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The new proposal recently made by the US President Donald Trump to end the visa lottery system is in favour of the skilled workers. The proposal is expected to reduce the backlogs of highly-skilled workers. The new plan might benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals currently have been waiting...

Manisha Singh, an Indian American, has become the first woman to be appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for economic and business affairs in the Trump administration. Manisha is a congressional staffer and lawyer. No other woman till date has taken over the post previously. Singh, who was sworn...

US technology industry, including Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and Google requested the Trump administration to retain work permits for H-1B spouses, which falls under Obama-era rule, to work for America, legally. According to the lobbying and advocacy groups and business bodies, "As the Trump Administration conducts its review of the H-4...

According to a study, India posted the biggest increase among origin countries with eligible immigrants for American citizens, between 2005 and 2015. Around 80% eligible Indian immigrants have opted for American citizenship in 2015, compared to 69% in 2005. This registered a 12% increase, according to the Pew Research...

For the first time, a Sikh-American named Gurbir S Grewal, is appointed as the New Jersey's AG. He is a prominent Indian-American lawyer. Following the state Senate approval for his nomination, Mr. Grewal (44) has become the first Sikh attorney general of the US state of New Jersey. During the...

An Indian-American educator and a democrat Deep Saran, 45, will run for the US House of Representatives from a district in Virginia. On his campaign website, Saran said, "I'm a teacher, school founder, technology entrepreneur, lawyer, and child of immigrants from India," "As the child of immigrants, I would push back...

Phoenix: A very unfortunate accident on the eve of Pongal, killed father and daughter in north Phoenix, originally from Andhra. Both of them died on the spot while driving back from grocery shopping on Sunday Evening. Ramesh Bolla; 54 years was with his daughter Chaithanya Bolla; a 21 year old,...

Yet, another Indian-American investment banker, Harry Arora, 48, is planning to run for the US House of Representatives from a Congressional seat in Connecticut. Arora seeks to oust Jim Himes, Democratic incumbent. Since 2009 January, Himes has been representing the 4th Congressional District. Arora said in a statement, "My understanding...

Indian-Americans welcomes the decision form the Trump Administration of not blocking H-1B visas extensions. They said that the earlier proposed "devastating" move would have led to the "unprecedented" brain drain thereby hurting the country’s economy. This comes in the wake of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services announcement that it...

Top US lawmakers assert that H-1B visa holders not only drive innovation, but help build and strengthen the American economy. They hailed the Trump administration's decision that is against H-1B visa holders and forcing them to leave the country. The Democratic Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and...