Foreign workers are crucial to addressing the labor shortage in the United States, particularly in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. In order to hire highly qualified foreign professionals, U.S. employers vie for a restricted number of H-1B visas each year, which are distributed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In recent years, […]
Following the 23rd meeting of their Special Representatives, India and China reaffirmed their commitment to the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, cooperation on cross-border rivers, and trade through the Nathula border. Both nations emphasized the importance of measures to maintain peace and tranquility along their borders and to enhance diplomatic and military negotiation mechanisms, […]
Dr. Manmohan Singh, renowned economist and former Prime Minister of India, passed away today, December 26, at the age of 92 in New Delhi. A statement from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences confirmed that Singh was admitted earlier in the day after a sudden loss of consciousness. He is survived by his wife, […]
At the last minute, minutes before Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Mumbai, Eknath Shinde consented to step in as deputy chief minister. Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP was sworn in as Chief Minister on Thursday, ending two weeks of speculation about the new roles for the Mahayuti partners’ leaders after their spectacular return […]
Google and the Telangana government signed a deal Wednesday for the establishment of the Internet behemoth’s Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC) in Hyderabad. Google’s Hyderabad GSEC will rank second in the Asia-Pacific area, behind Tokyo, and fifth globally, behind Dublin, Munich, and Malaga. As a specialized global cybersecurity hub, GSEC is essential to the development of […]
The National Flag was raised on a 108-foot-tall mast at Laungewala Yudh Sthal in Rajasthan on Saturday in remembrance of the valor displayed by Indian Army soldiers during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. “The Flag Foundation of India and the Indian Army worked together to make this initiative possible,” the Indian Army said. War veterans Naik […]
The Reserve Bank of India announced on Friday that it would increase the interest rate caps on foreign currency deposits made by Indian diaspora members in an effort to draw in more capital amid pressure on the rupee. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy for the current fiscal year, stating that […]
Pesident-elect Trump says the newly formed department will help to “dismantle government bureaucracy and slash excess regulations.” Former OP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new “Department of Government Efficiency” with SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump announced this evening. In a statement posted to social media, Trump said the department […]
Hindu American organizations praised the appointment and congratulated the former congresswoman from Hawaii on her achievement as the White House’s top Hindu American. Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed as the director of national intelligence by President-elect Donald J. Trump. She would be in charge of 18 spy agencies, prepare the President’s Daily Brief, and work […]