Patel agitation: Modi to lose NRI community support! September 09, 2015 14:47
The fire of Patel discontent has reached the US shores, just like Patel migration. Recently, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Silicon Valley in the US, the Patidar reservation stir threatened to singe Modi,…
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NRIs, PIOs and OICs can enroll for Aadhar August 07, 2015 18:36
Government has decided that Aadhaar enrolment can be made by Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizen of India which should eventually help them to authenticate their identity digitally, Parliament was informed.“The government…
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US government goes tough on Indian IT outsourcing companies on immigration violations June 15, 2015 15:25
U.S. government is investigating two Indian outsourcing firms and a California power company regarding whether they have violated U S labor and immigration laws by replacing American workers with foreigners on temporary work visas. The…
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Indian-American Children becomes co-winners in Spelling Bee Contest May 29, 2015 18:02
Vanya Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam, both Indian-Americans, came to a tie and are named as co-winners of the annual spelling Bee contest. It is the second year in a row that co-champions were named and…
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Indian-origin Priti Patel, in the cabinet May 12, 2015 10:24
Prime Minister David Cameron appointed one of Britain's most prominent Indian-origin MPs Priti Patel as the new Employment Minister. Ms Patel was re-elected from Witham in Essex with a big majority in the general election.…
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Major immigration reforms, are no longer a political possibility April 20, 2015 13:37
Marco Rubio once backed an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws, but now says, such major reforms are no longer a political possibility. "We can't do it in a massive piece of legislation. And I know,…
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H-1B visa system is broken, needs to be fixed: Top US business body BRT April 09, 2015 19:08
With the announcement that both the 65,000 and 20,000 H-1B visa caps for fiscal year 2016 have been reached, a top business body in the US has made a renewed call for Congress to fix…
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H1B Work Visas reached the cap within 5 days April 08, 2015 17:35
The US said it has reached the cap for the much-coveted H-1B work visas for 2016 within the first five days for the third consecutive year and will now conduct a lottery system to allocate…
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By Air, By Rail, By Water How India is pulling off one of its biggest rescue missions abroad April 07, 2015 19:06
India is in the midst of one of the largest rescue missions from a foreign country.Codenamed Operation Raahat, the mission was launched in the last week of March to bring back Indians from war-torn Yemen.…
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Spouses of H-1B Holders can work February 25, 2015 13:26
The US government will now allow the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work beginning from May 26, 2015. This move could benefit about 1,79,000 people in the country and Indians the most would benefit…
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Indians celebrate American I-Day July 05, 2014 13:47
Indian organisations in United States have celebrated America's Independence day with their own culture, language and cuisine across the nation. Two prominent organisations, American Telugu Assocation [ATA] and North America Telugu Association [NATA] are hosting…
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Arizona welcomes 29th Telangana state June 12, 2014 17:26
The unprecedented struggle for over six decades came to a reality on June 2nd when the Indian nation welcomed the 29th state, Telangana. People from all walks of life hailing from Telangana celebrated the moment…
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