US CITIZENSHIP
India dismisses US concerns on CAA: 'Lectures by those with a limited understanding...'
External Affairs Ministry has said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an internal matter of India and that those who have a "limited understanding of India's pluralistic traditions" should not make "misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted" comments on th...
US ¡®concerned¡¯ about CAA notification in India, spox says ¡®closely monitoring¡¯ its implementation
The United States on Thursday said it is concerned about the notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in India and is closely monitoring its implementation. We are concerned about the notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on March 11, S...
Elon Musk slams Joe Biden govt's immigration policy, mentions mother Maye's citizenship struggle
Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO and one of the world's wealthiest persons, has escalated his critique of President Joe Biden, making the contentious assertion that Biden is permitting the influx of illegal migrants into the United States to secure his political...
Trump floats 'path to citizenship', says H1B changes coming soon
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he will change the H1-B visa system for professionals to ensure "certainty" and a path to citizenship for those on the visa. Trump said in an early morning tweet: "H1-B holders in the US can rest assured that changes are soon coming which will...
2 Americans, 15 Colombians held so far for assassination of Haiti's president
Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti's president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold dual U.S.-Haitian citizenship and Colombia's government says at least six are former members of its army. L¨¦on Charles, chi...
Relief for Indian techies: Trump admin drops controversial H-1B visa proposal
United States has dropped the proposal to consider new regulations to prevent the extension of H-1B visas, the most sought after by Indian IT professionals. The announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) came days after reports emerged that the Tru...
CAB passed in LS: Federal US commission seeks American sanctions against Amit Shah
A federal US commission on international religious freedom has said that the Citizenship Amendment Bill is a "dangerous turn in wrong direction" and sought American sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah if the bill is passed by both houses of the Indian Parliament
Citizenship Amendment Bill: India terms USCIRF comments as 'unwarranted'
India on Tuesday termed the comments made by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) as "neither accurate nor warranted". Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, in a statement said, the Bill that
Jaishankar defends CAA, Pompeo says India has robust domestic debate
When asked if it¡¯s appropriate for a democracy to use faith as determining criteria for citizenship, United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo at Second India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue in Washington DC said that we honour Indian democracy as they have a robust debate in In
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