Washington, July 7 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the United States had returned to what he called a “merit-based” system in education, the military and public life, arguing that recent court rulings and his administration’s policies had ended race-based preferences and helped reverse declining military recruitment.Speaking at a White House Rose Garden luncheon, Trump said merit had become the guiding principle across key American institutions under his administration.”We …
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) talks have entered the final stage, with most key issues having been sorted out and both sides working towards a deal that gives New Delhi an advantage over its competitors, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.Speaking at the NDTV Indo-Japan Strategic Dialogue, Goyal said he does not foresee any major hurdles in concluding the US trade agreement despite recent legal and policy developments in Washingto…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) Many Indian Americans have welcomed the US Supreme Court’s decision reaffirming birthright citizenship, calling it a victory for the Constitution, immigrant families and the American Dream, as Indian American lawmakers said the ruling protected a fundamental right that cannot be overturned by executive order.The ruling prompted statements from several Indian American members of Congress and community organisations, which said the decision restored certainty for millions…
New York, June 30 (IANS) The US Supreme Court ruling upholding citizenship for all children born in the US protects the rights of babies born to or will be born to the nearly 300,000 Indians on H1B work visas who are trapped in an immigration quagmire.It deals a blow to President Donald Trump, who wanted to deny citizenship rights to those whose parents are legitimately in the US on temporary visas.The decision handed down by a majority of the justices will bring a sigh of relief to the Indians …
Washington, June 30 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants and many temporary visa holders, ruling that such children are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment.The Supreme Court held that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are “subject to the jurisdictio…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India and the US are scheduled to hold fresh trade negotiations from Tuesday, both sides are aiming to finalise the first phase of a long-awaited Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) that could significantly reshape trade ties between the two countries. The talks that are scheduled between June 2 and June 4 are expected to focus on finalising the legal text and ironing out remaining issues in the proposed interim agreement, whose broader framework has already been agreed upon…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and the United States are set to sign their first bilateral trade agreement (BTA) very soon, with most discussions already concluded and only a few issues remaining to be addressed, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Monday.According to the minister, the two sides will continue discussions on the second phase of the agreement after the signing of the initial pact.He added that conversations between the two countries are scheduled to take p…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India and the United States are set to resume negotiations on an interim bilateral trade agreement this week, with chief negotiators from both sides meeting in New Delhi for four days beginning June 1. The discussions are expected to focus on finalising the details and legal text of the proposed interim trade pact, whose broad framework was agreed upon earlier this year.The US delegation will be led by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch, while India’s team will be headed by …
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump described the new White House ballroom project as a “drone-proof” military-grade structure designed to protect the presidential complex, saying it would become “one of the most beautiful buildings” in Washington.During an extensive walkthrough of the construction site with reporters, Trump said the ballroom was being funded by himself and private donors and would serve both ceremonial and national security purposes.“This is a gift to …
Washington, May 3 (IANS) Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on Sunday warned that the US Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling is a “massive and devastating blow” to democracy and could harm minority Black voters.“What happened this week is nothing less than a massive and devastating blow, not only to our democracy, but particularly to people of colour in the South,” Warnock told CBS News in an interview.The ruling narrows the application of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, making it h…