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Ensure protests don't affect businesses: Traders' bodies write to PM, CJI, Rahul GandhiLeading traders' bodies in Delhi have communicated with political leaders regarding the impact of protests on businesses. They emphasize th...
US scraps automatic work permit extensions, raising concerns for Indian H-1B visa holdersIn a recent development, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially finalised a rule that puts an end to automatic work autho...
UK allows modern slavery victims on Skilled Worker visas to leave abusive employers without risking immigration statusThe UK Government has announced changes to support victims of modern slavery on Skilled Worker visas. These individuals can now leave abusi...
PERM suspension could trap tech workers in a green card visa cycleThe US suspension of Microsoft, Adobe and six other IT services companies from the PERM green card process could leave some H-1B workers st...
MIT, Harvard, Yale among 9 US universities under J-1 visa fraud probe as US alleges wage undercuttingThe US Labour Department has launched an investigation into alleged J-1 visa fraud at nine major universities, including Harvard, Yale, Sta...
Microsoft defends foreign hiring after US green card programme suspensionMicrosoft has emphasized that a significant majority of its US employees are American amidst immigration crackdowns. It submitted H-1B visa...
US suspends TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech, Cognizant and three other firms from PERM green card programmeThe US Labour Department has suspended eight major technology companies from the permanent labour certification programme. This decision ba...
$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...
Don't see US acting against tech companies based on their domicile: TCSTCS does not expect the US to target technology companies based on whether they are Indian or American, with CEO K Krithivasan saying recen...
H-1B visas, green card programmes generated $2.1 trillion in US household income: USISPFThe US-India Strategic Partnership Forum has backed the Trump administration’s crackdown on alleged PERM abuse while warning against overlo...
Pramila Jayapal slams Trump’s Microsoft green card suspension, Vance hits backPramila Jayapal criticized the Trump administration's decision to suspend Microsoft from a Green Card program. The administration argues th...
From T-shirts to ramp walks, political parties rethink how they woo Gen ZYouth-led protests have prompted political parties to engage Gen Z through informal outreach methods, combining traditional and modern appr...
Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL among 8 IT firms suspended from US green card programmeThe US government's recent decision to suspend eight leading IT companies, including Microsoft, from green card applications for foreign wo...
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.
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...
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...
Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the USThe US Department of Homeland Security has proposed significant fees for foreign students participating in the OPT program. Schools would p...
An offer is not a job! Cover the risks between your old payslip and the new - 8 things you must understand in detailCover the risks between your old payslip and the new one, says Devashish Chakravarty. Read the print on your offer before you re sign. Rout...
H-1B visa fee: Second US judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 chargeA federal judge recently blocked a substantial fee that was imposed on H-1B visas by Donald Trump. The ruling was based on the failure of g...
H-1B under the scanner: Trump admin signals major changes to visa system in 365 daysH-1B visa latest: Federal investigators are expanding their probe into alleged abuses of the H-1B foreign-worker program. The investigation...