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US President Trump signs executive order overhauling US elections, mention
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Citing examples of India and some other nations, the US president stated that voters will now be required to show proof of citizenship during federal elections and restricted the time states are able to receive mail-in votes.
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Trump administration terminates parole programs for over 500,000 migrants
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
America's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is terminating the parole programs for "inadmissible aliens" from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, which were announced in 2022 and 2023, according to a statement by the DHS.
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Indian scholar self-deports after US revokes visa
Updated : 12 months ago IST
In a statement on Friday (local time), US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said that Srinivasan, a student in Urban Planning at Columbia University, self-deported using the CBP Home App.
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"Two big ones": Thune hails Hegseth and Noem's confirmations for border se
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Thune emphasised the importance of these confirmations for advancing President Trump's agenda, noting that both Hegseth and Noem hold crucial positions in managing the nation's defence and security.
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Kristi Noem voted as US Homeland Security Secretary, will be crucial for T
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Noem, who has been serving as Governor of South Dakota since 2019, is a former state legislator and four-term congresswoman. She will now be tasked with leading Homeland Security, a sprawling department that oversees agencies such as US Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Custo
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India, US agree to enhance cooperation and information sharing on cyber th
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cybercrime investigations was signed by India's Ambassador to US, Vinay Kwatra and Acting US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Kristie Canegallo in Washington, DC.
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US: New rule to modernise and improve requirements for H-1B and H-2 visas
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Department of Homeland Security's H-1B final rule and H-2 final rule take effect on Friday, January 17.
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Chinese national sentenced to 10 years for laundering $62 million in drug
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A federal judge in Chicago on December 20 sentenced Haiping Pan, a 44-year-old Chinese national, to 10 years in prison for his role in laundering USD 62 million in drug proceeds on behalf of Mexican drug traffickers. The sentencing follows an extensive investigation by Department Homeland Se
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US: Homeland Security Department increases automatic extension period for
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Notably, the decision by the US Department followed recommendations by Ajay Bhutoria, the Commissioner of the White House Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) Commissioner.
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Asteria Aerospace enhances Indian army's eyes in the sky with supply of AT
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
This delivery underscores the company's commitment to advancing India's Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative while meeting the rigorous demands of defence and homeland security operations.
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US continues to target Chinese companies over "forced" labour in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The VOA stated that on November 22, the US Department of Homeland Security added 29 more Chinese companies to a list of firms banned under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).
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US Department of Homeland Security probes Temu for slave labour links amid
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to officials and intelligence experts speaking to The NY Post, the incredibly low-priced company has an unfair impact on the US market, monitors its mobile app users, and depends on products produced through slave labour to maintain its rock-bottom prices, New York Post reported
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