Trump announces up to 100% tariff on pharma imports from Oct. 1; Indian firms likely hit
Sep 26, 2025, at 08:56 am
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to impose tariff of up to 100% on branded and patented pharmaceutical imports from October 1, a move likely to hit Indian drugmakers.
Indian-origin man kills 71-year-old sex offender in California, says it was 'really fun'
Sep 25, 2025, at 11:41 am
Fremont/IBNS: An Indian-origin man, named Varun Suresh, has been charged with murder for stabbing a 71-year-old sexual offender in Fremont, California, media reports said.
Gunman opens fire on Dallas immigration facility; leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
Sep 24, 2025, at 08:45 pm
A gunman opened fire at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring two others before being found dead himself, media reports said.
Sep 24, 2025, at 06:14 pm
Washington, DC: Even as Donald Trump tightens the screws on skilled immigration with a $100,000 H-1B visa fee aimed at curbing Indian tech workers, the President posed for a photo-op with Indian-origin prodigy Agastya Goel, who helped the U.S. Physics Team pull off a historic five-gold sweep at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad.
New York: US Secret Service foils plot to cripple cellphone service amid ongoing UNGA
Sep 24, 2025, at 05:26 pm
The U.S. Secret Service on Wednesday said it dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct multiple 'telecommunications-related threats' directed towards senior U.S. government officials.
US: Jury convicts Ryan Wesley Routh of attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Sep 24, 2025, at 09:54 am
A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Ryan Wesley Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in a planned sniper attack at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2024, when he was still a presidential candidate.
Climate change a ‘scam,’ Trump tells UNGA in first address since return to office
Sep 24, 2025, at 09:08 am
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described climate change as the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,” dismissing decades of scientific research while addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Emmanuel Macron calls Donald Trump after being blocked by US President's convoy
Sep 24, 2025, at 12:35 am
French President Emmanuel Macron and his entourage faced an unusual delay on Monday when they were held up in Manhattan as New York Police cleared the streets for US President Donald Trump’s motorcade.
Trump administration proposes to scrap H-1B visa lottery system
Sep 23, 2025, at 10:56 pm
The United States has proposed significant amendments to the H-1B visa regulations, just days after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing new restrictions on the programme.
Donald Trump repeats claim of ending 7 wars, including 'India-Pakistan conflict' at UNGA
Sep 23, 2025, at 10:37 pm
Addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim of having ended seven long-running conflicts in just seven months.
Donald Trump asks women to avoid consuming this painkiller for its 'link' to autism
Sep 23, 2025, at 05:19 pm
President Donald Trump on Monday said the US Food and Drug Administration will soon notify doctors about the use of Tylenol during pregnancy since it is associated with a “very increased risk of autism".
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings praises Trump's H-1B visa fee hike move a 'great decision'
Sep 23, 2025, at 01:21 pm
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, who worked on H-1B policy for several decades, has praised US President Donald Trump over his new USD 100,000 fee hike rule as a 'great solution'.
Texas Republican calls Lord Hanuman a 'false Hindu God', faces crticisms from Hindu community
Sep 23, 2025, at 12:07 pm
A Texas Republican is facing criticisms from the Hindu community for his remarks on a 90-foot statue of Lord Hanuman--known as the 'Statue of Union', built in a US town of Sugar Land.
Chinese techie decides to quit USD180k Amazon job, plans to leave US amid H-1B visa fee hike
Sep 22, 2025, at 10:37 am
An Amazon employee has decided to quit his big tech job and even leave the US after the President Donald Trump-led administration announced to hike H-1B visa fee to $100,000 for new applications.
Sep 21, 2025, at 12:35 pm
The White House has defended US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 (over ₹88 lakh) fee on new H-1B visa applications, releasing a factsheet that cites cases of American workers being replaced by lower-paid foreign labour.
USD 100,000 H-1B visa rule is one-time and applicable only for new applicants: White House
Sep 21, 2025, at 07:12 am
The White House on Saturday issued a major clarification that the newly announced $100,000 H-1B visa fee will be a 'one-time' payment that will be imposed on new applicants only.
New H-1B visa fee of $100,000 is only applicable for new applicants: US official
Sep 20, 2025, at 11:34 pm
President Donald Trump-led administration has clarified that the newly announced $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas will only affect new applicants, giving relief to a large number of Indian professionals and their family members.
Sep 20, 2025, at 02:05 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: Major tech firms like Meta, Microsoft have urged the H-1B visa holders to not leave the United States at least for the next 14 days or return to the country if outside within 24 hours after President Donald Trump announced dramatic raise of annual fee for the visa category to $100,000, media reports said.
Donald Trump launches 'gold card' visa initiative for US permanent residency, check all details
Sep 20, 2025, at 09:01 am
US President Donald Trump has launched the "Trump Gold Card", which will allow individuals and corporations to receive residency in the country.
Sep 20, 2025, at 08:24 am
US President Donald Trump has signed a petition that will impose an annual $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas.
Trump says he barred London Mayor Sadiq Khan from state banquet, criticises his record
Sep 19, 2025, at 06:45 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he personally asked that London Mayor Sadiq Khan not be invited to a state banquet hosted in his honour during Trump’s recent state visit to Britain.
Sep 19, 2025, at 06:27 pm
The ABC network has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show following his comment on Charlie Kirk, who was killed recently in the US.
Sep 18, 2025, at 10:15 pm
US President Donald Trump has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “let him down” by failing to move towards peace in the Ukraine war, even as he expressed confidence that he would ultimately resolve the conflict.
Sep 18, 2025, at 10:57 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show has been suspended "indefinitely" by Walt Disney-owned ABC after the popular host made a controversial remark on Charlie Kirk, a Conservative activist and US President Donald Trump's loyalist, who was shot dead at a public event.
Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice announces 'siege' on Indian Consulate in Vancouver
Sep 17, 2025, at 08:43 am
US-based Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has threatened to 'siege' the Indian consulate in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Thursday, media reports said.
US: FBI arrest two men in Utah for allegedly placing incendiary device under news media vehicle
Sep 15, 2025, at 03:15 pm
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have arrested two men in Utah after an incendiary device was placed under a news media vehicle in Salt Lake City region of the US, media reports said.
Sep 15, 2025, at 09:12 am
US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of an Indian origin man in Dallas by an undocumented Cuban immigrant last week and said the attacker will be charged with murder in the first degree.
US: Texas Governor bans Sharia Law after Muslim cleric asks shops not to sell pork, alcohol
Sep 14, 2025, at 06:35 pm
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said his state has banned the enforcement of Islamic Sharia law and urged people to inform local law enforcement or the Texas Department of Public Safety if any person is seen performing it.
NASA bans Chinese nationals from working on its space programmes: Reports
Sep 13, 2025, at 10:12 pm
The American space agency NASA has barred Chinese nationals, who have valid US visas, from its facilities and networks, media reports said.
Sep 13, 2025, at 01:50 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk has broken her silence and delivered an emotional speech for the first time since her husband, a Conservative activist and US President Donald Trump's loyalist, was assassinated at an event in Utah on Wednesday.