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Joe Biden says ‘will lift freeze on H1-B visas on winning 2020 US elections’

Updated on Jul 02, 2020 11:06 am IST

Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden holds his protective face mask as he speaks about the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, US on June 30, 2020.(Reuters Photo)

Two Indian-Americans among 38 ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ honourees in US

Every July 4, when America celebrates its Independence Day, the Carnegie Corporation honours the legacy of its founder Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant who rose from poverty to become a leading industrialist.(Reuters file photo)

Updated on Jul 02, 2020 10:00 am IST

Vande Bharat mission phase 4 begins Friday, 9 flights to bring back stranded Indians from Canada

Medics screen a passenger after an Air India Express flight brought stranded Indian nationals from Abu Dhabi, UAE, as part of the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ at the airport in Koch in May 2020.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Jul 02, 2020 09:04 am IST

Salma Lakhani appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, first Muslim in Canada to hold post

Salma Lakhani has been appointed as the Governor of Alberta province in Canada.(Norquest/Twitter Photo)

Updated on Jul 01, 2020 08:14 am IST

Donald Trump’s freeze on H-1B visas endangers India tech industry’s talent model

Donald Trump’s order last week halts approvals of a range of visas through year-end.(Reuters File Photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2020 02:40 pm IST

2 selected for Indira Gandhi Scholarship at Oxford

Divya Choudhary (left) and Apoorva Kulkarni (right) were awarded the annual Indira Gandhi Scholarship.(OICSD, Oxford)

Published on Jun 30, 2020 04:54 am IST

2 in 5 Indian-Americans worried about financial stability due to Covid: Report

According to the report which is based on a recent Covid-19 survey, one in six tested positive or know a family member of the Indian community member who tested positive.(AP file photo)

Updated on Jun 28, 2020 01:18 pm IST

Durga Puja committees of Kolkata, London to conduct webinar on Covid-19 impact

A glimpse of how the Durga Puja was celebrated in Delhi in 2017.(Raj K Raj /HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 28, 2020 09:39 am IST

Indian woman in UAE helping over 2,000 stranded compatriots amid Covid-19 pandemic

Sheela Thomas feeds 300 people from her kitchen at home, the report said.(PTI)

Updated on Jun 27, 2020 03:11 pm IST

UK award for inspiring 73-year-old ‘Skipping Sikh’

Rajinder Singh with his wife Pritpal Kaur and daughter Min Kaur.

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 10:28 pm IST

Indian-American doctors, gurdwara launch food drive for Covid-19 patients

Sewa International has taken a lead role in helping with prescriptions for hundreds of patients who were not able to return to India due to the Covid-19 pandemic(@sewausa/Twitter Photo)

Updated on Jun 25, 2020 10:46 am IST

H-1B visa freeze will hit businesses relying on immigrant workers: US lawmakers

A flag is waved outside the White House in Washington. The Trump administration is extending a temporary ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of 2020 and adding many temporary work visas to the freeze.(AP File Photo)

Updated on Jun 24, 2020 11:50 am IST

Indian national who recovered from Covid-19 dies of heart attack in Singapore

The Indian man fainted on Tuesday morning at a temporary housing site for migrant workers and was taken to the emergency department at Singapore General Hospital.

Updated on Jun 24, 2020 09:35 am IST

3 members of Indian-origin family found dead in US swimming pool

On Tuesday, the Middlesex County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said it had concluded the deaths were by accidental drowning.(Stock images)

Updated on Jun 24, 2020 08:05 am IST

UK award for 5 Indian-origin women engineers

Chitra Srinivasan: real-time control software engineer, UK Atomic Energy Authority (UAEA).(gov.uk)

Published on Jun 23, 2020 09:55 pm IST

Top US lawmakers urge Donald Trump to revoke suspension of H-1B, other foreign work visas

The H-1B programme plays a crucial role in addressing shortage of health care professionals while also providing other key sectors of US economy, an Indian American Congressman said.(Reuters File Photo)

Updated on Jun 23, 2020 10:43 am IST

Rishi Sunak appoints Indian-origin CEO as UK financial watchdog

File photo of Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the London Stock Exchange UK Division.(REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 22, 2020 09:35 pm IST

Indian man among two new coronavirus cases in New Zealand

The total of confirmed coronavirus cases since the outbreak began is now 1,513(AP)

Published on Jun 22, 2020 10:58 am IST

Senate confirms Indian-American scientist as head of America’s top science funding body

Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan, 58, from the Arizona State University, would head the NSF, the top American science funding body that has an annual budget of USD 7.4 billion.(Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan/Twitter)

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 12:38 pm IST

Indian firms have invested $22.6 billion in US, created 1.25 lakh jobs: Survey

The last CII survey, in 2018, had pegged the total investment at $18 billion, based on responses only from 100 companies.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Jun 16, 2020 11:24 am IST

155 Indian companies create nearly 125K jobs in US: CII report

According to the report, “Indian Roots, American Soil 2020,” as many as 155 Indian companies have invested USD 22 billion in the US, thus creating nearly 125,000 jobs in the country.(Bloomberg)

Published on Jun 16, 2020 06:41 am IST

Trump considers suspending H-1B, L-1 and other work visas, could hit Indians hard

US President Donald Trump has yet not signed off on the proposal to suspend work visas, including H-1B and L-1, popular among Indians.(REUTERS photo)

Updated on Jun 12, 2020 10:49 pm IST

Indian man in Singapore who died from heart disease later found to have Covid-19

In some cases where patients died due to blood clots or heart-related issues, the patients were only confirmed to have had Covid-19 after their deaths.(REUTERS)

Published on Jun 12, 2020 03:43 pm IST

Indian-origin doctor performs first lung transplant for Covid-19 patient in US

The United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit that coordinates transplantation in the United States, has no record of an organ transplant into a Covid-19 patient as of May 29(PTI 9Representative Image))

Updated on Jun 12, 2020 01:03 am IST

Over 3,000 Indian restaurants in UK set to close amid Covid-19 crisis

A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask passes a temporarily closed fast-food restaurant in Oxford, UK.(Bloomberg File Photo)

Updated on Jun 02, 2020 10:56 pm IST

Indians launch SOS campaign to travel home with minor children having US citizenship

Indian nationals step out of the terminal at Kempegowda Airport after arriving by a special Air India flight from Frankfurt (Germany) amid COVID-19 pandemic, in Bengaluru.(PTI/Representative Images)

Published on May 31, 2020 12:18 pm IST

2 Indian-origin men jailed for over 12 yrs for money laundering in UK

Two Indian-origin men have been jailed in the UK for a total of 12 years

Published on May 30, 2020 06:14 am IST

Indian-origin doctor in UK, working during Covid-19 pandemic, found dead in hotel

Rajesh Gupta (in photo) was working in the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust’s hospital near London during the coronavirus pandemic.(HT Photo)

Updated on May 29, 2020 02:44 pm IST

Donald Trump thanks Indian-American health policy consultant to cap insulin costs for senior citizens

Seema Verma, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in return thanked President Trump in his commitment to lowering the cost of drugs and protecting the Medicare programme, the statement said.(Seema Verma/Twitter)

Updated on May 28, 2020 05:22 pm IST

Indian-origin men get over 15 years in jail after £20 million drugs bust in UK

The two jailed are Baldev Singh Sahota, 54, from Oldbury in the West Midlands and Shakti Gupta, 34, from Birmingham(Photo courtesy: Scotland Yard)

Updated on May 28, 2020 02:05 pm IST

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