Washington DC: President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a $100,000 annual visa fee for highly-skilled foreign workers and rolled out a $1 million “gold card” visa as a pathway to U.S. citizenship for wealthy individuals, moves that face near-certain legal challenges amid widespread criticism he is sidestepping Congress. If the moves survive legal muster, they will deliver staggering price increases. The visa fee for skilled workers would jump from $215. The...Read More

New Delhi: The United States under President Donald Trump has officially imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, effective August 27, 2025, bringing the total US levy on India to 50%—among the highest faced by major trading partners. The decision, announced by the US Department of Homeland Security, targets Indian goods “entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 am EDT on August 27.” The tariffs, implemented under Executive Order 143...Read More

Ahmedabad: Delhi Police have booked two Gujarat residents for allegedly travelling with forged documents after they were deported from the United States earlier this month. In the first case, Mahesh Patel from Mehsana arrived at IGI Airport on July 9. During immigration checks, officers detected several irregularities in his Indian passport. On questioning, Mahesh admitted that he had procured the passport through an agent to unlawfully enter the US. In the second case, Jignesh Patel from Shah...Read More

Ahmedabad: To capitalize on the growing demand for solar modules in the United States, Gujarat-based Kosol Energie Pvt Ltd is planning to invest ₹300 crore to establish a 2-gigawatt (GW) solar module manufacturing facility in the US. According to a report by The Hindu Business Line, Kalpesh Kalthia, Chairman and Managing Director of the company, stated that with US President Donald Trump emphasizing local manufacturing, the company has finalized a site for its 2 GW plant with a ₹300 crore i...Read More

New York: The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) has announced that it is going to bring the first edition of the ‘Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre India Weekend’ to New York City. From September 12–14, 2025, this weekend will showcase the best of India in music, theatre, fashion, cuisine, and traditions on a global stage. Speaking on the occasion, Founder & Chairperson Mrs. Nita Ambani said, "We are thrilled to bring the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre India Weekend to...Read More

Sabarkantha: A man hailing from Sabarkantha, trying to illegally enter the United States of America along with his family, has reportedly passed away in Nicaragua, a country in Central America. A resident of Moyad village in Prantij, he was attempting to enter the US via an illegal route with the help of an agent. During the one-and-a-half-month-long journey, he fell sick and passed away. The youth, allegedly suffering from diabetes, could not get the necessary medication and went into a coma. ...Read More

Mahesana: A 31-year-old Indian man from Kalol, Gujarat, has been deported from the United States after illegally entering the country using a fake passport and assuming a Muslim identity. Jignesh Jagdishbhai Patel, who initially traveled to Canada before crossing the border into the US, was apprehended by immigration authorities within a month of his arrival. Patel's case highlights the lengths to which individuals go in their pursuit of the "American Dream," often resorting to illegal means ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has moved for an amendment to the Gujarat Fisheries Rules, 2003, to introduce new regulations for trawl net fishing and making compulsory the use of a Turtle Excluder Device (TED) in trawl nets to protect marine life. The State government has published the draft of new rules under Section 30 of the Gujarat Fisheries Act, 2003 for public awareness. The government will  consider these rules after 30 days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. ...Read More

Anand: Indian-origin Kash Patel officially took charge as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday, with his sister Nisha Patel, girlfriend Alexis Wilkins, and other relatives in attendance. Patel, who took the oath of his office on the Bhagavad Gita, has ancestral ties to Bhadran village in Gujarat’s Anand district. His family migrated from Bhadran to Uganda nearly 70 to 80 years ago, according to members of the Patidar community. Born in New York in 1980, the 4...Read More

Orlando: A Canadian citizen has been charged with three counts of illegally using a drone to capture images of critical defense sites and equipment, as part of an ongoing multi-agency probe involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to a criminal information filing, 71-year-old Xiao Guang Pan allegedly used a drone to photograph sensitive military locations at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. On three separate occasions in January 2025, he took aerial images ...Read More