Among other things, Francis Cissna said that a presidential order permitting those on H4 visas to work went against law because Congress had not explicitly allowed that group to do so Ritu Jha Lee Francis Cissna, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), made a strong argument against letting spouses on H4 […]
India’s internet market has huge potential for growth, especially with new government-mandated protections in place Subhasish Chakraborty Data is the oil of the 21st century. A few years ago, Exxon Mobil (XOM) used to be the most valued publicly listed company in the world in terms of market cap. Microsoft, Apple and Google used to be its closest competitors but lagged significantly behind. […]
The court declined to review the matter of whether the tech mogul could upturn decisions that allowed the people to access a public beach he had blocked off Ritu Jha “It’s an enormous victory not just for Martins Beach but for the entire California coastline and also coastlines throughout the United States.” That […]
Indian Americans have donated more than a billion dollars for academic work – and that’s just in this century indica News Bureau In the 18 years of this century, 50 Indian Americans have donated US $1.2 billion to top universities in the country, according to a report on million-plus donations. The report released […]
Justice Markandey Katju I was a lawyer for 20 years in India, and a judge for another 20 (as judge and acting chief justice of Allahabad High Court, chief justice of Madras High Court, chief justice of Delhi High Court, and, finally, a judge in the Indian Supreme Court). So I have a fairly good understanding […]
Vinita Gupta The late Senator John McCain’s plane, as a naval aviator, was shot down in the Vietnam war. He was widely admired for his bravery as he was captured and tortured as a prisoner of war, for over five years. He was a true patriot. He was also celebrated for his egalitarian ideals because he […]
The first deal signed was for a facility that taught flying and provided maintenance and other services Ritu Jha The US-based Pacific State Aviation (PSA) has signed an MoU with India-based Blue Ray Aviation to develop a state-of-the-art flight training organization in Gujarat. Arvind Agarwal, additional chief secretary, finance department, Government of […]
Justice Markandey Katju India and Pakistan have been one country since Mughal times, and we share the same culture. When I meet Pakistanis I feel no different from them. We look like each other, we speak the same language, Hindustani, we have the same food habits, the common love for Urdu literature, etc. Indians and […]
indica Washington Bureau A Trump administration’s proposed law, which seeks to deny Green Card to all those who have been or might be a beneficiary of the government’s public assistance programmes, threatens to affect hundreds of thousands of Indians and Asians living in the US. Opposing the development, various Asian and South Asian […]
“Unfortunately, the Government of India cannot control how other governments deal with their laws. They can just appeal on behalf of the people who are impacted” indica News Bureau The Trump administration has told a federal court that it plans to revoke work permits to H-4 visa holders – a significant majority of […]
