Indian-origin techie drops Microsoft developer role in US to return to India: ‘Didn’t leave to retire. Left to live’

[ad_1] Ujjwal Chadha, an Indian-origin AI Engineering Lead, has left his job as a Developer at Microsoft in the United States and returned to India for a remote role. He shared on X that the move has changed his life.Chadha mentioned the “PPP” advantage, saying that $250,000 is comfortable in Seattle, but it goes a […]

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike to work in the US: Is America shutting best and brightest Indian talent out?

[ad_1] Trump H-1B Visa Overhaul: Impact on Indian Professionals and US Tech Sector A once-strategic partnership between the United States and India, long built on mutual economic benefit, innovation and people-to-people ties, is now straining under sweeping immigration and trade policies implemented under former President Donald Trump’s administration. Policies such as the drastic H-1B visa […]

‘Way bigger problem than H-1B’: US whistleblower who claimed ‘Indian takeover’ says America is being destroyed from within

[ad_1] A former T-Mobile employee and self-proclaimed whistleblower has claimed that America is being torn apart from within, calling H-1B visas and the so-called “Indian takeover” only a small part of a much larger problem.Marc Palasciano, who worked at T-Mobile for 17 years in the Dallas area, said he walked away from a $200,000-a-year career […]

‘My team lead is Indian. My boss is Indian’: US software engineer slams MAGA supporter for calling Indian workers ‘incompetent’

[ad_1] Recently, Madhu Gottumukkala, the Indian-origin acting director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), came under fire after uploading sensitive government contracting documents into the AI model ChatGPT. The documents were marked “for official use only” and were not meant for public release. They were not classified, but the incident triggered internal […]

Texas freezes H-1B hiring: Governor Greg Abbott directs all state agencies and universities to halt visa petitions

[ad_1] Texas governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered state agencies and public universities to halt new H-1B visa hiring.This marks a major setback for foreign professionals seeking to work in US, especially in the Red state.In a letter sent to agency heads, Abbott directed all state bodies to immediately freeze new H-1B petitions, citing ‘abuse’ […]

‘Attacking H1-B was the best thing Trump did’: Canadian-Indian entrepreneur on big tech layoffs in US and offshore hiring

[ad_1] Canadian-Indian entrepreneur Vijay Sappani said on X that taking a hardline stance on H-1B visas was “the best thing Trump did to Corporate America.” He added that the policy forced companies to “dive deeper into India where they can pay half of H1B salary for the same talent instead of bringing them to US.” […]

40% increase in tech professionals moving from US to India amid H-1B row, LinkedIn data shows

[ad_1] A growing number of Indian tech professionals are returning home as uncertainty over the US H-1B visa program increases. LinkedIn data shows a 40 per cent increase in tech workers changing their location to India in the third quarter of 2025, according to Bloomberg. This signals a huge potential for reverse migration from US.The […]

Elon Musk’s alleged ex speaks on H-1B, her ‘son’s sister’ as people call her ‘irrelavant’

[ad_1] Ashley St Clair, the woman who claimed to be the mother of Elon Musk’s 13th child, has started to explain on Musk’s platform X why she turned ‘woke’ after she called out Grok for creating sexualized photo. After she lost her blue tick and got her premium subscription canceled. she has now started speaking […]

‘Embarrassingly obvious’: H-1B spouses sue US over ending automatic work permit extensions

[ad_1] A new lawsuit filed by the spouses of H-1B visa holders has challenged the new US rule of ending the automatic extension of work permits. On October 29, 2025, the US Department of Homeland Security issued an interim final rule that ends the practice of automatically extending EADs for certain individuals who apply for […]

Republican slams Purdue University for hiring H-1B foreign national for professor role at $127,500: ‘Can no American teach marketing in Chicago?’

[ad_1] Indiana State Representative Andrew Ireland has criticised Purdue University Northwest for filing an H-1B visa to hire a foreign national as an assistant professor of marketing, starting June 2026 at a salary of $127,500. The Republican called the move unfair to American workers and questioned whether there were qualified US applicants nearby in Chicago.In […]