‘My experience with H-1B racism’: US techie recalls great interviews followed by rejection, ‘Indians feel entitled to work here’

US techie’s rant against H-1B goes viral on Teamblind. A US techie shared the experience of giving interviews for Meta and Amazon and getting rejected at both, as there were majorly Indians on the interview board. Calling it H-1B racism, the techie wrote on Teamblind: “So before any H1Bs say that Americans are racist, please […]

‘Enough racism that I started to feel…’: Redditor says ‘couldn’t cope in the UK’, moved back to India

110,000 people joined Tommy Robinson’s anti-immigration rally held in London. A post by an Indian Redditor who claimed that there is enough racism in the UK against Indians that they started to feel unwelcome and moved back to India went viral as people found the experience relatable. The post came as a huge anti-immigrant protest, […]

‘I don’t feel like myself anymore’: Indian-origin couple’s story of being punched, kicked by Chinese man at Switzerland hotel goes viral

An Indian couple claimed they were brutally attacked by a Chinese person at a hotel in Switzerland, unprovoked. A Canada-based, Indian-origin couple’s vacation in Switzerland turned into a nightmare as they were assaulted by a Chinese man at the hotel where they stayed. They were kicked and punched without any provocation when they pointed out […]

From dancing plague to great molasses flood: 10 historical events that feel like real-life glitches in the matrix – see pics

History isn’t always about kings, battles, and dusty treaties, sometimes it’s about the really weird stuff. Think of it as history’s “X-Files”: moments when reality cracked open just enough to let in a flood of mystery, confusion, and conspiracy theories. From towns that literally danced themselves into exhaustion, to ships sailing eerily without their crews, […]

‘How do you feel?’: Lindsey Graham again blames India over Russian oil trade as Kyiv reels from deadly strikes; says it is ‘experiencing cost of supporting Putin’

File photo: US Senator Lindsey Graham (Picture credit: AP) US Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday renewed his warning to countries purchasing Russian oil, directly naming India as facing consequences for what he called support to Moscow’s war machine.In a post on X, Graham wrote, “India, China, Brazil and others who prop up Putin‘s war machine […]

Troubles mount! One in six NRIs on H-1B visas feel threat of US deportation; many thinking of returning to India: Poll

H-1B visa trouble: A growing number of Indian professionals in the US on H-1B visas are facing an unexpected and alarming threat of deportation landing on their doorsteps before the official 60-day grace period even runs out. Laid off and staring down the barrel of a possible permanent US ban, many say it feels like […]

‘I feel horrible’: UCSD professor Nisarg Shah confronted over alleged child predator activity; phone seized, not arrested

Nisarg Shah (Screengrab from video posted by @CollinRugg on X) A University of California San Diego associate professor is under investigation after being confronted on video in an alleged online child predator sting. The video, widely circulated on social media, shows Nisarg Shah being accused of attempting to meet someone he believed to be a […]

‘Feel like a mermaid’: River Seine reopens after century-long ban; Parisians rejoice ‘childhood dream’

After more than a century, swimmers returned to the River Seine on Saturday, marking the first official reopening of the iconic waterway for public bathing since 1923.Among the first to take a dip was a 95-year-old Parisian, who joined excited locals at the newly launched Bras Marie swim zone in eastern Paris, one of three […]

‘I feel betrayed’: US Marine veteran after father assaulted, arrested by masked agents; DHS secretary says ‘illegal alien’ currently in custody

Marine veteran Alejandro Barranco (AP) A United States Marine Corps veteran has said he feels “betrayed” after masked federal officials assaulted and arrested his father, as the man got caught up in one of the ongoing ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) workplace raids which advocates say have left immigrant communities “terrified and on edge.“Marine veteran […]