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US business lobby sues Trump govt over $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike

Washington, Oct. 18 -- America's largest business lobbying group sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its $100,000 H-1B visa fee, launching a major corporate challenge to the president's imm... Read More


US business lobby sues Trump govt over $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Washington, Oct. 17 -- America's largest business lobbying group sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its $100,000 H-1B visa fee, launching a major corporate challenge to the president's imm... Read More


FM Sitharaman to skip IMF meetings in Washington

Washington, Oct. 15 -- India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will skip this week's annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington, HT has learnt, as India and the US re... Read More


New ambassador Gor in India for six-day visit

Washington, Oct. 11 -- Incoming US ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a six-day visit, though he will not formally assume his post during the trip, the State department ... Read More


Tariffs targeted at Putin, not to shape foreign relations: US Trade Representative Greer

Washington, Oct. 5 -- US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said India has already begun diversifying away from Russia as a source of energy, expressing optimism about resolving trade tensions while ... Read More


Suit in US challenges H-1B fee hike

Washington, Oct. 5 -- A coalition of workers unions, non-profit organisations and religious groups launched the first legal challenge against President Donald Trump's H-1B visa fee hike, arguing the p... Read More


'Europe doesn't want more tariffs on India: Finland foreign minister

Washington, Sept. 29 -- Europe is not considering raising tariffs on India for buying Russian energy despite Washington's requests to place secondary tariffs, Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen... Read More


India will gradually reduce Russian oil purchases: Bessent

Washington, Sept. 26 -- India will gradually reduce its purchases of Russian energy, opined US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a television interview on Wednesday. Bessent's comments come even... Read More


US launches new measure to combat abuse of H-1B visa

Washington, Sept. 21 -- The US Labour Department announced on Friday the launch of "Project Firewall," an aggressive enforcement initiative targeting employers who abuse the H-1B visa programme, marki... Read More


Beheaded Indian-origin man was well-respected, his killer illegal alien: Trump

Washington, Sept. 15 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed outrage at the killing of Indian-American Chandra Nagamalliah in Texas last week. Nagamalliah was allegedly attacked and murdered ... Read More