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H-1B visas: US Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration
Washington: The US Chamber of Commerce, the country’s biggest business organisation, has sued the Trump administration over the $100,000 H-1B visa application fee, calling it “unlawful”. In a lawsuit filed in a…
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Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre over Trump’s latest claim on Russian oil
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, on Thursday slammed the Centre over US President Donald Trump’s claim that India will stop buying oil from Russia. The…
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White House accuses Nobel Peace Prize committee of ignoring Trump
Washington: The White House on Friday slammed the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, accusing it of ignoring President Donald Trump’s contributions to global peace, an honour he has been aggressively seeking often on…
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H-1B visas: Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s USD 100,000 fee
Seattle: In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new USD 100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and…
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Trump administration can’t end US birthright citizenship: Federal appeals court
Boston: A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, adding to the mounting…
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Trump administration plans to fire federal workers as shutdown begins
Washington: The White House has stated that federal job layoffs are “imminent” as a consequence of the government shutdown that began on October 1. In a press conference on Wednesday (local time),…
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Devotees turn to ‘Visa Balaji Temple’ in Chilkur amid H1B visa fee hike
Hyderabad: Amid concerns over US President Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing a USD 1,00,000 fee on H1B visas, a famous Balaji temple on the outskirts of Hyderabad is in focus. Known as ‘Visa…
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US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, says Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a US presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left…
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US President Trump slams immigration policy after Indian-origin’s murder
Houston: President Donald Trump has decried immigration policy forged under his predecessor, Joe Biden, in the wake of the brutal beheading of an Indian-origin motel manager in Dallas, allegedly by an undocumented…
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Trump indicates readiness for next phase of sanctions against Russia
New York: US President Donald Trump has signaled his readiness to escalate sanctions against Russia amid continued Russian defiance over the Ukraine war, but he did not specify what those measures would…
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Grants for Harvard University: Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts
Boston: A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administration’s cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding for research grants for Harvard University. US District Judge…
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India-US ties ‘one-sided’, reiterates Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump reiterated his complaints against India’s trade practices, calling the India-US relationship “one-sided for many years” and pointing to high tariffs as a barrier to American exports. “We…
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Rahul Gandhi mocks Modi over Trump’s claim
Darbhanga/Muzaffarpur/Sitamarhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sought to berate Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Donald Trump’s claim that India had agreed to halt military conflict with Pakistan “within five…
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Ukraine conflict is ‘Modi’s war’, claims White House trade adviser
New York/Washington: The Ukraine conflict is “Modi’s war”, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has alleged, saying the “road to peace” runs partly “right through New Delhi”. Navarro, President Donald Trump’s Senior…
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US tariffs on Indian goods doubled to 50 pc over Russian oil imports
New York/Washington: The additional 25 percent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on India for its purchases of Russian oil came into effect on Wednesday, August 27, bringing the total amount…