A US official said on Tuesday, May 27, the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews.
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11 injured in South Carolina beach town shooting
Investigators were getting reports of more people arriving at the hospital in private vehicles, Horry County Police said on social media.
US targets Indian travel agencies in crackdown on illegal immigration
The Department of State is “taking steps today to impose visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies based and operating in India for knowingly facilitating illegal immigration to the United States”, it said.
Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, has spread to bones
In February 2023, Biden had a skin lesion removed from his chest that was a basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer. And in November 2021, he had a polyp removed from his colon that was a benign, but potentially pre-cancerous lesion.
US: Indian-origin techie among three killed in tragic climbing accident in Washington
Vishnu, 48, a resident of Seattle, was attempting to climb North Early Winters Spire area of the Cascades along with his three friends, Tim Nguyen, 63, Oleksander Martynenko, 36 and Anton Tselykh, 38, on Saturday, May 10, when the accident happened, NBC News reported.
Badar Khan Suri: US judge questions detention of Indian academic facing deportation
Dr Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University in Washington, was arrested in March. US immigration authorities want to deport him, claiming that he has links to Hamas, which is considered a terrorist group by the US government.
Jaishankar, US Secretary Rubio discuss Pahalgam terror attack; call for justice
The attack, which took place on April 22 in the Baisaran meadows of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, claimed the lives of 26 people and has worsened tensions between India and Pakistan.
US: Indian-origin CEO kills wife, teenage son before committing suicide
Harshavardhana Kikkeri was originally from Mandya in Karnataka. He studied in Mysuru and later moved to the US for higher education. He completed his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University. He had worked with Microsoft and had expertise in robotics.
Singapore-US trade talks focus on strengthening ties despite 10 percent tariff
On April 14, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry lowered the country’s growth forecast for 2025 to zero percent from 2 percent due to the US-China tariff conflict. Some economists have even warned of a possible technical recession.
US strikes kill 8 in Sanaa, hundreds of Houthi fighters targeted
The overnight statement from the US military’s Central Command also said its “Operation Roughrider” targeting the rebels had “killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders,” including those associated with its missile and drone program. It did not identify any of those officials.
