Vivek Murthy, the first Indian-American appointed by the Barack Obama regime as the Surgeon-General, has been dismissed by the Trump administration to bring new leadership to the vital public health sector. Mr. Murthy (39) has been replaced by his deputy, Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, one of the first nurses toContinue Reading
Washington: The White House raised the possibility on Wednesday of Donald Trump meeting Pope Francis during the US president’s trip to Italy in late May, although it stressed nothing has been scheduled. “We will be reaching out to the Vatican to see if an audience with the pope can beContinue Reading
Washington: President Donald Trump has nominated two Indian-Americans for key administrative posts to coordinate US law-enforcement strategy around copyright, patents and trademarks and oversee his plan to eliminate 75 per cent of federal regulations. Prominent Indian-Americans Vishal Amin and Neomi Rao will be Trump’s new IP and regulatory czars respectivelyContinue Reading
Washington: India-born top US prosecutor Preet Bharara, known for his crusade against corruption, has been fired by the Trump administration after he refused to quit following orders to the 46 Barack Obama- appointed attorneys to resign immediately. “I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney inContinue Reading
Indian IT outsourcing companies may survive the change in US visa norms by tweaking their business models, but if the move comes through, it would mean the end of the “American dream” that generations of Indian techies have carried. An opportunity to “work onsite” and “earn in dollars” has beenContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ These are tumultuous times for the United States and in fact, for a good part of the world. President Donald Trump is being true to his campaign promises. In just about ten days after his inauguration, he has signed several controversial executive orders. These include,Continue Reading
Washington: Declaring that religious freedom is “under threat,” President Donald Trump has vowed to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pastors who endorse candidates from the pulpit risk losing their tax-exempt status. “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives ofContinue Reading
Washington, D.C: “All are welcome in this place,” a crowd of people sang in Lafayette Square outside of the White House this afternoon. More that 550 people gathered to attend a Mass organized by young Catholics and celebrated by Father Quinn Conners in Washington, D.C., to express their solidarity withContinue Reading
New York : Silicon Valley heads have slammed US President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and many Muslims from entering the United States, fearing it could prevent them from accessing a global reservoir of talent. The sweeping immigration crackdown moved many tech bosses to criticize measures that could impactContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s executive order to close America’s borders to refugees and immigrants from some Muslim-majority countries caused chaos on Saturday, as people who had flown to the US were held at airports and elsewhere others were barred from boarding planes. As confusion reigned, a spokeswoman for the Department of HomelandContinue Reading