California Democrats fear US tech firm 'death spiral' with more China curbsWashington has imposed a raft of restrictions on exports of chips and chipmaking equipment to China in recent years, fearing Beijing could ...
15 Aug, 2024, 08.35 AM IST
Was Joe Biden forced to quit US Presidential Election 2024 race by Democrats?President Joe Biden has announced his decision to withdraw from the 2024 U.S. Presidential race, citing the best interests of both his part...
22 Jul, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
Layoffs strip away tech worker visas along with jobsMore than 150,000 US-based tech jobs have disappeared in recent months, delivering an economic blow to Silicon Valley not seen the since th...
10 Feb, 2023, 03.32 PM IST
Jan. 6 committee eyes criminal charges for Donald TrumpThe committee's chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., detailed possible referrals last week as falling into a series of categories that ...
17 Dec, 2022, 07.19 AM IST
New US Bill seeks to provide faster path to citizenship for H-1B visa holdersThe legislation would provide a pathway to getting a green card for up to eight million people, including H-1B visa holders, children of lo...
29 Sep, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
LIKE Act: Bill to encourage entrepreneurs to start up in the USIntroduced by Zoe Lofgren in the US House of Representatives, the ‘Let Immigrants Kickstart Employment (LIKE) Act’ aims to spur economic gr...
29 Jul, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
US House clears bill to raise premium processing fees, may delay USCIS furloughThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which depends on revenue from visa fees, was to furlough over 13,000 employees at the ...
24 Aug, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
H1-B visa restrictions: Democratic lawmakers urge Trump admin to exempt healthcare workersPresident Donald Trump, in his June proclamation, banned the entry into the US of workers in several key non-immigrant visa categories, inc...
05 Aug, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
India moves to sensitise US Congress on KashmirIndo-American Community Federation, in collaboration with Kashmiri Overseas Association and USINPAC, organized a congressional briefing at ...
18 Oct, 2019, 09.42 AM IST
US lawmakers introduce legislation to protect H-4 visa workersH-4 visa holders had obtained work permits under a special order issued by the previous Obama administration. Indian-Americans were a major...
30 May, 2019, 03.39 PM IST
Legislation introduced in US Congress to protect work authorisation of H-1B spousesH-4 visas are issued only to very close or immediate family members of the H-1B visa holders.
17 Nov, 2018, 07.09 PM IST
Startups not cheering proposed H-1B sopsThe Bill, proposes setting aside 20% of the annual allocation of H-1B visas for small and startup employers with 50 or fewer employees
01 Feb, 2017, 08.00 AM IST
Trump government tables new H-1B bill; techies, IT firms brace for tough futureThe legislation sets aside 20% of the annually allocated H-1B visas for small and start-up employers to ensure small businesses have an opp...
31 Jan, 2017, 10.32 PM IST
Second bill to regulate H-1B visas introduced in US CongressEarlier in January, two US Congressmen introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage for those on the work permit to $100,000 from $60,000 cu...
31 Jan, 2017, 01.41 PM IST
US must support Gilgit-Baltistan in its struggle for a free nation: Sering to US lawmakers"Gilgit-Baltistan demand accountability and transparency by Pakistanis and Chinese actors who exploit the region without ensuring developme...
18 May, 2016, 01.48 PM IST
New Aaron’s law aimed at fixing ‘flawed’ US hacking legislationTwo US representatives have introduced Aaron’s Law — a bill named after Aaron Swartz that proposes to amend American computer law
25 Jun, 2013, 06.04 AM IST
- US lawmakers want better medical treatment for immigrant detainees
Top lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding more information from the Homeland Security Department about medical treatment...
15 May, 2008, 05.14 AM IST