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High rate of denial of H-1B, L-1 visas to Indians: report

US immigration authorities, in the past four years, have increased denial of work-related visas, with India-born professionals being refused at higher rates than nationals of other countries, an Ameri

American TV host bitten in face by dog live on air

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In a bizarre incident, a dog bit the face of an American TV host during a live broadcast, requiring her to undergo reconstructive surgery.

The dog named Max was recently rescued from an icy pond and

How Earth's next supercontinent 'Amasia' will form

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In the coming 50 to 200 million years, Australia may merge with India while all the continents may collide each other to form one massive supercontinent, scientists have claimed.

Geologists at Yale

Fears of U.S. slowdown fade as economy shows some muscle

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A few months ago economists were all but certain the U.S. economy would slow sharply at the start of this year, with many warning that recession risks were growing.

That pessimism has been shaken off

Chinese-American woman guilty of Motorola trade secret theft

A Chinese-American woman, working as software engineer, has been found guilty by a US court of stealing trade secrets of Motorola.

Hanjuan Jin, a naturalised US citizen born in China, "criminally be

Iran, China and Af-Pak dominates Mathai's talks in US

India's insistence on continuing to buy Iranian oil defying US sanctions, drawing common approach on China, Af-Pak situation and peace negotiations with Taliban dominated the talks of Foreign Secretar

Mathai holds meeting with Hillary

Foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai on Wednesday met secretary of state Hillary Clinton and held a series of meetings at the state department and the White House on a range of bilateral, regional and glob

Singapore warns US on anti-China rhetoric

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Singapore on Wednesday urged the United States to be careful in comments on China, warning that suggestions of a strategy to contain the rising power could cause strife in Asia.

On a visit to Washing

Maldives leader promises to respect democracy: US

Maldives' new president Mohamed Waheed told a US official on Tuesday that he will respect democracy in the archipelago after his predecessor resigned following protests, the State Department said.

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India for level playing field to US firms

India will continue with its endeavour to normalise relationship with Pakistan, foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai has said here, stressing that the future of Afghanistan and Pakistan is “inseparable” fr

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