'Our message to Microsoft is...': JD Vance targets tech giant over fraud, abuse as US says Microsoft, Adobe sought 3 million foreign workersThe Trump administration has suspended major tech companies from applying for permanent residency for foreign workers. Various companies, i...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
Trump plans to honour Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops H-1B visa hammer on companyThe crackdown on Microsoft came under Vance's purview as the head of a fraud task force, but the targeting revealed the tension between the...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
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...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
Trump plans to honor Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the companyVice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft has been suspended from the skilled foreign worker visa program. This decision coincides w...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
Microsoft green card h1b visa program suspension: What is it? What does this mean for those seeking Microsoft jobs in USA?Microsoft green card h1b visa program suspension: Microsoft is based in Redmond, Washington, near Seattle. Vice President JD Vance said Mic...
08 Oct, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
$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
- Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers, Vance says
H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs that are difficult to find American workers to fill. Technology companies are the biggest users,...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s finances revealed: Bitcoin (BTC USD), more than $1 million in one bank account, retirement assets, stock sales and ETF purchasesPete Hegseth has reported significant financial assets in his latest disclosure for 2025. His holdings include Bitcoin valued between $16,0...
04 Oct, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
IT firms cut H-1B reliance; Anthropic flags AI risks in IPO filingTop Indian IT firms have sharply cut H-1B visa filings as rules tighten. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
29 Sep, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Indian IT sheds H-1B habit, FY27 filings plunge 92%India's software exporters--Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, LTM and Tech Mahindra--filed for 1,763 visas against ...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Indian executives are gaining clout in US corporate boardroomsThe landscape of S&P 500 boards has seen a noteworthy shift, with Indian men now occupying a record 16 seats. This development reflects the...
28 Sep, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job marketThe elevated jobless rate in the field - at around 7.1% for recent computer science and computer engineering graduates, according to an Ass...
25 Sep, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Trump-Xi dinner: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Huang, Nadella among star-studded guest listBillionaires and leaders from the technology sector gathered at the White House for a state dinner. This event hosted Chinese President Xi ...
25 Sep, 2026, 07.33 AM 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