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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hails move to eliminate country quota for employment-based green card

February 22, 2021

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Friday hailed the legislative move to remove the country quota for employment-based green card highlighting that these reforms will…

Biden’s budget pick Neera Tanden receives opposition from Democrat

February 22, 2021

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Friday announced that he will oppose Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget.…

US farmer groups deliver a solidary statement to protesting farmers in India

February 22, 2021

In the solidarity statement, US farmer groups expressed respect for the struggles of the farmers and farmworkers and requested the Indian and US government to…

Indian American pharma executive gets 41 months in prison for fraudulent sales of supplements

February 21, 2021

The Justice Department said that Sitesh Patel and several of his co-defendants admitted that they imported substances with false and misleading labeling of products. According…

Indian retailers’ body demands ban on Amazon in India after news report

February 21, 2021

A prominent group of Indian retailers on Wednesday asked the government to ban the operations of e-commerce giant Amazon in India after a Reuters report…

Over 10 million Covid-19 doses of vaccine administered, says Indian govt

February 21, 2021

The Union Health Ministry said that India took 34 days to administer 10 million Covid-19 vaccines, which makes the country the second-fastest in the world. …

Greta Thunberg extends her support to Disha Ravi

February 20, 2021

On February 19, climate activist Disha Ravi’s judicial custody was further extended by another three days. She has already spent five days in police custody. …

Biden administration introduces immigration bill in Congress

February 20, 2021

The Biden administration introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in Congress on February 18. The bill aims to allow more permanent immigrant status or green…

US officially returns to Paris climate accord

February 19, 2021

Global leaders are eagerly anticipating the United State’s announcement of a pathway for cutting emissions of heat-trapping gases by 2030, which aims to put the…

US reaches H-1B visa cap for 2021, says USCIS

February 19, 2021

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000…