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Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in New Delhi on Wednesday. He sought simpler H-1B visa processing, renewals and stamping, more interview slots, faster applications and…
China has sanctioned six US businesses and tightened controls on drone exports and related technology to the United States, The Hindu reports. Beijing also blacklisted US compliance testing companies, suspended factory follow-up…
Protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have rejected the results of recent local elections. They alleged that voting took place at gunpoint and that the military interfered. Sardar Umar Nazir, described as a key…
Chief US District Judge John McConnell told The Washington Post that he received credible death threats, harassment and intimidation after blocking parts of the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze early last year.…
The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed extending a biometric fee to some H-1B and L-1 visa extensions. If approved, employers would pay an additional $4,000 for each H-1B extension and…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described meetings with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as cordial, saying Khamenei showed kindness and sound logic. He also said communication with him is currently very difficult. Pezeshkian…
More than 100 people were injured in Bangladesh campus clashes on 4 August, followed by at least 30 injuries the next day, The Hindu reports. Violence involved the BNP student wing, Jatiotabadi…
Three people, including the suspected shooter, were found dead after a shooting at a house on Brooks Road in Prospect Hill, North Carolina, on Wednesday morning. A fourth family member was injured…
New Mexico has sued Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche and the US Justice Department in federal court, alleging officials blocked records sought for the state’s investigation linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Attorney…
The US Department of Homeland Security has identified five migrants deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement between 31 July and 2 August. DHS said their convictions included homicide, rape, sexual offences, drug…
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