One of the oldest fast food chains in the USA, McDonald’s is set to temporarily close all its offices in the US this week as it prepares to inform its corporate employees about a fresh round of layoffs.
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Georgia becomes first US state to pass resolution condemning Hinduphobia
In a vindication for Indians in the United States, the Georgia Assembly has passed a resolution condemning Hinduphobia, making it the first American state to take such a legislative measure.
Trump indicted, facing arrest in hush money case
A New York grand jury has indicted former US President Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges.
New US Court ruling on H-1B visa may benefit bulk of Indian techies
A judge in the US has ruled that partners of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are Indians, can work in the country, in a big relief to foreign workers in the American tech sector which has seen massive retrenchments.
India-born Ajay Banga set to become World Bank chief unopposed
Ajay Banga, the US pick to head the World Bank, appears almost certain to become the anti-poverty lender’s next president after nominations closed yesterday with no country publicly proposing an alternative candidate.
‘H-1B visa cap for 2024 reached; successful applicants informed’
The H-1B visa cap for the financial year 2024, beginning October 1, has been reached and all successful applicants have been informed about it, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has said.
Kamala Harris swears in new Ambassador to India
Indian-American US Vice-President Kamala Harris swore in the former mayor of Los Angeles as the nation’s Ambassador to India.
100-year sentence for man over Indian-origin minor’s death in US
A district judge in the US, John D Mosely, has sentenced Joseph Lee Smith from Shreveport to 100 years of hard labour for causing the death of a 5-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US state of Louisiana in 2021.
Two hurt in shooting at Sikh Gurdwara in US
Two people were shot at in a Gurudwara in the US yesterday, local media reports said quoting the police. The incident is not related to a hate crime, they said.
Indian journalist attacked by Khalistan supporters in US; envoy gets threat
Washington-based Indian journalist Lalit Jha was reportedly physically attacked and verbally abused by Khalistan supporters in Washington while he was covering a pro-Khalistan protest outside the Indian Embassy.
