Mirabai Chanu, who gave India a start in the medals tally at the Tokyo Olympics with a silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event, has said that her dream of winning a medal at the Olympics has been fulfilled.
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Adminstration, DACA supporters plan stronger measures to protect beleaguered program
Ritu Jha- The Joe Biden administration, civil rights organizations advocating for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), and immigration attorneys believe the only solution to the DACA program being declared illegal by Texas judge Andrew Hanen, is not just to appeal to higher courts but get Congress to act swiftly and enact legislation offering permanent […]
USCIS updates F-1 student visa policy to benefit children of H-1B holders
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Children of H-1B visa holders in the US are set to benefit as a new policy update from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was announced. This update will make it easier for children of non-immigrant visa holders in the US to transfer to an F-1 student visa. The F-1 […]
Indian-American doctors to pay $37.5 mn to settle allegations of kickbacks
Two Indian-American doctors and one of the largest hospitals in the US have agreed to pay nearly USD 37.5 million to settle allegations of kickbacks for patient referrals, the Department of Justice said.
‘Threat to academic freedom in US from Hindutva groups’
A bunch of people from academia in the United States — scholars, activists and students of South Asian studies and adjacent fields — have formed the South Asia Scholar Activist Collective to fight back against what they called the threat to academic freedom from Hindutva groups.
Covid-19: Delta rising, mask up & vaccinate, says California
The Delta variant of the coronavirus, which is being viewed at with concern by scientists across the world, was detected in 48.8 percent of the specimens sequenced in the month of June in the California, said the state’s Department of Public health and recommended wearing masks.
Pegasus: Critics, opponents of Narendra Modi on ‘snoop list’
The Pegasus spying case unveiled by am international reporting consortium of media publications is fast blowing up to be perhaps the biggest scandal the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of.
Masks must in Los Angeles County again as Delta grows
Los Angeles County, one of the most populous counties in the United States, has made mask wearing mandatory again in both indoor and outdoor situations, saying that Covid-19 is not yet completely eradicated and a new Delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading fast.
Pegasus: Narendra Modi govt accused of spying on citizens
The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi allegedly used a spying software, Pegasus, on citizens — journalists, activists, Opposition politicians, government officials, business executives and more — according to an investigation by The Washington Post and 16 media partners.
India receives first two MH-60 Romeo multirole choppers for Navy in America
After a long wait of more than a decade, the Indian Navy has received the first two of its MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) from the United States Navy.