15-year-old Swetha Prabakaran Indian-American is Champions Of Change September 16, 2015 15:14
15-year-old Indian-American girl, Swetha Prabakaran has been awarded the prestigious award of the White House, “Champions of Change†for empowering the community by imparting Internet coding through her non-profit organisation. Swetha is the Founder and…
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Aadhar enrolment extended to NRIs August 07, 2015 18:48
Government has decided that Aadhaar enrolment can be made by Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizen of India which should eventually help them to authenticate their identity digitally, Parliament was informed. “The…
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U.S. Visa System back on track now June 24, 2015 11:21
Good news for American Visa seekers. The Bureau of Consular affairs reports that the State Departments are now issuing passports at overseas diplomatic missions after the database snag responsible for handling biometric clearances has been…
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Indian firms being investigated June 15, 2015 15:17
U.S. government is investigating two Indian outsourcing firms and a California power company regarding whether they have violated U S labor and immigration laws by replacing American workers with foreigners on temporary work visas. The…
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Hyderabad student gunned down by miscreants in U.S. over iPhone June 15, 2015 12:06
The rampant of gun crimes in USA once again hit the headlines in India. In a gruesome incident, a 23-year old student from Hyderabad has been gunned down in Florida. Sai Kiran, who left for…
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Indian-American Children shared Spelling Bee Contest championship May 29, 2015 18:10
Vanya Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam, both Indian-Americans, came to a tie and are named as co-winners of the annual spelling Bee contest. It is the second year in a row that co-champions were named and…
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Immigration reforms, not now - Marco Rubio April 20, 2015 13:49
Marco Rubio once backed an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws, but now says, such major reforms are no longer a political possibility. "We can't do it in a massive piece of legislation. And I know,…
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Case registered against NRI wife for killing 3 children April 14, 2015 16:59
In the mysterious deaths of two minor girls and a minor boy at Saroopwal village in Kapurthala, the Kabirpur police has registered a murder case against the wife of an NRI. She was booked under…
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17-year old NRI girl earns admission to all Ivy League Schools April 14, 2015 15:53
Getting into one Ivy League school considered is a big deal but an Indian-origin student from Virginia earned admission to all eight ivies, which are considered the most prestigious universities worldwide.Pooja Chandrashekar got a 4.57…
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H-1B visa system is broken, needs to be fixed: Top US business body BRT April 09, 2015 18:33
With the announcement that both the 65,000 and 20,000 H-1B visa caps for fiscal year 2016 have been reached, a top business body in the US has made a renewed call for Congress to fix…
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H1-B Work Visas reached the Cap April 08, 2015 17:34
The US today said it has reached the cap for the much-coveted H-1B work visas for 2016 within the first five days for the third consecutive year and will now conduct a lottery system to…
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How Modi Government rescued 3,500 Indians from Yemen April 07, 2015 19:16
India is executing one of the most challenging rescue operations in strife-torn Yemen, pulling out its own and citizens from at least 26 other countries. On Monday , India evacuated over 1,000 (574 from Sana'a…
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