Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) Leading Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has asked Disney to hire back everyone of those workers they replaced with cheaper foreign IT workers on H-1 B visas largely from India. “If…
Beijing, Oct 29 (IANS) Three major Chinese firms will bid for US hotel giant Starwood — owner of Sheraton, Westin, and W chain of hotels, reported official newspaper China Daily Thursday. The three Chinese companies…
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) A clash between real estate mogul Donald Trump and Florida senator Mark Rubio over H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers coveted by Indian techies marked the third Republican presidential debate…
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) US President Barack Obama singled out US Soccer Federation’s (USSF) Indian-American President Sunil Gulati as he welcomed the US women’s World Cup-winning champions into the White House. “I want to recognize…
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) For the first time in the 2016 US presidential race, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has pushed ahead of real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump in the Republican field…
New York, Oct 27 (IANS) People of Indian origin living abroad have demanded legislation to protect their properties in India against a growing number of scams and setting up of fast-track courts to deal with…
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would not call Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the “Supreme Leader.” He would also put a stop to US meddling in Middle Eastern affairs because women…
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) Actress Amy Schumer and her cousin Chuck Schumer once again teamed up to call for the Congress to pass the gun control legislation. Gun control refers to laws or policies…
Los Angeles, Oct 26 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry took centrestage as a guest during Hillary Clinton’s latest campaign in Iowa. She treated the crowd with her two inspiring singles “Firework” and “Roar”. The singer wore…
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) Seven in 10 Americans say there is more crime in the US now than there was 12 months ago, a recent Gallup poll said. The percentage of Americans who hold the…
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (IANS) Russian ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko tweeted a screenshot of Indo-American actor Kal Penn’s face and used the photograph to make some points about “terrorists.” US threatens to stop…
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistan managed to get a call for an India-Pakistan dialogue to resolve all issues including Kashmir included in a joint statement in return for an assurance that Islamabad would take effective…
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she took responsibility after an attack on a US consulate in Libya in 2012 left four Americans, including the ambassador, dead. She told…
(AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader) Tehran, Oct 21 (IANS) Iranian Supreme Leader Sayyed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday approved the government’s nuclear deal with major world powers but said Tehran should not yield…
New York, Oct 21 (IANS) A US court has ruled that a gurdwara management faction in California that forcibly took its control in June 2013 acted illegally. The court on Tuesday said the defendants must…
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) President Barack Obama gave a shout-out to an Indian-American kid who recently made history by becoming the first person to earn a second Global Finalist award in the 2015 Google Science…
U.S. Mission / Eric Bridiers Tehran, Oct 19 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and the European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini issued a joint statement, announcing the start of the implementation of…
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS/EFE) The US government has cancelled plans to allow oil drilling along the Arctic coasts of Alaska for the next two years, the interior department announced. The decision signifies the elimination of…
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Former military dictator and Pakistani president Parvez Musharraf was responsible for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, reveals a copy of US journalist Mark Siegel’s statement recorded in the murder case. According…
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) The White House has teamed up with a Sikh and an Asia Pacific community group to launch a public awareness campaign to address bullying in six languages including Hindi, Punjabi and…