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New Delhi: After the US imposed a $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, the Congress Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of being a "weak PM" whose preference for "strategic silence" and "loud optics" has become a...

New Delhi: India and Canada have agreed to adopt a collaborative approach towards a new chapter in bilateral ties, including working closely to combat terrorism and transnational crimes, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Saturday. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and his Canadian...

New Delhi: India Friday cautioned its nationals seeking employment in Iran to exercise "strictest vigilance" in view of recent cases of fake job offers. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said there have been a number of recent cases of Indian citizens being lured to...

New York/Washington: Immigration attorneys and companies are cautioning H-1B visa holders against travelling outside the US amid President Donald Trump's new plan to impose a $100,000 fee on the work visas, with many asking employees to return immediately to America or risk getting stranded. In...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order entitled ‘The Gold Card', aimed at setting up a new visa pathway for foreigners of extraordinary ability who are committed to supporting the United States. Under the Gold Card programme, signed Friday, individuals who...

Jammu: A soldier, who was critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists, succumbed to his injuries as the Army and police resumed a joint hunt for terrorists in a remote forest area in the higher reaches of the Udhampur district early Saturday, officials said. The...

New Delhi: With the India-US trade talks moving in the right direction, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is expected to visit Washington soon, sources said. The visit comes in the backdrop of recently concluded daylong discussions here between US Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch and...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit to take place at the end of October in South Korea and that he would visit China in the “early part of next year,” following a phone call...

New Delhi: India Friday said it expects Saudi Arabia to keep in mind "mutual interests and sensitivities" in the wake of Riyadh sealing a strategic defence pact with Pakistan. The agreement states that "any aggression against either of the two countries shall be considered as...

Guwahati: Popular singer from Assam Zubeen Garg, best known for his 'Ya Ali' song, died while scuba diving in Singapore Friday, organisers of a festival in the Southeast Asian country said. Garg, 52, is survived by his wife. The singer sustained injuries during scuba diving...