New York, Oct 20 (IANS) India has reiterated its offer to put its commitment to not being the first to use nuclear weapons and not to use them against non-nuclear weapon states into a multilateral legal agreement.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian students hoping to work in the United States after graduation could see their universities charged $70,000 each for Optional Practical Training under a Department of Homeland Security proposal, a plan that is not yet in effect and is open to public comment until November 9.
United Nations, Oct 20 (IANS) India has asked countries to ensure that weaponisable sensitive technology is not transferred to countries like Pakistan that have terrorism links.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) A Republican lawmaker has proposed replacing America's H-1B visa selection system with a merit-based framework that would prioritise highly skilled, better-paid foreign workers, while sharply restricting family-sponsored immigration and eliminating the Diversity Visa lottery.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has blamed immigration for the unrest sweeping parts of Europe, warning that France and Italy risk further instability unless their governments tighten border controls, even as French authorities have attributed much of the recent violence to radical groups amid protests over education and rising living costs.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, alleged that the US helped engineer the 2024 protests that toppled his mother's government.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) A bipartisan group of four US lawmakers has introduced legislation to establish a formal parliamentary dialogue between the United States and India, proposing a permanent mechanism for congressional engagement on trade, defence, emerging technologies and other issues shaping relations between the world's two largest democracies.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared that she is determined to return to her country despite the possibility of being arrested, tortured or killed, saying she cannot remain away while her supporters and ordinary Bangladeshis continue to suffer.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has expressed willingness to hold a three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss nuclear arms reductions, potentially during his planned visit to China next month, as Washington seeks to revive arms-control diplomacy among the world's three major nuclear powers.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Sixty-three US lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to expedite green-card applications for legally present immigrants facing the loss of government-funded healthcare.
