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United States has no plans to cap H-1B visa programme for foreign firms that store data locally, says State Department
•The H-1B program issues US visas to skilled foreign workers
'Modi hai to mumkin hai,' says Mike Pompeo in policy speech ahead of 24 June visit to India
•Citing the popular election slogan "Modi hai to mumkin hai", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sought to take the bilateral relationship with India to the next level.
Sensex rebounds over 180 points, Nifty above 11,600-mark; RIL, HDFC Bank, ITC gain amid unabated foreign fund inflow
•Sensex was trading 152.78 points or 0.40 percent higher at 38,797.96
US to terminate sops on Indian exports: Markets are key and strategic to businesses on both sides, inevitable to reach an understanding
Manoj •US and India should continue to work towards expanding and balancing their partnership in trade and economic space
Crisis in Venezuela puts strain on ties with US: Washington issues security alert for diplomats in Caracas
Fp Staff •Donald Trump said that his administration will continue to hold the Maduro regime directly responsible for any threats it may pose to Venezuelan people. Maduro fired back and ordered American diplomats to get of the country within 72 hours.
US judge temporarily blocks Donald Trump order denying asylum to people who enter country illegally from Mexico
•US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order against the asylum rules. Tigar’s order takes effect immediately, applies nationwide, and lasts until at least 19 December when the judge scheduled a hearing to consider a more long-lasting injunction. Representatives for the US Department of Justice could not immediately be reached for comment.
Donald Trump, angry and nervous after midterm jolt, mulls wide-ranging White House shake-up
•US President Donald Trump, said to be furious over midterm election results and nervous about the Mueller probe, is weighing an administration-wide shake-up as he looks to prepare his White House for divided government, but it is unclear who is going and who is staying.
US warns of severe, swift penalties for firms continuing sanctionable commercial transactions with Iran
•The US has imposed a series of sanctions on Iran, with the toughest one kicking off on Monday.
US Republican lawmaker Dana Rohrabacher urges Donald Trump administration to end discrimination against Asian-American students
•An influential Republican lawmaker on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to bring an end to discrimination against Asian-American students applying for admission to higher educational institutions in the US.
H1B and H4 visa feature in Donald Trump admin's Fall 2018 regulatory agenda as US midterm elections loom: All you need to know
Nikhila Natrajan •Reports today of the Donald Trump administration planning to “revise the definition of specialty occupations under H1B visas” is better understood a notice of intent to put an official stamp on what is already par for the course in the H1B ecosystem in the United States.