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China accuses US of trying to thwart improved China-India ties

Posted on December 26, 2025December 29, 2025 by Reuters

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) – China accused the U.S. on Thursday of distorting its…

Recipes from India, Brazil and Italy: D.C. is a city filled with embassies, and each has a special holiday dish

Posted on December 24, 2025December 25, 2025 by Michael Laris, The Washington Post

From the Italian ambassador’s stone villa in Washington, Chef Roberto Grazioli has cooked for prime ministers, presidents and first ladies. But at Christmas, he cooks for his mom. Grazioli headed home to…

US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s military deployment in Chicago area, for now

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Andrew Chung and Jan Wolfe

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let Donald…

Chicago Club of Indian Women Hosts Halla Gulla 2025

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Jayanti Oza

Tara Swaminarthan in a Skit NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The Club of Indian Women (CIW) recently hosted more than 200 women at Halla Gulla 2025, held at Matrix Naperville. The event brought together…

Silver hits record above $70, gold eases after US data lifts dollar

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Sarah Qureshi - Reuters

Gold bangles are displayed at a jewellery store in Mumbai, India, March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Dec 23 (Reuters) – Silver extended its record rally on Tuesday and hit the key $70…

DHS changes H-1B visa process to favor higher-skilled, higher-paid workers

Posted on December 23, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Illustration By NIT-AI Team Dec 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security announced a major change to how H-1B work visas are awarded, ending the long-standing random lottery and replacing…

DHS offers $3,000 holiday bonus, free flights to spur self-deportations

Posted on December 22, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Image illustrated by AI promoting a $3,000 holiday incentive for migrants who self-deport using the CBP Home app. (DHS press release, Dec. 22, 2025) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is…

AAPI Global Health Summit 2026 in Odisha aims at advancing medical innovation, global partnerships and community impact

Posted on December 22, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Dr. Amit Chkrabarty, president of AAPI. PHOTOS: Courtesy AAPI The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) announced details of its AAPI Global Health Summit (GHS) 2026 scheduled to be held…

H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they’re stuck

Posted on December 19, 2025December 20, 2025 by Pranshu Verma, Supriya Kumar, The Washington Post

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Indian flags and U.S. H-1B Visa application forms are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo NEW DELHI – Indian H-1B visa holders…

Trump administration suspends green-card lottery after Brown shooting

Posted on December 19, 2025December 20, 2025 by Andrew Jeong, Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem at the White House on Nov. 17. MUST CREDIT: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Thursday (December 18, 2025) ordered the suspension of…

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