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Australia moves India into highest-risk category for student visas, cites ’emerging integrity risks’

Australia has tightened checks for student visa applicants from India as it moved India into the ‘highest-risk’ category along with Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. The new categorization came into effect from January 8 2026, as these four South-Asian countries have been moved from Evidence Level 2 to Evidence Level 3 under the Simplified Student Visa […]

US visa bulletin January 2026 released: Good news for Indian EB-1 category but not for family Green Card applicants

The US State Department released the first visa bulletin of 2026, promising good news for Indian Green Card applicants falling in the category of EB-1, as their Final Action Dates moved by one year, meaning that the waiting time to get a Green Card will be reduced. For EB-1 category India, the final action date […]

Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Cuba

Melissa stands out as one of the most powerful in a series of massive Atlantic storms, scientists say Scientists say Hurricane Melissa defied expectations, powering up despite at least three atmospheric factors that typically weaken major storms. They noted with some astonishment that while many modern hurricanes undergo rapid intensification, which is often an increase […]

Hurricane Melissa hits category 5: Strongest storm of 2025 nears Jamaica; Caribbean braces for catastrophic floods

Hurricane Melissa moving towards Jamaica (AP) Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 system and the strongest storm anywhere in the world this year, is barreling toward Jamaica with sustained winds nearing 280 km/h, threatening catastrophic flooding, landslides and coastal storm surges across the Caribbean. The US national hurricane center (NHC) said the storm, which underwent […]

Hurricane Erick: Category 3 storm nears Mexico; southern states on high alert

Hurricane Erick jumps to Category 3 storm Hurricane Erick has strengthened into a powerful Category 3 storm and is closing in on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. The NHC has warned that the storm could bring “potentially destructive winds and life-threatening flash floods.”According to NHC, Erick had maximum […]

US Visa News: US visa bulletin for May 2025: Bad news for India as EB-5 category slips back

India will face a retrogression in the EB-5 Unreserved category. No good news for Indian H-1B and green card hopefuls as the US visa bulletin for May 2025 mentions retrogression for the EB-5 category for Indians. India will face a retrogression in the EB-5 Unreserved category moving to May 1, 2019 while China remains on […]