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  US announces 15,000 additional H2-B visas for low-wage foreign workers

  World | July 19, 2017 11:04 IST

  This is being done in the best interest of the businesses, the Trump administration argued.

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  Pentagon asked to work with India in cyber, space operating domain

  World | July 19, 2017 9:55 IST

  “Looking ahead to the future of the US Major Defence Partnership with India, the committee encourages the Department to work closely with India in the cyber and space operating domains," a US Senate committee said.

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  Donald Trump names Jon Huntsman as Russia envoy

  World | July 19, 2017 7:49 IST

  Huntsman, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, served as US envoy to China in the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama

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  US puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program

  World | July 19, 2017 7:28 IST

  The Trump administration announced that it was targeting 18 entities and people for supporting what is said was "illicit Iranian actors or transnational criminal activity."

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  Malabar exercise improves capability to face 21st century challenges: US lawmaker

  World | July 18, 2017 13:23 IST

  India, Japan and the US are bound by "shared values and interests" and their trilateral 'Malabar' naval exercise improves the capability of the navies to face "21st century challenges", a top American lawmaker has said

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  China needs to acknowledge that India is a force to be reckoned with, says former US diplomat Nisha Desai Biswal

  World | July 18, 2017 10:46 IST

  "China, I think, needs to acknowledge the fact that there is growing strategic and security capability across Asia, and certainly India is a force to be reckoned with," Neha Biswal said.

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  Iran complying with nuclear deal but defying its spirit, says US

  World | July 18, 2017 8:37 IST

  The Trump administration said that though Iran can keep enjoying sanctions relief, it insisted that Tehran would face consequences for breaching the deal.

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  Fit-again Gareth Bale looking for successful season with Real Madrid

  Football | July 17, 2017 19:09 IST

  The Welshman is back in training and along with the squad after an ankle injury caused him to miss out the latter end of the season.

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  Virat Kohli enjoys a 'break' before Sri Lanka tour

  Cricket | July 16, 2017 16:31 IST

  Kohli is currently exploring New York city with his rumoured beau Anushka Sharma.

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  Trump admin moves SC against judge's ruling on travel ban

  World | July 15, 2017 16:45 IST

  The Trump administration has moved the Supreme Court to block a federal judge's ruling that weakened the president's ban on travellers from six Muslim-majority nations

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  US House passes bill on defence co-operation with India, imposes conditions on Pakistan

  World | July 15, 2017 11:01 IST

  The bill moved by Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, was adopted by a voice vote by the House as part of the National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2018, beginning October 1 this year.

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  US has no proof of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death: Defence Secretary Jim Mattis

  World | July 15, 2017 9:10 IST

  "Our approach is we assume he's alive until it's proven otherwise, and right now I can't prove it otherwise," Mattis said.

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  For many countries, China is leading economic power ahead of US, India disagrees: Survey

  July 14, 2017 8:56 IST

  Interestingly, there is a significant drop in public perception of China in countries like India, Japan and Vietnam

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  Donald Trump hints at change in US position on Paris Climate Accord

  World | July 14, 2017 8:10 IST

  President Trump hinted that there is a possibility of some new development taking place as far as the Paris accord was concerned.

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  Top US diplomat heads back to Qatar, but impasse grinds on

  World | July 13, 2017 17:38 IST

  The top U.S. diplomat returned to the besieged nation of Qatar on Thursday for a final round of talks on a shuttle-diplomacy tour aimed at breaking a deadlock between the tiny OPEC member and four Arab neighbors.

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  Remove country-specific quota for Green Card, it’s unfair for Indians: US lawmaker

  World | July 13, 2017 11:54 IST

  He pointed out that under the existing per-country percentage caps, large nations like India and China, accounting for more than 40 percent of the world population, receive the same amount of visas as Greenland

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  India planning missile to target all of China from south bases, claim US experts

  World | July 13, 2017 11:51 IST

  Two top American nuclear experts have claimed that India is now developing a missile which can target all of China from its bases in South India.

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  Putin would have preferred Hillary Clinton as US President, says Trump

  World | July 13, 2017 7:35 IST

  Trump, however, added that both he and Putin are advocating interest of their respective countries and therefore, there is scope for co-operation between the two at the global stage.

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  Virat Kohli enjoys quality time with 'love' Anushka Sharma in US

  Cricket | July 12, 2017 23:51 IST

  India team captain Virat Kohli is currently holidaying in NYC with his girlfriend Anushka Sharma who is there to attend IIFA 2017.

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  Trump administration, US lawmakers condemn Amarnath Yatra terror attack

  World | July 12, 2017 7:08 IST

  “We consider it to have been a terrorist attack in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in which seven religious pilgrims were killed. That’s of great concern to us,” Heather Nauert told mediapersons.