Saudi likely to admit Khashoggi died during interrogation

IMAGE: A demonstrator holds picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest in front of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters Saudi Arabia is......

As 'America's Doctor,' Vivek Murthy will hit the ground running

More than a year after he was nominated by President Barack Obama, the US Senate, defying the powerful pro-gun lobby National Rifle Association, voted to confirm Dr Vivek Hellegere Murthy as the......

Indian-American Vivek Murthy becomes youngest surgeon general

Image: Vivek Murthy is the first person of Indian origin to hold the top post. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi Thirty-seven-year-old Indian-American physician Vivek Hallegere Murthy has been confirmed......

Why US Reps aren't buying decision against inviting PM Modi

The debate over Prime Minister Modi’s nixed Congressional address continues. Aziz Haniffa has the scoop United States Representatives Brad Sherman of California and Eni Faleomavaega of......

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......

H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US Senate

Two US Senators have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the Senate seeking reform of H-1B visa programme and modify wage requirements while also calling for a sense of urgency against the......

US opens probe against TCS, Infosys for H-1B visa violations

The US government has opened an investigation against two of the biggest Indian outsourcing companies for possible violations of H-1B visa rules, according to a media report. The Department of......

India says US visa Bill against WTO rules

All companies that have 50% or more employees from outside the US to pay a higher visa fee of $10,000 for each such staffer, against  $4,500 at present The government has told the US that the......