US House all set to vote on impeachment of Trump

The United States House of Representatives is all set to vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, thus opening the possibility of him becoming the only president......

Biden lauds Vanita Gupta as 'proud daughter' of Indian immigrants

Vanita Gupta is one of the most respected civil rights lawyers in America and a 'proud daughter' of immigrants from India who has fought for greater equity, United States President-elect Joe Biden......

US lawmakers seek immediate removal of Trump

Several United States lawmakers have demanded immediate removal of President Donald Trump from office, alleging that he incited his supporters who stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented incident......

Trump caught on tape asking to 'find votes' in Georgia

United States President Donald Trump, in an extraordinary one-hour phone call, told Georgia's election chief to reverse President-elect Joe Biden's win and urged him to "find" enough votes to......

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......

Why Indian IT firms may face bigger US visa hurdle this year

According to experts, while allegations against Indian IT firms of visa misuse are nothing new, this time the scrutiny could be much greater Earlier this month, reports surfaced that two of the......

250 laid-off at Disney, replaced with Indian H1-B workers: Report

Around 250 Disney employees were told in late October last year that they would be laid off and many of their jobs were transferred to immigrants on H1-B visas brought in by an outsourcing firm......

US immigration bill to reduce deficit by $175 bn in 10 years

The US immigration bill, which is awaiting passage by the Senate, will reduce the American budgetary deficit by $175 billion in 10 years, an independent Congressional report has said. The......

FIFA scandal takes ugly turn

Ex-South American soccer chief in FIFA scandal under house arrest   The former head of South America's soccer federation was under house arrest on Monday evening, a senior police official......