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White House Approves H-1B Wage-Based Selection, Requires Home-Country H-1B Renewals

Posted on August 12, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Washington, D.C. — August 11, 2025 — A sweeping change to the H-1B visa program is moving forward after the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) approved a proposed…

Paramahamsa Vishwananda Blesses Devotees in New York, Continues U.S. Tour

Posted on August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 by a Staff Writer

New York, NY — August 9, 2025: In a landmark moment for the U.S. spiritual community, Paramahamsa Vishwananda, revered spiritual master and founder of the global Bhakti Marga movement, blessed more than…

Magic Moments maker ties up with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to launch premium tequila

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Reuters

By Chandini Monnappa and Hritam Mukherjee (Reuters) -Radico Khaitan, the maker of “Magic Moments” vodka, will invest up to $4.56 million and team up with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and Zerodha…

Atlanta Gujarati Cultural Society Presents 994th Show of Welcome Zindagi

Posted on August 12, 2025 by a Staff Writer

From L to R: Dr. Asha Parikh, Dr. Naresh Parikh, Mr. Jatin Shah. Actor Mr. Abhinay Banker, writer-director and actor Saumya Joshi, Jigna Vyas, Mrs. Chaula Zaveri-Shah, Mr. Mustafa Ajmeri, Mr. Nimesh…

India’s space regulator picks Google-backed PixxelSpace for home-grown satellite constellation

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Reuters

Pixxel logo and Indian flag are seen in this illustration taken, October 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (Reuters) -India’s space regulator has picked a consortium led by Google-backed startup PixxelSpace to build a…

Employer-sponsored Green Card processing takes 3.4 Years, all-time high

Posted on August 12, 2025 by David J. Bier

Stock photo: Dreamstime Immigrant workers seeking a green card—which denotes legal permanent residence in the United States—now face almost a three-and-a-half-year wait to make it through the government’s regulatory morass. Paying a…

Indian American PAC’s poll gives Krishnamoorthi lead in Illinois Democratic primary for US Senate

Posted on August 12, 2025August 13, 2025 by A Staff Writer

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, on one of his campaign stops, in his run for US Senator. PHOTO: Facebook July 12, 2025 post The Impact Fund, the affiliated PAC (Political Action Committee) of…

Mahindra expands in South Africa as US tariffs hit autos

Posted on August 12, 2025August 13, 2025 by Matthew Hill, Bloomberg

The Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. new assembly plant. MUST CREDIT: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. is boosting capacity at its South African plant by two-thirds as India’s largest automaker by value…

Illinois man charged in durable medical equipment scheme

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Press Release: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

A Geneva, Ill., man has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with an alleged fraud scheme to defraud Medicare of over $2 million by submitting claims for durable…

Global Indian Diaspora Foundation Hosts Blockbuster Chicago Pre-Release Screening of Vivek Agnihotri’s “The Bengal Files”

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Bhailal M. Patel

Naperville, IL – August 9, 2025 — The Global Indian Diaspora Foundation (GIDF), a leading nonprofit dedicated to connecting cultures and empowering trade, marked a significant milestone this weekend with two back-to-back…

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