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Two Indian-origin scientists among 18 Finalists named for prestigious Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

Posted on October 1, 2025October 3, 2025 by a Staff Writer

This September 9, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Scientists announced the Finalists for the 2025 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Three of the 18 will go…

Overseas Friends of BJP-Chicago, NRIs celebrate 75th birthday of India’s PM Modi

Posted on September 30, 2025October 1, 2025 by Bhailal M. Patel

The members of the Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) – Chicago Chapter celebrated the 75th birthday of India’s Prime Minister Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi. PHOTOS: organizers Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday…

Musk’s X ‘deeply concerned’ by Indian court order over content takedown, plans appeal

Posted on September 29, 2025October 1, 2025 by Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and the X logo are seen in this illustration taken January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) -Social media platform X said on…

The post-American order starts in Riyadh and Islamabad

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg Opinion

Given the long history of cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, it’s tempting to dismiss their announcement last week of a mutual security pact as mere paperwork, formalizing a relationship that already…

India asks US to allow Iran oil in order to curb Russia trade

Posted on September 25, 2025September 26, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Indian officials have again told the Trump administration that a significant reduction in Russian oil imports by the South Asian nation’s refiners would require Washington to instead allow crude purchases from sanctioned…

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s US Senate run gets dozen more important endorsements

Posted on September 25, 2025September 26, 2025 by a Staff Writer

On September 25, 2025, a dozen current and former elected leaders from across the Quad Cities region announced their endorsement of Raja Krishnamoorthi for U.S. Senate, adding to his growing list of downstate supporters….

Where H-1B visa holders are from, who hires them and what they earn

Posted on September 25, 2025September 26, 2025 by Maham Javaid, Adrián Blanco Ramos, The Washington Post

Reuters videograb of President Trump signing new regulations for skilled worker visas. President Donald Trump’s newly announced policy of charging $100,000 for H-1B visas, which allow companies to temporarily hire nonimmigrant foreign…

How Google views Trump’s new H-1B visa policy

Posted on September 25, 2025September 26, 2025 by Andrea Jiménez, The Washington Post

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet. PHOTO: @blog.google/authors/sundar-pichai The Trump administration’s latest immigration policy change, requiring a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, sparked concerns over its potential impact on the tech…

Candidate for Congress Dr. Tina Shah criticizes opponent for endorsing new vaccine pronouncements from White House

Posted on September 25, 2025September 26, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Dr. Tina Shah, candidate for the US Congress from NJ’s 7th District, on a virtual call to discuss current vaccine policies. PHOTO: Screenshot from video. Intensive care physician Dr. Tina Shah, specialist…

US new H-1B visa fee will not apply to existing holders, White House says

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Jeff Mason

Reuters videograb of President Trump signing new regulations for skilled worker visas. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in the United States that goes into effect on Sunday will…

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