US charges 293 in Arizona immigration cases
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) US federal prosecutors charged 293 people with immigration-related offences in Arizona during a week-long enforcement operation, including alleged unlawful entry, re-entry after removal and migrant smuggling. The US Attorney’s…
Trump says US has reached agreement with Venezuela on ‘biggest oil deal in world history’
New York, Aug 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that the United States and Venezuela have reached an oil agreement. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN…
UN chief calls on US, Iran to resume negotiations
United Nations, Aug 29 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the United States and Iran to resume negotiations to end their conflict through diplomacy, his spokesman said. Asked about the secretary-general’s view on the stalled…
US judge lifts Diversity Visa suspensions
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) A US federal judge has temporarily vacated three Trump administration policies that halted Diversity Visa processing and immigrant-visa approvals for nationals of 75 countries, ordering immigration authorities to resume ordinary…
Maharashtra residents stranded in flood-hit Nepal safely return to India
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) A group of Maharashtra residents who were stranded in flood-affected areas of Nepal has safely returned to India and is now on its way back to the state, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said. The Maharashtra citizens, who were…
US clears plan to scrap H-1B job-loss window
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) The Trump administration has completed its review of a proposal to eliminate the discretionary 60-day grace period available to H-1B and other foreign professionals after their employment ends, potentially affecting thousands of…
PM Modi to visit Uzbekistan today at President Mirziyoyev’s invitation
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Tashkent on Saturday for a two-day bilateral visit at the invitation of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s fourth visit to Uzbekistan and…
Trump hails Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) President Donald Trump has praised Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two crewmates as “great Americans, great patriots, brave people” during a call to the International Space Station, inviting them to the Oval Office…
US extradites Nigerians in teen extortion cases
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Two Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States to face prosecution in separate financially motivated sextortion cases that allegedly resulted in the deaths of teenagers in North Carolina and Mississippi, the…
Trump unveils elite US Space Academy
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said the United States must train an entire generation of space professionals for missions to the Moon and beyond as he ordered a commission to design the country’s first Space Academy. “Given the…