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Iran-Israel conflict puts UAE, Saudi Arabia's foreign workers under strainA protracted conflict in the Gulf is jeopardizing billions in remittances, vital for families across Asia and Africa. Migrant workers, like...
Raghuram Rajan's warning to India after Hormuz shock: Build bigger oil reserves, diversify fasterGlobal economic shocks from trade disruptions and geopolitical tensions are reshaping resilience, according to Raghuram Rajan. He stresses ...
US Visa Bulletin July 2026: Latest update brings bad news for Indians on the Green Card queueThe US Department of State's July 2026 Visa Bulletin introduces significant shifts for Indian green card seekers. The EB-2 category is now ...
From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...
Trump’s tariff comeback? The White House finds a new route after court setbacksThe US is proposing to reintroduce country-specific tariffs on India and others, shifting from emergency powers to Section 301 of the Trade...
US India trade relations: USTR reveals Section 301 findings, proposes 12.5% additional tariffs on imports from New Delhi & othersUS tariffs on India: The US Trade Representative has initiated a significant proposal for additional tariffs targeting India and 53 other n...
India set to bargain hard in trade talks with US, UK this weekIndia faces critical trade negotiations with the US and UK this week. New Delhi seeks to protect its exporters from potential tariffs and s...
Quote of the Day by Kailash Satyarthi: ‘For centuries, we were taught that anger is bad...’ - What the Nobel laureate understood about turning frustration into social changeQuote of the Day by Kailash Satyarthi challenges the notion that anger is always destructive. He advocates for transforming anger stemming ...
The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
New York rail strike leaves 2,50,000 commuters scrambling for alternativesLong Island Rail Road workers are on strike. This has halted New York's busiest commuter rail system. About half of the system's 7,000 work...
US Visa Bulletin June 2026: Green card backlog worsens as EB-1, EB-2 dates move backward for IndiansThe June 2026 Visa Bulletin reveals significant setbacks for Indian applicants in employment-based green card categories, with EB-1 and EB-...
Iran war could make petroleum products from clothes to crayons more costlyGlobal oil disruptions are making everyday items more expensive. From plush toys to bandages, the cost of materials derived from petroleum ...
US’ 301 probes: India denies allegations, seeks termination of both investigationsIndia has rejected allegations by the US Trade Representative under its Section 301 probe, denying claims of “structural excess capacity” i...
Indian-American couple sentenced to prison for forcing relative to work at gas stationA US court has sentenced Harmanpreet Singh to 135 months (11.25 years) in prison and Kulbir Kaur to 87 months (7.25 years) for coercing the...
"Will welcome any Indian worker who meets recruitment conditions regardless of ethnic background": Taiwan Foreign MinistryTaiwan and India signed an MOU on labor force cooperation on February 16 this year. This accord will bolster people-to-people exchanges bet...
One factor that can put India ahead of the US as the 2nd biggest economyIndia is projected to overtake the US to become the world's second-largest economy by 2075, according to Goldman Sachs Research. India's GD...
Machines are coming for India’s unwanted jobsAhead of a big election, India’s accidental automation may make that promise even harder to fulfill.
India’s rising wealth has a downside: Fewer women are workingFewer women are now entering the labor force. That's putting at risk the nation's much-vaunted demographic dividend.
US to determine whether child labour is used in Indian carpetsThe US also added cotton and sugarcane to the already existing child labour produced list from India, which now has crossed the two dozen m...
- India pushes for a minimum wage for migrant workers in Gulf
Oil-rich Gulf nations, already facing strong labor protests, are getting new pressure from India, which wants them to pay minimum wages for...