The Prime Minister appointed Varun Chandra as the Special Envoy to the United States on Trade and Investment.In his role as Special Envoy, Chandra will lead work across govt to advance the UK’s economic interests in the United States and drive forward trade and investment opportunities in both countries.The US is the UK’s largest single-country … Read more
Texas GOP chairman, Indian-origin Abraham George was asked to catch the first flight to New Delhi by a social media troll after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a freeze on new H-1B visa petitions in state agencies and public universities. This makes Texas the second state, after Florida, to crack down on the H-1B visa … Read more
Margaret Marsilla, a Canada mother, has been devastated after his 26-year-old son died by euthanasia in Canada. Kiano Vafaeian, the son, had no terminal illness, he only had type 1 diabetes, partial blindness and depression. His mother protested the decision but Kiano was approved for a government euthanasia scheme and died on December 30, The … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel broke down in tears twice on Monday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as he was talking about the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis.Pretti was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday, just three weeks after they fatally shot mother-of-three Renee Good in the same … Read more
The director of the documentary about US President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, has been accused of sexual harassment and has also been mentioned in the infamous Epstein files.Brett Ratner, the Hollywood director chosen to lead the upcoming Melania documentary, has attracted controversy due to past sexual harassment claims and his appearance in recently released Jeffrey … Read more
Elon Musk has hit back at billionaire investor Vinod Khosla after a social media exchange about race. The row began when Musk said that the population of White people on earth is reducing.In a post on X, Musk said: “White people are a rapidly diminishing minority of global population.”Khosla replied and said Musk doesn’t want … Read more
As H-1B visa stamping dates are now deferred to 2027 in India, the Indian-American Advocacy Council co-founder Rajeev Sharma said this is 100% targering of Indian-Americans who have won their right to work in the US legally and have been contributing to the US economy. Contrasting the H-1B workers from India, whose visa stamping is … Read more
Scott Bessent is often held up as one of the saner and more sober members of the Trump administration. His appointment in November 2024 piqued more than a few eyebrows, given he is openly gay, co-hosted a fundraiser for Al Gore in 2000, and even worked for many years at Soros Fund Management, an investment … Read more
Germany Tuesday issued a travel alert for its nationals in the US, urging them to exercise caution amid the ongoing ICE crackdown in Minneapolis which led to the death of US citizen Alex Preeti, the second shooting after Renee Good was shot dead earlier this month. Both Good and Alex were American citizens. “In Minneapolis … Read more
In a surprising twist, billionaire Bill Ackman has stepped forward with a $10,000 donation to a fundraiser for Alex Pretti’s family, who was tragically killed by ICE agents. This contribution mirrors his previous support for an ICE agent implicated in another contentious incident. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has contributed $10,000 to an online fundraiser for … Read more