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Indian-American entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan joins Trump’s team as senior AI advisor

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence, focusing on US leadership in AI and shaping government policy.

Tahawwur Rana

Extradite 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to India, US govt urges its Supreme Court

Rana, currently lodged in a jail in Los Angeles, faces charges for his role in the Mumbai attacks and is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

US President-elect Donald Trump (Source: Reuters)

US staring at shutdown as Donald Trump demands debt ceiling removal

Lawmakers in the US Congress are scrambling to avert a government shutdown after President-elect Trump called for getting rid of the limit the US can borrow to pay for expenses like salaries, social security and national defense.

US

Major H-1B visa reforms set to fill jobs faster in US; Indians likely to benefit most

In recent years, Indians have cornered a lion's share of H-1B visas and, to their added advantage, the new norms, which take effect on Jan 17, will also benefit Indian students on F-1 visas in the US, allowing for easier transition to jobs.

Trump

Donald Trump gives tit-for-tat warning to India for levying high tariff on American goods

“Reciprocal. If they tax us, we tax them the same amount. They tax us. We tax them. And they tax us. Almost in all cases, they're taxing us, and we haven't been taxing them,” President-elect Trump said while noting if India charges a 100% tariff on US goods, the US will do the same in return.

Iran

Massive global outrage forces Iran to hit pause button on contentious ‘hijab and chastity law’

The law, supposed to take effect on Dec 13, proposed stricter penalties for women and girls who failed to fully cover their hair, forearms and lower legs, including fines and longer prison sentences of up to 15 years.

12 Indian nationals found dead at Georgia’s mountain resort

The victims are suspected to have died due to carbon monoxide poisoning as a power generator was placed in a closed indoor area after the power was cut on the night of Dec 13, according to Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs.