Indian ministers meet U.S. officials to discuss new $100,000 H-1B visa fees and trade deals after Trump cites program abuse by tech companies laying off Americans.

NEW DELHI — India has a teeming population of able-bodied workers, tens of millions more than its employers can accommodate. Many other countries have the opposite problem: more jobs than workers.

India and the United States are “very close” to the first tranche of a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with broad convergence reached on most issues, a senior official said on Friday, adding that the two sides have begun drafting the language of the pact.

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Australia captain Mitch Marsh has won the toss and decided to bowl first against India in the second one-day cricket international at Adelaide Oval

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