Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) An Indian-American policy advocacy group urged the Trump administration to protect legally employed foreign professionals and their families from unintended consequences of its decision to suspend green-card sponsorship applications by certain technology companies.
United Nations, Oct 9 (IANS) The linguistic and cultural heritages from India that landed with their forebears on the shores of countries with diasporas grew in their diversities to enrich the mosaic of their societies, representatives of those nations recalled.
Kathmandu, Oct 9 (IANS) At least five people were killed when a school bus plunged off the road in Nepal’s western city of Pokhara early Friday morning, a senior police officer said.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman embarked on an official visit to Singapore from October 9-11, where she will hold a series of high-level engagements with the leadership of Singapore, senior members of the business and investment community, and global institutional investors.
Kathmandu, Oct 9 (IANS) The devastating floods that struck Nepal on August 26 caused an estimated US$1.66 billion in direct economic damage to physical assets, with infrastructure accounting for 83 per cent of the total, according to a World Bank report.
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) Microsoft defended its use of H-1B visas, saying 80 per cent of its approximately 6,000 applications last fiscal year involved existing employees rather than new hires, as the Trump administration suspended the company's ability to sponsor foreign workers through a key employment-based green-card programme.
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) The Trump administration unveiled more than $6 billion in science and technology initiatives, bringing together federal agencies, technology companies, universities and philanthropies to accelerate research in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, nuclear-powered space exploration and biomedical science.
United Nations, Oct 9 (IANS) With India voluntarily supporting the use of Hindi by the UN's Department of Global Communications (UNDGC), the language continues to retain a non-official language status, according to India's Permanent Representative P Harish.
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) A senior US senator has proposed establishing an emergency communication channel between Washington and Beijing to prevent serious artificial intelligence incidents from escalating into international security crises, as part of a broader plan to impose mandatory safeguards on advanced AI systems.
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) A senior Democratic senator said that he plans to pursue legislation requiring the Pentagon to allow members of Congress access to American military bases overseas after being denied entry to a major US installation in Qatar during a visit to the Gulf.
