PERM ban is not just an H-1B problem: Who else could lose their green card path?The US Labor Department’s PERM suspension could affect foreign workers beyond H-1B holders, including some L-1, O-1, TN, E-3 and F-1 OPT wo...
12 Oct, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Trump administration’s PERM suspension: Can H-1B workers stay in the US if green card filings are blocked?Indian professionals working at Microsoft and Cognizant may face delays in their green card applications. The suspension affects various st...
12 Oct, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
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...
12 Oct, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Australia’s NSW proposes new migration pathway for regional workers; Indians may benefitNew South Wales is consulting on a proposed state-led Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) that could expand employer-sponsored migra...
12 Oct, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
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...
12 Oct, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
Udhayanidhi Stalin condemns 'house arrest' of health workers ahead of Chennai protestTamil Nadu Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin criticised the state government for allegedly placing multi-purpose health workers under...
12 Oct, 2026, 01.10 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...
12 Oct, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Congress, CPI(M) youth workers clash in Adoor; Ex MLA Rahul Mamkootathil bookedViolence erupted in Adoor when Congress and CPI(M) youth factions clashed after college union elections. Law enforcement registered three i...
11 Oct, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
WHO says Russia confirms death at research lab, no plague case registeredThe World Health Organization said it has not identified the cause of pneumonia that killed a Russian laboratory worker in Siberia on Octob...
11 Oct, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
India slams JD Vance's H-1B remarks, defends Indian workersIndia's external affairs ministry expressed strong disapproval of JD Vance's remarks about H-1B workers, labeling them as deeply offensive....
10 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
JD Vance calls Indian workers ‘indentured servants’: What the term means and its historyJD Vance’s use of the term “indentured servants” while discussing foreign workers has brought attention to a colonial-era labour system. In...
09 Oct, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
Can’t replace US workers with foreign ‘indentured servants’: US after suspending PERM green card programUS Vice President JD Vance defended the suspension of eight technology firms, including Microsoft, TCS, Infosys and Wipro, from the PERM gr...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
'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
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
- 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
Variable dearness allowance hike from October 1: Check revised minimum wages for workers across categoriesVariable dearness allowance: The government has announced an increase in Variable Dearness Allowance affecting various sectors including ag...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Karnataka gig workers seek implementation of welfare schemesIn a letter to the board’s chief executive officer, Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and Karnataka App-based Workers...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.06 AM IST