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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed grief at the killing (ANI)

Indian student shot dead in Canada, EAM Jaishankar expresses...

Vasudev received medical attention from an off-duty paramedic and was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his...

9 April 2022 11:42 AM IST

Sri Lankan government doctors sprotest against the government near the national hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

US cautions its citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka

US issued the warning pointing to the fuel and medicine shortages, as well as the COVID-19 and terror threats in the...

7 April 2022 11:30 AM IST

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2022. MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

US ready to support India in diversifying its energy imports

The remarks come amid increasing disquiet in the West over India's indication to buy larger volumes of discounted crude...

7 April 2022 11:05 AM IST

The Undertaker gestures after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Friday night.. (By Arrangement)

Undertaker immortalised in Hall of Fame

Other inductees into the 2022 Hall of fame included The Steiner Brothers Rick and Scott, Queen Sharmell, Late Shad...

3 April 2022 1:56 AM IST

US President Joe Biden (AP)

Biden says Putin considering using chemical, biological weapons in...

US President also reiterated that such an action would prompt a 'severe' but so far undefined response from Western...

22 March 2022 11:31 AM IST

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP)

'Legit energy transactions of India should not be politicised'

The US said it is in touch with India on the matter and sent a thinly-veiled message

20 March 2022 6:55 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference (AP)

U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal

Russia calls its actions a 'special military operation' to demilitarise and 'denazify' Ukraine

16 March 2022 10:48 AM IST

The H-1B visa programme is the most sought-after work visa among foreign professionals, including Indians. (Representational image)

Legislation introduced in US Senate to reform and stop abuse of H-1B...

The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act will reduce fraud and abuse, provide protections for American workers and visa holders

3 March 2022 10:26 AM IST

The ban will be efefctive for passenger and cargo flights, and scheduled as well as charter flights. (Representational image: Wikimedia)

U.S. to ban Russian flights from American airspace

The U.S. Transportation Department Federal Aviation Administration orders will take effect by the end of the day...

2 March 2022 10:34 AM IST

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. (Bloomberg)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son Zain passes away at 26

Nadella asked executives to hold the family in their thoughts and prayers while giving them space to grieve privately

1 March 2022 12:59 PM IST

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialised fields.

United States reaches 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2022: USCIS

The H-1B visa programme is the most sought-after work visa among foreign professionals, including Indians

1 March 2022 11:22 AM IST

Suspension of the H1-B visas by the US will cost domestic IT firms Rs 1,200 crore. (AFP Photo)

US waives in-person interview requirements for many visa applicants in...

Applicants eligible for the waiver are students, workers (H-1, H-2, H-3, and individual L visas), Culture and...

27 Feb 2022 1:39 PM IST