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'Issuing US visa to Modi will validate his actions

A United States lawmaker has asked the State Department not to grant visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of violating right to religious freedom. 'No racist undertones in......

Fierce debate on in US on Modi visa issue

The issue of denial of visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was fiercely debated by a key Congressional committee, with an influential Republican party lawmaker questioning the decision of......

Obama ends Pak veto over India in Afghanistan

United States President Barack Obama has ended years of 'veto power' wielded by Pakistan in Afghanistan over India's active involvement in the country post-Taliban, a US expert on South Asia has......

Bhutto assassination: US not to support UN probe

The Bush administration on Tuesday made it clear to the United States Congress that it has no intention of supporting the call for a United Nations investigation into the assassination of former......

Pak's nuclear bazaar under US scanner again

A United States Congressional panel took the Bush Administration to task for not doing enough to pressurise Pakistan to unravel the depths of the damage caused by the AQ Khan nuclear network.At a......

Romney keen on more work visas to highly educated people

The National Republican Platform, which now becomes GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's policy-making manifesto, in its section on A 21st Century Workforce, has said, "We can accelerate the......

Will minimum salary of H1-B visa holders be hiked?

Given the sharp differences that the Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the White House has on various aspects of immigration reform including H-1B, the Congressional passage of the bill and......

India's ID project catches fancy of US lawmakers

With work poised to begin on providing unique identification cards to all Indians, the ambitious project has already caught the attention in the US, with lawmakers asking the government why it......

H-1B visa limit may not be raised

After a promising start in the Senate, a plan to nearly double the quota for H-1B visas for foreign workers has run into trouble in the United States Congress. Earlier this week, the Senate......

Another wave of H-1Bs on the way

US unemployment may be a concern, but tech companies are telling Congress they need more skilled workers from overseas. With the Apr 1 application deadline for H-1B specialty worker visas looming,......

Sports Shorts: Boston marathon winner to turn pro

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Japan's Yuki Kawauchi crosses the finish line to win the men's division of the 122nd Boston Marathon.Photograph:......

Sepp Blatter's troubles aren't over

Sepp Blatter attends a press conference at the Extraordinary FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images FIFA president Sepp Blatter has......

Comparing FIFA to the Mafia is 'almost insulting to the Mafia': US Senator

Senators call for reforms of US soccer body at FIFA corruption hearing FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters US senators on Wednesday called for extensive reforms in the......

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