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 NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump has endorsed a bill with far-reaching consequences for Indians that would drastically cut immigration to the US while boosting skilled immigration at the cost of extended family members and unskilled labour. The drastic immigration overhaul proposed by two Republican senators seeks to slash by half the estimated 1 million green cards issued every year by eliminating several categories and...
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 NEW DELHI - A top US official will be on a visit to India and Pakistan next week, during which she will meet with government officials and others to discuss US relations with the region, a statement said. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Alice Wells will travel to New Delhi and Islamabad on her introductory trip to the region,
 WASHINGTON - The US has congratulated Ram Nath Kovind on his election as the 14th President of India and said it is looking forward to working with him on regional and global issues. "We want to congratulate Ram Nath Kovind ... on his victory in India's Presidential elections," said US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on Thursday. "The US and India have a deep and growing strategic partnership. We look forward to working...
 WASHINGTON - The US has expressed concern over the ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese border troops and said the two countries should work together to come up with "some sort of arrangement" for peace. "I know that the US is concerned about the ongoing situation there," State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters at her daily news conference on Tuesday. She was responding to questions on the ongoing...
 WASHINGTON - Indian Americans, spanning various communities, held protests in three US cities, to express their outrage over lynching of minorities by mobs in India and the Narendra Modi government's policies which are "emboldening such forces". The protests here as well as San Diego and San Jose on Sunday were organised by The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organisations...
 WASHINGTON - Pledging to continue alongside India in fighting terrorism, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday condemned the terrorist killing of seven Amarnath pilgrims as an attack on religious freedom. "An attack on religious freedom is an attack on the most fundamental right of liberty," a White House statement said. "The United States and India will continue to fight together against terrorist threats in every part of the world."
 WASHINGTON - The US Senate has voted to confirm Indian American lawyer Neomi Rao as the head of Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The 44-year-old Rao was confirmed by a vote of 54-41 on Monday and she would lead the White House office overseeing regulation, according to Senate's official website. "In selecting Professor Neomi Rao...
 NEW DELHI - Indian-American Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the United Nations, and US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard will be among key speakers at the Ficci-IIFA Global Business Forum 2017 in New York later this week. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), in partnership with the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA), is organising the business networking platform on July 14 at Asia Society Auditorium in New York.
 HYDERABAD - Air India on Saturday started a new flight connecting Washington with Hyderabad via Delhi. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL), which operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, has announced establishing connectivity with Washington's Dulles International Airport. An Air India 104 will operate on the route thrice a week. Washington is the second city in the US to be connected with Hyderabad after Chicago.
 CHENNAI - Amid China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean, India, Japan and the US are to deploy their frontline warships, submarines and aircraft for the mega Malabar naval exercise that kicks off in the Bay of Bengal from Friday with a focus on anti-submarine warfare. The July 7-17 exercise comes amid reports of Chinese warships in the Indian Ocean Region in the name of anti-piracy operations, and Beijing's aggressive posturing in the...
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