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Microsoft president warns US green card crackdown could break the tech sectorIn a recent statement, Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, expressed concern over administrative measures limiting green card sponsorship f...
US denies 35,767 Green Card applicants’ work permits as rejection rate rises to 44 per centThe US denied 35,767 work permit applications from Green Card applicants between April and June 2026, taking the rejection rate to around 4...
US Market: Fed Chair Warsh offers no signal on October interest-rate decisionFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh gave no signal on whether the US central bank would change interest rates at its October 27-28 meeting, r...
AI 'most consequential change' to US and global economies in my lifetime: Fed Chair Kevin WarshFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh called artificial intelligence the most consequential change to the US and global economies in his lifeti...
US proposes ending deference policy for H-1B extensions; Indian workers may face closer scrutinyThe US Department of Homeland Security proposes to eliminate a policy regarding visa extension approvals. Immigration officers may reassess...
12,700 tech professional return from US in 9 monthsThe data sourced from staffing firm Xpheno shows that the numbers have been steadily going up, from 7,200 in 2023 and 9,800 in 2024. The fi...
OpenAI employee who left for Apple took files about unreleased device, OpenAI allegesAn OpenAI employee who left the ChatGPT maker for Apple sent more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account and late...
Planning a job switch? These sectors may see the biggest salary hikes in 2027Salaries in India are projected to increase by 9.1% in 2027 after a 9% rise in 2026. Non-banking financial companies are expected to lead i...
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...
SHRM offered senior specialist role in June 2024, revoked it a month later over employee’s request to bring medical service dog to work; court orders HR giant to pay $400,000A jury ruled that the Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM, failed to accommodate a job applicant. Plaintiff Fiona Torres claimed...
Bahrain’s 90-day temporary work rule explained: What Indian expats need to knowBahrain has introduced changes to its work permit framework to allow temporary assignments for foreign workers. These assignments can now l...
Bahrain introduces new temporary work rules for foreign workers allowing 90-day employment with other companiesBahrain has announced new rules allowing foreign workers to temporarily work for another employer for 90 days. The arrangement requires wri...
TCS, Infosys, Wipro & others suspended from PERM green card program by US. What is it & how is it different from H1-B?The US has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCL Technologies, Cognizant and Capgemini from the PERM green card programme ov...
GST reforms 2026: Employers get ITC on employee health, life insurance premiumsThe GST Council has recommended allowing employers to claim input tax credit on GST paid for health and life insurance policies taken for e...
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...
Green card move by Donald Trump government: Will it backfire for USA? Details hereDonald Trump government said it is suspending Microsoft and Adobe along with some of the largest IT firms in the world, including Cognizant...
Good news for employees: Input Tax Credit on group health and life insurance allowed; Know how it employeesNow GST input tax credit to emoyers on group insurance; this can mean more life and health insurance coverage for employees; Know how it he...