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The Trump administration is planning to revoke a rule that makes spouses of thousands of immigrant workers eligible to work while in the US. (Representational Image/AP)

US move to abolish H-4 visas to impact tens of thousands of Indians

H-4 visa is issued to the spouse of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India.

18 Oct 2018 4:06 PM

The Department of Homeland Security will also 'revise the definition' of employment and employer-employee relationship to 'better protect' US workers and wages. (Photo: File)

Trump govt plans to 'revise definition of employment' under H-1B visas

The Trump administration has said it is planning to 'revise' the definition of employment and specialty occupations under the H-1B visas.

18 Oct 2018 11:41 AM

The move follows the Trump administration's renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico and its push to correct what Trump maintains is an unbalanced trade picture. (Photo: AP | File)

US calls for separate trade agreements with EU, Japan, UK

US Trade Representative Lighthizer said the administration notified Congress of its intent to negotiate the three separate trade agreements.

17 Oct 2018 2:02 PM

The US Justice Department, which launched a related probe of Harvard after Republican President Donald Trump took office last year, has backed SFFA’s case, saying Harvard has not seriously considered alternative, race-neutral approaches to admissions. (Photo: File)

Harvard University accused of bias against Asian-Americans at trial

Asian-Americans, who represent about 6 per cent of the US population, comprise 23 per cent of Harvard’s current freshman class.

16 Oct 2018 1:35 PM

The US is trying to cut off all oil imports from Iran following President Donald Trump's decision in May to pull out of the 2015 multilateral deal. (Photo: File | AP)

'Not helpful': US on India buying oil from Iran, S-400 missiles from Russia

The US has given a November 4 deadline to its allies to bring down their import of Iranian oil to zero.

12 Oct 2018 3:36 PM

Asked about Maduro’s comments, a spokesman for the White House’s National Security Council said, 'US policy preference for a peaceful, orderly return to democracy in Venezuela remains unchanged.' (Photo: File | AP)

Venezuela: President Maduro says Trump govt wants to have him killed

Maduro said the US had asked the govt in neighboring Colombia to kill him. He vowed that 'they will not even touch a single hair of mine'.

12 Oct 2018 11:43 AM

Pompeo, who met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday in Pyongyang to discuss a future summit, told reporters that the two countries are back on a path toward denuclearisation. (Photo: AFP | File)

'Real progress' made with N Korea toward denuclearisation: Pompeo

Pompeo's trip was intended to set the table for a second summit between Trump and Kim, who held an historic summit in Singapore on June 12.

10 Oct 2018 12:12 PM

Haley, 46, was the senior most Indian-American official in the Trump administration. (Photo: File)

Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN, says won't run against Trump

Haley insisted that she is not going to run for president in 2020 and will instead campaign for President Donald Trump.

09 Oct 2018 8:24 PM

In recent months, the Indian government is believed to have raised with the Trump administration the issue of separatist Sikhs using United States as a platform to gain global traction. (Photo: File)

Terror group Babbar Khalsa among separatist outfits that pose risk: US

As per National Strategy for Counterterrorism, the Sikh militant group is responsible for terror attacks in India.

06 Oct 2018 10:59 AM

The objective of the Trump administration is to put maximum pressure on the government in Tehran. (Photo: File)

Going extra length to find Iranian oil substitute for India: US

White House reiterated its warning to all purchaser of Iranian oil to bring it down to zero by Nov 4 or face imminent sanctions.

05 Oct 2018 9:45 AM

The CAATSA law tries to push back against Russia's malign activity around the world. (Photo: File)

US threatens sanctions ahead of India-Russia missile systems deal

India and Russia will sign a deal for the multi-billion-dollar S-400 surface-to-air missile system this week.

04 Oct 2018 8:01 AM

The senior Trump administration official said the United States will have a process to recognize same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats from countries where same-sex marriage is not legal, but which recognize American domestic partners. (Representational Image)

US won't grant diplomatic visas to same-sex partners: officials

The new policy was circulated in a United Nations memo last month and took effect on Monday.

03 Oct 2018 1:15 PM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, meets Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Photo | AP)

US unlikely to change policy on suspension of Pak aid: Mike Pompeo

Given Pakistan's influence over the Taliban, the Trump administration also wants Islamabad to bring them to the peace table.

03 Oct 2018 11:16 AM

'We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say they're rich. And I love the King, King Salman. But I said 'King - we're protecting you - you might not be there for two weeks without us - you have to pay for your military,' Trump said to cheers at a rally in Southaven, Mississippi. (Photo: AP)

Saudi King won't last in power without US support: Trump

Saudi Arabia is the world's top oil exporter and the de facto leader of OPEC, which has been criticized by Trump for high oil prices.

03 Oct 2018 10:24 AM

Trump smiled and said, 'I didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay.' (Photo: AFP)

UN wasn't laughing at me, they were laughing with me, says Trump

The incident took place during Trump's speech to the annual UN General Assembly.

27 Sep 2018 10:55 AM

Rouhani, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, said the United States had waged 'economic war' against Iran by reimposing unilateral sanctions, which were lifted under the country's 2015 multinational nuclear deal in return for Tehran curbing its nuclear programme. (Photo: File)

No sanctions, no threats: Iran hits out at 'hostile' US approach

'The United States policy vis-a-vis the Islamic Republic of Iran has been wrong from the beginning', Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

26 Sep 2018 1:48 PM

'Didn’t expect that reaction but that’s okay,' Trump responded, as the delegates in the UNGA hall laughed and clapped. (Photo: AFP)

Trump says US ‘booming like never before’, draws a laugh from world leaders at UNGA

Trump said America’s economy is booming like never before and since his election, the US has added USD 10 trillion in wealth.

26 Sep 2018 12:37 PM

'We’re going to get an outcome which forces China to behave in a way that if you want to be a power -- a global power – transparency, rule of law, you don’t steal intellectual property,' Pompeo said. (Photo: File)

We are going to win, says Mike Pompeo on trade war with China

Trump has taken an increasingly hard line on trade, with USD 200 billion in tariffs on Chinese exports set to take effect on Monday.

24 Sep 2018 2:02 PM

The Trump administration has publicly said and also in its court filing that it wants to revoke work permits to H4 visa holders, a significant majority of whom are Indian-Americans and women. (Photo: File)

Will end work permits for families of H-1B visa holders in 3 months: US

Department of Homeland Security said new rule would be submitted to Office of Management of Budget, White House, within three months.

22 Sep 2018 9:34 AM

China will not be content to only play defence in an escalating trade war with the United States, a widely read Chinese tabloid warned, as Trump was expected to announce new tariffs on USD 200 billion in Chinese goods as early as Monday. (Photo: AP)

China won’t just play defence in trade war with US: Media

US and China already levied duties on USD 50 bn worth of each other’s goods in intensifying row that has jolted global financial markets.

17 Sep 2018 1:22 PM

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