The Trump administration is getting ready to make major changes to the U.S. H-1B visa and green card system, which could have a profound effect on Indian professionals. Indian citizens make up the largest group of H-1B workers in America, with over 70 per cent of these visas going to them. The Current H-1B System…
Since President Donald Trump began his second term in January, his administration has turned America’s most selective universities into political battlegrounds. Billions of dollars in federal research funding have been frozen, accreditation threats have loomed large, and campus policies have been rewritten under pressure from Washington. Yet through this sweeping crackdown, Yale University has remained…
Violent crime in Washington, DC, has seen a sharp decline following President Donald Trump’s decision to increase federal control and deploy additional law enforcement resources in the capital. The city’s Democratic mayor, Muriel Bowser, admitted Wednesday that the surge has produced a dramatic fall in some of the city’s most troubling crime categories. “We greatly…
Former Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has criticised US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, calling it an “exercise in power” that could weaken America instead of strengthening it. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Akbar said the move reflected Washington’s disregard for allies and displayed what he called “a policy of overkill.” “Trump’s…
Photo/AP TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump often uses his personal cell phone to call world leaders. It’s a habit carried over from his life as a real estate magnate when he phoned and received calls from elites of the world. Coming to the White House tempered the practice but did not end…
Former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said India should view the US tariff hike as a wake-up call to implement bold and once-in-a-generation reforms while diversifying its export markets for long-term growth.Addressing the BN Memorial Lecture organised by IRS (C&IT) Association, Kant said, “This is India’s century, irrespective of Trump’s tariff, I strongly believe that…
The United States is set to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods in just a few hours, raising strains in US-India relations. The Trump administration has signalled that it will not delay the additional levies, which are aimed at pressuring India over its continued purchase of Russian crude oil. The Trump administration…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that annual customs duty revenues from President Donald Trump’s tariffs could surge past $500 billion — and may even approach USD 1 trillion — as collections continue to rise sharply. Speaking at a White House Cabinet meeting, Bessent acknowledged his earlier projection of $300 billion a year was…
Indian refiners, who are major purchasers of Russian crude oil, intend to reduce their imports in the coming days. (AI image) Indian refiners’ crude oil procurement from Russia is set to reduce in the coming weeks, albeit modestly. The move comes at a time when the Donald Trump administration has imposed a 25% additional tariff…
Amid the raging trade war, the faceoff between BRICS nations and US President Donald Trump is set to intensify next week, as Chinese President Xi Jinping rolls out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and several leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia at…