Indian-origin tech companies cornered a fifth of all H-1B visas issued by the US with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services leading the pack, an analysis of data from the US immigration department showed. According to data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, in April-September 2024 period, out of the total 1.3 lakh H-1B visas issued to different employers, about 24,766 visas were issued to Indian-origin companies.
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As the states showed progress in fighting the deadly contagion, governors Andrew Cuomo and Philip Murphy have begun to offer details on reopening in the months ahead.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to visit India with a trade mission.
The explosion was the second in New Jersey since Sunday. It came as developments continued moving quickly more than 24 hours after a bombing injured 29 people in Manhattan.
Through Bob Dylan's music, lyrics, and Timothe Chalamet's superb acting, we feel we have rubbed shoulders with greatness, even when it is full of flaws, self-doubts, warts and all, observes Aseem Chhabra.
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'If we truly wish to understand and apply Marx's insights today, we must reject the rigid dogmas that later 'Marxists' imposed in his name.'
'...he keeps his campaign promises, does what he said he will do which led to his huge victory.'
Woodbridge Township of New Jersey Mayor John E McCormac proudly announced "because of Indian Americans sponsorship we are celebrating the fireworks in New Jersey. See the pictures.
Indians are the main beneficiaries of the H-1B visas, which bring in the best of the talent and brains from across the world. Highly skilled professionals from India walk away with the overwhelming number of H-1B visas - which is Congressional mandated 65,0000 every year and another 20,000 for those who received higher education from the US.
Many unauthorised migrants originate from Punjab and Gujarat, states known for high migration aspirations rather than political instability.
ormula One races in Mexico and New Jersey are unlikely to happen next year, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Sunday.
'By developing a culturally-competent approach to health care, SATHI will significantly improve the quality and delivery of health care and health outcomes for New Jerseyans of South Asian descent,' Upendra Chivukula (Democrat, Somerset) and deputy speaker of the NJ Assembly, said.
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The new jersey is a mix of blue and orange, featuring a tri-coloured stripe on the collar.
Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders are dead after a furious gun battle that filled the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey, with the sound of heavy gunfire for about an hour on Tuesday
Images from the Copa America semi-final between Argentina and Canada at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
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New Jersey bill repressive: Phaneesh Murthy
Reader Chandramouli Valmikinathan and his friend Kiran and Praveen ran into Rajnikanth at a New Jersey restaurant.
Around six weeks ago, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, India's largest drugmaker, suffered a setback, which led to a selloff in the share. The US District Court of New Jersey granted Incyte's request for a preliminary injunction against Sun Pharma's launch of Leqselvi, a drug that treats alopecia.
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An elderly Indian-American man was attacked and left bleeding on the road in a New Jersey neighbourhood in an apparent bias crime by an assailant who has been taken into custody.
The lead actors from the show celebrated Navratri with their American fans.
Nine Indian Americans are running for the US House of Representatives, which includes a re-election bid by six of them while three are making their maiden foray into Congressional politics.
Mayor Jerramiah T Healy of Jersey City honoured the actress for her work in the field of arts.
When about 900 students of Arya Dance Academy from age 4 to 20 danced in a number of four-minute segments June 12, arguably a record was set for a desi show in America, says Arthur J Pais
'The relationship between India and the US, when Donald Trump was president, had been so much stronger.'
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has named Dr Poonam Alaigh, director, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, New Jersey, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabinet post.Alaigh, 45, has a multifaceted background in health-care administration and delivery, including clinical practice, hospital practice, hospital administration, managed care, pharmaceutical medicine, and health-care policy.
This was the second incident of desecration at a BAPS temple in less than a month in the US amidst the growing trend of temple vandalism as part of a systematic hate crime against the Hindu community in the country.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, currently on a private visit to the US, has been honoured with a resolution in New Jersey for his on-field achievements and for being an inspiration, particularly to children around the world with his "outstanding character".
The two American men arrested for their plans to travel to Somalia to join an Al Qaeda linked group and attack US troops, were denied bail on their second court appearance in New York
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