‘H1B lottery is 1/3 ratio’: Indian-origin CEO urges parents not to send children to US after 30-year-old’s death

[ad_1] Indian-origin entrepreneur Vijay Thirumalai has sparked a fierce buzz online after reacting to the death of 30-year-old Indian national Sasikanth Reddy Donthireddy in the United States.Taking to X, Thirumalai paid tribute to Reddy, who reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest on February 16, 2026. In a post that quickly gained traction, he outlined Reddy’s journey: […]

US visa shake-up: No more ‘duration of status’; plans fixed stay limits for foreign students, exchange visitors

[ad_1] Department of homeland security (X@dhsgov) The United States department of homeland security (DHS) has proposed new regulations to eliminate the current “duration of status” framework for certain nonimmigrant categories and replace it with fixed admission periods, ANI reported.The changes would apply to academic students (F), exchange visitors (J), and representatives of foreign media (I), […]

Controversial British YouTuber hates on Indians; claims they can’t speak English, lie in interviews

[ad_1] Racist UK YouTuber makes unsubstantiated claims about Indians in a viral X post. British YouTuber Miles Routledge, known as “Lord Miles” and for his racist comments, trolling on social media, again targeted Indians and claimed that Indians abroad lie in interviews. Sharing an anecdote, the authenticity of which remains questionable, the YouTuber wrote that […]

OPT under fire: Trump’s USCIS nominee seeks to end postgrad work

[ad_1] Joseph Edlow, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for the post of the director at US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in a recent nomination hearing said he wants to end post-graduation optional practical training (OPT) that is available to international students.A one-year OPT is available to international students, which is extended by another […]

Priya Saxena: Federal court protects Indian student Priya Saxena in US from deportation over minor traffic violation

[ad_1] Federal court protects Indian student Priya Saxena in US from deportation over minor traffic violation (Picture credit: LinkedIn, X) A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction protecting Priya Saxena, a 28-year-old Indian student who recently completed her PhD in South Dakota, from deportation following the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) attempt to revoke […]

US authorities detain Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk at Tufts, revoke visa

[ad_1] Boston: US federal immigration authorities detained a PhD student from Turkiye studying at Tufts University near Boston late on Tuesday and have revoked her visa, according to the university and her attorney.The Turkish national, Rumeysa Ozturk, was taken into custody near her home in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to her lawyer, who filed a lawsuit […]