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 […]

Top 10 richest families in the world: Walmart’s Walton family leads, and only one Indian family makes the list | World News

The list of the world’s richest families includes dynasties that have constructed empires that have lasted for decades and even centuries. The Ambani family is the only Indian family in Bloomberg’s top 10. Overall, the top 25 families are now worth an amazing $2.9 trillion, which is $358.7 billion more than last year. The leading […]

Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and other Indian American leaders call for gun safety after Brown University shooting | World News

Indian American political leaders have called for stronger gun safety measures following a deadly shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, that left two people dead and eight others injured. The attack took place on 14 December and prompted widespread condemnation and renewed debate over gun violence in the US.California Representative Ro Khanna described […]

Stabbed over 40 times: Ex-boss kills Indian man Gurjit Singh in New Zealand after woman who rejected him marries Singh

The 2024 murder of Indian-origin Gurjit Singh in New Zealand finally found its closure after his former boss, Rajinder, was found guilty of the murder. DNA evidence linked Rajinder to Gurjit Singh’s murder, to which Rajinder had not pleaded guilty, and in fact, his lawyer contested that he had no motive to kill Singh. But […]

Indian expat sentenced to death for wife’s murder in Kuwait | World News

An Indian man in Salmi, Kuwait, was sentenced to death for brutally murdering his wife/Representative Image A marital dispute turned deadly in the Salmi, Kuwait, area after an Indian man killed his wife inside their home, a crime that later resulted in a death sentence.Arab Times Kuwait reported that the Criminal Court, under the supervision […]

Who is Harshkumar Patel? Indian national linked to family’s freezing deaths while smuggling seeks to represent himself in US court

An Indian national convicted of human smuggling last year is asking a US appeals court to allow him to represent himself in a case linked to the deaths of an Indian family who froze to death near the US-Canada border in 2022.Harshkumar Patel is currently in a Pennsylvania prison. He filed a motion this week […]

Indian-origin Menka Soni hails Zohran Mamdani’s NYC win, celebrates Indian representation in US: ‘You have to connect…’

Indian-origin Redmond City Councillor Menka Soni has praised mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign in New York City, saying it is a proud moment for the Indian community.“I have followed Zohran Mamdani’s entire campaign. My daughter is a big fan of his… I congratulate him… He established a connection with the people. Today, Zohran and others […]

Everyone except the Indian? Popular entertainment account called out for not naming Dhalsim actor Vidyut Jamwal in Street Fighter cast reveal

The X handle of popular entertainment platform DiscussingFilm posted the cast and characters of the upcoming movie inspired by the popular 90s video game Street Fighter. However, they omitted Indian actor Vidyut Jamwal’s name out of the list, who is set to play the fighter Dhalsim in the film. The account was called out and […]

‘Please do not…’: Stranded Indian H-1B’s request on Reddit goes viral amid visa chaos

As hundreds of H-1B visa holders have been left with no other option other than biding their time in India as the US State Department canceled maximum visa appointments of December and rescheduled them to March 2026, a request from a Redditor has gone viral. The Redditor urged fellow Indians who are in the US […]

Don’t travel right now: Immigration attorney’s advice to Indian H-1Bs amid mass appointment rescheduling

Immigration attorney Rebecca Chen advised Indian H-1Bs to avoid traveling now in the wake of the major mass rescheduling of visa appointments in India. Hundreds of H-1B visa holders have already traveled to India to report to their appointment in December at the consular offices but now they have received last-minute emails that their appointment […]