Morning Filter: U.S. to ease visas for skilled Indian workers as PM Modi visits

1. PM Modi U.S. visit | President Biden, First Lady host Modi for dinner at White House Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the US on Wednesday on the second leg of his maiden state visit to the US during which he will hold bilateral talks with President Joe Biden and address a joint session of the US Congress. Prime Minister Modi will hold high-level talks with President Biden on Thursday during which the two leaders would discuss a wide range of issues of mutual and global interests. 2. U.S. to ease visas for skilled Indian workers as PM Modi visits The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week’s state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter or remain in the country, according to sources. Indian citizens are by far the most active users of the U.S. H-1B program and made up 73% of the nearly 442,000 H-1B workers in fiscal year 2022. 3. G20 Tourism Ministerial Meeting in Goa A Goa Roadmap and Action Plan, a ministerial communique endorsing it would be issued at the end of the G20 ministerial on Thursday. G20 delegates performed Yoga along with Goa Governor P.S. Shreedharan Pillai, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, and Minister of Tourism and Defence Ajay Bhatt on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Raj Bhawan in Goa on June 21. 4. KCR to unveil Telangana martyrs’ memorial on June 22 The stage is set for the inauguration of the Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial, one of the flagship projects of Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao built in the memory of people who sacrificed their lives for the cause of separate statehood. The Chief Minister will formally inaugurate the memorial on Thursday evening and the inaugural ceremony would be preceded by a rally of over 5,000 artistes from the 125-foot Dr.B.R. Ambedkar statue to the memorial. 5. Amit Shah to address BJP workers in Durg on Thursday Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Durg district in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, where he will address Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, a party leader said. 6. Nadda to begin 2-day Odisha tour on Thursday BJP president JP Nadda is scheduled to reach Jharsuguda on Thursday on a two-day visit to Odisha, during which he will attend a rally at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district, the party said here. [logo] The Morning Filter 22 June 2023 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. PM Modi U.S. visit | President Biden, First Lady host Modi for dinner at White House [US President Joe Biden (R) and First Lady Jill Biden (L) pose with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2023. Modi is at the White House for a private dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)] Prime Minister Narendra [Modi arrived at the US]( on Wednesday on the second leg of his maiden state visit to the US during which he will hold bilateral talks with President Joe Biden and address a joint session of the US Congress. Prime Minister Modi will hold high-level talks with President Biden on Thursday during which the two leaders would discuss a wide range of issues of mutual and global interests. 2. U.S. to ease visas for skilled Indian workers as PM Modi visits The Biden administration will make it easier for[Indians to live and work in the United States]( using this week’s state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter or remain in the country, according to sources. Indian citizens are by far the most active users of the U.S. H-1B program and made up 73% of the nearly 442,000 H-1B workers in fiscal year 2022. 3. G20 Tourism Ministerial Meeting in Goa A Goa Roadmap and Action Plan, a ministerial communique endorsing it would be issued at the end of the G20 ministerial on Thursday. G20 delegates performed Yoga along with Goa Governor P.S. Shreedharan Pillai, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, and Minister of Tourism and Defence Ajay Bhatt on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Raj Bhawan in Goa on June 21. 4. KCR to unveil Telangana martyrs’ memorial on June 22 [HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 20/06/2023: Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial building is seen illuminated on the occasion of Telangana Formation Day in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Its will be inauguration by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on June 22, the memorial Taken up at a cost of ₹177.5 crore, the memorial has 10,000 sq.ft hall for display of photos of martyrs, two lakh sq.ft basement parking, 500-capacity convention centre, audio visual theatre, rooftop restaurant and other features. Photo: NAGARA GOPAL / The Hindu] The stage is set for the inauguration of the Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial, one of the flagship projects of Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao built in the memory of people who sacrificed their lives for the cause of separate statehood. The Chief Minister will formally inaugurate the memorial on Thursday evening and the inaugural ceremony would be preceded by a rally of over 5,000 artistes from the 125-foot Dr.B.R. Ambedkar statue to the memorial. 5. Amit Shah to address BJP workers in Durg on Thursday [Kutch, June 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressing a press conference after conducting surveys and inspections of the areas affected by cyclone 'Biparjoy', in Kutch on Saturday. (ANI Photo)] Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Durg district in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, where he will address Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, a party leader said. 6. Nadda to begin 2-day Odisha tour on Thursday BJP president JP Nadda is scheduled to reach Jharsuguda on Thursday on a two-day visit to Odisha, during which he will attend a rally at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district, the party said here. 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