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Trump orders 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay

United States President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum to set up a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay to detain "high-priority criminal aliens." IMAGE:......

Tulsi Gabbard part of key US Congressional committees

Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to become a member of the United States House of Representatives, has been named to two key Congressional committees through which she would play an important role in......

Pak a phenomenal partner in counter-terrorism: US general

With a top US general calling Pakistan a "phenomenal partner" in the counterterrorism world, the Congress on Wednesday asked what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to say about this and whether it......

US military aircraft bringing back Indian migrants

A military transport aircraft of the US is bringing a group of Indian migrants, in the first such deportation to India as part of the big crackdown on illegal immigrants by President Donald Trump......

1st Hindu Congresswoman named US intelligence head

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat and the first-ever Hindu elected to the US Congress, would serve as Director of National......

US House votes to block funding for Obama immigration orders

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted to block funding for President Barack Obama's executive order to protect about millions of undocumented immigrants from being deported......

Grace period for retrenched H1-B workers to be extended to 180 days

A presidential advisory sub-committee has recommended the federal government to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs, from the existing 60 days to 180 days so that the......

Wrong to assume that sacked H-1B staffers have to leave America within 60 days: USCIS

Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the federal agency for immigration services has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the......

174 Indians file lawsuit against Trump's proclamation on H-1B

The lawsuit seeks an order declaring the presidential proclamation restriction on issuing new H-1B or H4 visas or admitting new H-1B or H-4 visa holders as unlawful. A group of 174 Indian......

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, European security officials worry about Sochi-related attacks

Intelligence agencies believe attacks by militants during the Sochi Winter Olympics are highly likely, but will probably be aimed at "softer" targets elsewhere in Russia, such as public......

2024 Olympics: Ukraine presses France to ban Russia

IMAGE: IOC is open to including Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutrals at the 2024 Games. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Ukraine hopes to secure widespread international support for......

PHOTOS: Indonesia opens 18th Asian Games with explosive ceremony

Some 13,000 athletes will compete in 40 sports and 67 disciplines, including new additions such as bridge, jet skiing and roller skating in the biggest multi-sport extravaganza outside the......

Football Briefs: Juve clinch seventh Serie A title; Neymar wins award

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: PSG's Neymar receives the France player of the year award from compatriot and former Brazil great Ronaldo (left).......

High stakes for Putin at costly Sochi Games

The Sochi Winter Olympics are meant to be Vladimir Putin's crowning achievement as Russian leader but are in danger of becoming a symbol of his country's problems. When the Games open with great......