$22 billion visa fraud? US Labour Dept’s explosive claim puts Infosys, TCS, Wipro in the crosshairsThe US Labor Department has claimed it uncovered $22 billion in visa fraud, accusing universities and companies of operating as “visa mints...
08 Oct, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
US bars Microsoft from sponsoring green cards for H-1B workers over alleged abuseThe US has barred Microsoft from sponsoring green cards for H-1B visa holders, alleging that the company abused the immigration programme.
08 Oct, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
Infosys, Wipro ADRs fall nearly 3% after TCS earnings, US crackdown on H-1B-linked green card programmeInfosys and Wipro ADRs fell nearly 3% in US trading as investors assessed TCS’s quarterly results and fresh US immigration restrictions. Co...
08 Oct, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
US announces investigation into 9 universities, including Ivy League schools, over J-1 visasUS Labor Department has begun a proble into nine major universities over J-1 visas. US Vice President JD Vance said subpoenas had been serv...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Trump’s H-1B crackdown hurts Indian IT, but the industry saw it comingIndian IT’s H-1B dependence was shrinking well before Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown. New H-1B approvals for seven major India...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
‘Microsoft powered genocide for 994 days’: Employee quits in dramatic resignation email, sends 'unhappy email' to thousands of company's employees. Here's what he wroteA Microsoft employee in Italy has resigned, alleging the tech giant fuels Israel's military actions in Gaza. His farewell email claims Micr...
30 Jun, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
Walmart pauses job offers to H-1B candidates amid $100,000 visa fee rule: ReportWalmart has halted extending job offers to candidates needing H-1B visas following the Trump administration's imposition of a $100,000 fee ...
22 Oct, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
US Senators question TCS, 9 others over H-1B visa filings after layoff of American staffUS Senators questioned major tech companies including TCS and Cognizant. This action followed mass layoffs of American employees. These com...
03 Oct, 2025, 04.39 PM IST
A 90s obsession among India's middle class fuelled America's tech boom via the H-1B visaFor decades, Indian engineers have dominated the US H-1B visa program, filling critical tech roles due to a combination of India's focus on...
27 Jun, 2025, 01.04 PM IST
Brazil's Supreme Court justices agree to make social media companies liable for user contentA majority of Brazil's Supreme Court justices support holding social media firms like Meta, X, and Microsoft liable for illegal user posts....
12 Jun, 2025, 08.20 AM IST
H-1B visa slump; EaseMyTrip CEO under ED lensH-1B visa applications for FY26 dropped 25% as higher visa fees and a weak US economy dampened demand. This and more in today’s ETtech Top ...
20 May, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
Microsoft building global products in India: CEO Satya Nadella; seed funding shone in 2022Microsoft, which has historically built products elsewhere and sold them in India, is now building global products in the country, which ho...
05 Jan, 2023, 08.13 AM IST
Microsoft settles immigration related claims with US Justice DepartmentMicrosoft has been asked to pay a civil fine of $17,352 to the US treasury and amend its recruitment practices.
08 Dec, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
Cognizant, number one H-1B visa sponsor, battles anti-white bias lawsuitThree former employees claim they were forced out and replaced with 'less qualified' South Asians after being poorly treated by their India...
19 Mar, 2018, 04.48 PM IST
TCS, Infosys and Wipro abusing H-1B visa system: SenatorAmericans would be shocked to know that the H-1B visas are not going to Microsoft; they're going to these firms in India, Senator Richard D...
24 Apr, 2013, 03.41 AM IST
'H-1B visa prog discriminates against women'The much sought after H-1B visa programme discriminates against women, a US Congressional Committee was told.
30 Mar, 2013, 11.59 AM IST
- No link between job loss & H1-B visas: NASSCOM
Nasscom said: "These two do not go hand in hand as exhibited through the survey by Money Magazine."
30 May, 2007, 07.20 PM IST