significant progress in India-US relationship, an official...
Indian-American may head US communication commission
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New York, Jan 18 Ajit Pai, a commissioner in the US communications regulatory agency, has met President-elect Donald Trump amid speculation that he could head...
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Mauritius top source of FDI in India
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Mumbai, Jan 11 Mauritius provided the maximum inward foreign direct investment, accounting for 20.8 per cent of FDI in India, followed by the US, Britain, Singapore...
Obama delivers farewell speech in Chicago
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Washington, Jan 11 Outgoing President Barack Obama on Tuesday said goodbye to the US citizens in a dramatic reinterpretation of a presidential farewell address. “I...
Richard Verma likely to end his Indian assignment
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New York, Jan 7 US President Barack Obama’s appointee as ambassador to India, Richard Verma, may be ending his New Delhi assignment this month when...
British PM to meet Trump in US
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London, Jan 6 British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Donald Trump in the spring following preparatory meetings between key staff from 10 Downing Street...