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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Washington is doing very well with China and expects to discuss multiple agreements with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his upcoming visit to the White House, which would mark Xis first visit to the US presidential residence in more than a decade. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said []

WASHINGTON DC: The Trump administration has moved to tighten oversight of the H-1B visa programme, directing the US Departments of State, Labour and Homeland Security to scrutinise applications from employers with recent or planned layoffs of similarly situated US workers, while renewing a USD 100,000 fee requirement for certain H-1B visa petitions. According to a []

NEW DELHI: The European Commission on Friday put forward its proposals to the Council for the signature and conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and India, and, if authorised by it, this will be the largest trade agreement ever concluded by both the EU and India, according to an EU []

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday confirmed that the ninth batch of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will enter India today, August 19. The group comprises 48 members, including three cooks from Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN). According to the Uttarakhand Government, the 10th batch comprising 44 members, including three cooks from KMVN, is currently in []

NEW DELHI: India ranks first in global coconut production and third in cultivation area, accounting for 31.24 per cent and 17.90 per cent of world totals, respectively, and about 2,175 hectares of new area were brought under cultivation across several states during 2025-26, an official factsheet said on Tuesday. India produced over 20,301 million nuts []

NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Tuesday endorsed President Donald Trumps renewed push for strict nationwide voter identification laws under the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) America Act. Citing Indias 2024 general election as a global benchmark for voter authentication, Gor backed Trumps stance that robust, universal photo identification is essential for []