Massive Surge In India Google Searches For Legal Immigration, H1B Visa After Trump’s Win In US Polls

Massive Surge In India Google Searches For Legal Immigration, H1B Visa After Trump’s Win In US Polls

Last Updated:November 16, 2024, 23:42 IST The people in Punjab led the search for the query on Google, followed by those in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Kerala. Donald Trump’s sweeping victory in the US Presidential elections last week has received mixed responses worldwide. (IMAGE: AP PHOTO) In interesting turns of events, search engine Google … Read more

What does Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief mean for US-China military ties?

What does Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief mean for US-China military ties?

US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise pick of Pete Hegseth, a television host and army veteran, to be his Pentagon chief is expected to inject more unpredictability into the already fragile US-China military relationship, according to analysts. Hegseth, 44, is a Fox News political commentator and a military veteran who served tours of duty in Iraq … Read more

Idea that Harris will be more distant to India is mistaken: Neera Tanden

Idea that Harris will be more distant to India is mistaken: Neera Tanden

Washington: The idea that Vice President Kamala Harris, whose mother was from Chennai, will be more distant to the Indian government is mistaken, a top Indian American adviser to President Joe Biden has said. “Yeah, I find that so odd,” Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Advisor to the US President told PTI when asked about the … Read more

Elon Musk And Critics Say Kamala Harris’ $25K Payment For First-time Homebuyers Is ‘Perfect Formula For Inflation’

Elon Musk And Critics Say Kamala Harris’ K Payment For First-time Homebuyers Is ‘Perfect Formula For Inflation’

KEY POINTS The Democratic presidential nominee says this would be provided to more than four million people over four years if she were to occupy the Oval Office. In May, national home prices were up 48 per cent from four years earlier, according to Case-Schiller. Today marks the fourth and final night of the Democratic … Read more

Academics suggest Beijing set up ‘shadow government’ that’s ready to run Taiwan

Academics suggest Beijing set up ‘shadow government’ that’s ready to run Taiwan

It also said the complex international environment – including the potential re-election of Donald Trump as US president in November – could accelerate Beijing’s unification timeline, without elaborating. The article offers a rare glimpse of the discussions going on in mainland China over the future of self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing sees as part of its … Read more

TikTok to expand e-commerce business into Mexico and major Western European markets amid scrutiny in the US, EU

TikTok to expand e-commerce business into Mexico and major Western European markets amid scrutiny in the US, EU

The global hit social media platform has started to invite merchants for a beta run of TikTok Shop in those markets before the in-app feature’s expected official launch this summer, according to three people familiar with the matter. TikTok Shop, however, has tightened its criteria for merchants, one of the people said. Those eligible for … Read more

Trump Says He’s A Genius; Professor Says His Slurred Speech And Repeated Errors Are Worse Than Biden’s

Trump Says He’s A Genius; Professor Says His Slurred Speech And Repeated Errors Are Worse Than Biden’s

After attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, US, Former US President Donald Trump has been criticised for delivering another “lie-filled” speech. Ahead of the next presidential election, set to take place on 5 November this year, voters have been coming to terms with the fact that the nations … Read more

Elon Musk Cannot Stop Thinking About Joe Biden Even On Christmas

Elon Musk Cannot Stop Thinking About Joe Biden Even On Christmas

Tesla not being invited to the White House EV Summit in 2021 still irks its CEO, Elon Musk. On Christmas Eve, he took to X (earlier Twitter) to lash out at US President Joe Biden for excluding Tesla from the summit. He wrote: “Let’s not forget the White House giving Tesla the cold shoulder, excluding … Read more