United Nations, June 6 (IANS) Indian Army Major Abhilasha Barak, who received a UN peacekeeping award, has urged diplomacy to find an end to the conflict in Lebanon so that rebuilding can begin in the war-devastated country where she is a peacekeeper.
Washington, June 6 (IANS) A Republican Congressman has introduced legislation that would sharply reshape the US H-1B visa programme, a move that could have significant implications for thousands of highly skilled foreign professionals, including many from India who use the visa to work in the United States.
Washington, June 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump has promised to lower energy and fertiliser costs for American farmers and said his administration was working to expand export markets and strengthen farm incomes.
Washington, June 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump has hailed stronger-than-expected US jobs growth in May, saying the latest employment figures showed the economy was outperforming forecasts despite ongoing tensions with Iran.
Washington, June 6 (IANS) The United States military has announced that it shot down four Iranian attack drones headed towards the Strait of Hormuz and later carried out strikes on Iranian coastal radar installations, marking a fresh escalation in tensions in one of the world's most critical maritime corridors.
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers and policy experts have issued a stark warning that Turkey is moving steadily away from democratic governance, with concerns mounting over political repression, judicial independence and the imprisonment of opposition leaders ahead of a key NATO summit in Ankara next month.
Washington, June 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said that the confrontation with Iran is nearing an end and declared that Tehran's nuclear ambitions would be stopped "one way or the other."
Washington, June 6 (IANS) The US Senate has passed the Secure America Act, a Republican-backed immigration enforcement measure, which would provide roughly $70 billion in additional funding for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), setting up a high-stakes battle in the House of Representatives.
Washington, June 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has celebrated stronger-than-expected employment figures, renewed his call for lower interest rates, and suggested Americans could eventually benefit financially from artificial intelligence companies.
Washington, June 6 (IANS) The United States has approved nearly $3 billion in possible foreign military sales to the United Kingdom, Denmark and Kuwait, including long-range strike missiles, aircraft protection systems and counter-drone platforms, the State Department has announced.
