- Sunday, June 15, 2025
US president Donald Trump on Friday (16) ended his Gulf tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates after signing a raft of multi-billion-dollar deals. This includes securing a $1.4 trillion investment pledge from the UAE and an AI agreement that will see the UAE invest in US…
TRAIN services stopped in New Jersey early Friday (16), as the workers of NJ Transit, which daily caters to 350,000 commuters, decided to strike work over a pay dispute. NJ Transit, the third-largest transit system in the United States, covers Eastern Seaboard states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.…
THOUGH Trump administration considers America First to be one of the cornerstones of their policies, H1-B visas continue to be in demand, though there has been a gradual decline in overall numbers from previous years. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) newly published data shows that 120,141 H-1B visas…
AMID calls to boycott Turkish goods and tourism, IndiGo on Thursday (15) said the partnership with Turkish Airlines provides multiple benefits to Indian travellers and makes international travel more affordable. In the wake of Turkiye backing Islamabad and condemning India's recent strikes on terror camps in Pakistan, some online travel…
STAR javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday (15) clarified that he and Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan were never close friends and added that "things won't be the same" after the recent India-Pakistan conflict. In the aftermath of last month's Pahalgam terror attack, the decorated athlete and his family were trolled…
INDIAN-AMERICAN Congressman Shri Thanedar has decided not to pursue his impeachment motion against president Donald Trump following pressure from fellow Democrats. On Wednesday (14), the two-term representative of Michigan did not call up his resolution for a vote series, and the window for action has now passed. Thanedar claimed that…
CALIFORNIA governor Gavin Newsom has announced a budget proposal to scale back a free healthcare program for low-income undocumented migrants, following the Trump administration's drive against immigrant-friendly policies of states. The change formed part of Newsom's budget presentation released on Wednesday (14). The governor's office projected a $16 billion dent…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Thursday that India had offered a trade deal that proposed "no tariffs" for American goods, while expressing his dissatisfaction with Apple's plans to invest in India. New Delhi is seeking to clinch a trade deal with the US within the 90-day pause announced by…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN techie was among the three people who died in a tragic climbing accident in Washington state's North Cascades Range of western North America. The tragedy happened on Saturday, when Vishnu Irigireddy, 48, a resident of Seattle, was attempting to climb North Early Winters Spire area of the Cascades…
A US federal judge has ordered the release of an Indian researcher from Georgetown University, whom the Trump administration detained over his pro-Palestinian activism and alleged Hamas ties. Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow, was arrested by federal agents in March at his home in Virginia and has been held…
