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Business groups have raised concerns over US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, warning that the move could hurt the US economy. They also called on the administration to avoid changing the skilled worker program that would add even more burden to companies.In a letter to Donald Trump…
President Donald Trump-led US administration is offering unaccompanied migrant children in America a stipend $2,500 if they agree to voluntarily return to their home countries, Reuters reported, citing a letter sent to migrant shelters.According to the letter, issued Friday by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement, children aged 14 and above…
American farmers are looking at losing billions of dollars as Chinese importers have refused to buy US soybeans due to tensions between the two nations. To ease the blow, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced that the government will be rolling out new support measures for the farming sector.Bessent told CNBC that the federal government…
As the potential shutdown looms over the US government, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday outlined which services would be put on hold.This shutdown, if it takes place, will be unlike the previous ones. The White House has indicated it could use the crisis to carry out mass layoffs and scale back the size of…
The Donald Trump-led US administration is considering a plan to impose tariffs on imported electronic devices depending on the number of chips in each one of them, Reuters reported, citing three sourcesUnder the proposal, the US commerce department would calculate tariffs as a percentage of the product’s estimated chip value, in a move designed to…
The Trump administration is stepping up unannounced site inspections targeting foreign students working under the optional practical training (OPT) programme—especially those on the two-year STEM OPT extensions—with officers even knocking on doors at homes and student housing to verify compliance with federal rules.According to immigration attorneys, while site inspections are legal, it has sharply escalated…
NEW DELHI: Educationalist-turned-climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday called off his 15-day hunger strike after the demonstrations demanding statehood for Ladakh turned violent.“I am sad to inform you that there was vandalism in Leh during a protest. Many offices and police vehicles were vandalised and burned. A bandh was announced in Leh, but the youth…
An immigration judge in Louisiana has ordered pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident of the US, to be deported to Syria or Algeria for allegedly failing to disclose certain information on his green card application, according to court documents filed Wednesday by his lawyers.Khalil’s attorneys indicated they plan to appeal the deportation order…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is being accused of whitewashing American history after his administration ordered removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at national parks, including a historic photo of an enslaved black man showing scars on his back from repeated whippings. The photograph, called “The Scourged Back,” and taken…
GANDHINAGAR: Hindi must move beyond being a spoken or administrative tongue and take root in science, technology, judiciary and police to deepen public connection, home minister Amit Shah said Sunday at the fifth Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan.“Hindi is not just a spoken language or a language of administration. Hindi should also be the language of…
