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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…

US Hosts First G20 Sherpa meeting attended by India, other countries

Posted on December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 by a Staff Writer

President Trump announcing the venue for the 2026 G20 meeting December 1, 2025. PHOTO Facebook @G20 United States From December 15-16, 2025, the United States convened a successful G20 Sherpa meeting in…

Turning Strategic Autonomy Into Genuine Influence: A Look Back At India’s Agile Foreign Policy In 2025

Posted on December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 by E.D. Mathew

U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepare to shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025….

Analysis-India’s exports defy tariffs, strengthen hand in US trade talks

Posted on December 16, 2025December 19, 2025 by Manoj Kumar and Shivangi Acharya

FILE PHOTO: Workers stitch dresses at a garment manufacturing unit in Noida, India, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Reuters) – India’s exports leapt in November in defiance…

Indian family of alleged Bondi gunman didn’t know of ‘radical mindset’, Indian police say

Posted on December 16, 2025December 19, 2025 by Rishika Sadam

A woman keeps a candle next to flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on…

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