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Fresh H-1B row as Walmart slashes 1500 tech jobs, Indian-origin Suresh Kumar blamed

US tech workers claim Walmart is firing 1500 people to accommodate fresh H-1B hirings. The H-1B row and India hatred on social media got fresh fuel after Walmart announced that it is set to lay off approximately 1,500 employees. The affected departments will be Walmart’s technology unit, e-commerce fulfilment center and the advertising segment named […]

Indian-origin man in Carmel asks his staff one question, lands in jail for conspiracy to kill wife

Indian man Darshan Soni has been arrested in Carmel for plotting to kill wife for several months. Darshan Soni, an Indian-origin man in Carmel, Indiana, was arrested after a brief investigation into a question that he asked one of his employees unraveled several conspiracies that he had been hatching to kill his wife. According to […]

‘Satya Nadella personally invited him,’ family of Indian-origin entrepreneur Akshay Gupta murdered in Austin speaks up

Family and friends remember Akshay Gupta, the Indian entrepreneur, stabbed to death on a bus in Austin. The family and friends of Akshay Gupta, the Indian-origin entrepreneur who was stabbed by a stranger on a bus in Austin, have spoken out about Gupta’s long list of achievements and his love for America.His family has revealed […]

Indian-origin student Akash Banerjee shot dead in Georgia, police say it was a ‘targeted act’

Atlanta Police Department released the footage of the alleged shooter who killed Indian-origin tech student Akash Banerjee in Georgia. A 22-year-old Indian-origin tech student, Akash Banerjee, was shot in the head in the apartment he used to stay in near the Georgia Tech campus. This incident took place on May 18 and now the Georgia […]

‘I envision a country like my dad came into’: What Indian-origin Saikat Chakrabarti said on H-1B

Indian-origin Democrat leader Saikat Chakrabarti said he is in favor of expanding H-1B visa program. Indian-origin Saikat Charabarti who announced his run in the 2026 Democratic primary for California’s 11th Congressional District, has recently expressed his opinion in favor of the H-1Bvisa program. He said he thinks the US should have more H-1B visas as […]

Indian-origin couple defrauds $2 million in New Zealand through secret marriage, flees to Chennai, wanted to retire at 35

Neha Sharma, Amandeep Sharma convicted of fraud in New Zealand. (Photo: Social media) Neha Sharma and her husband Amandeep Sharma have pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges in New Zealand after they conned a New Zealand government agency out of more than $2 million.When their secret arrangement came in the public, they booked one-way tickets […]

Indian-origin Howard University professor says H-1B visas have no connection to US worker shortage

Howard professor Ron Hira weighed in on the recent H-1B uproar. Howard University professor Ron Hira said H-1B visa programs that allow US companies to hire skilled labour from outside the country have no connection to merit or shortage of US workers for those specific jobs.Ron Hira, whose parents were Indians and came to the […]

‘Everyone is scared’: Indian-origin Canadian MP after businessman Harjeet Dhadda’s murder in Ontario

Harjeet Singh Dhadda came to Canada in 1997 and settled here with his family and business. Amarjeet Gill, the Indian-origin Canadian MP from the Conservative Party for Brampton West, said the crime rate in the Peel Region has been on the rise and everyone is scared. “Everyone is scared, whether it’s car theft, whether it’s […]

Indian-origin Democrat Ro Khanna says he ‘made a mistake’ supporting Joe Biden’s re-election bid, praises Donald Trump’s Iran deal

Indian-origin Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, who defended former US President Joe Biden during the 2024 campaign, admitted on Sunday that he was wrong to support Biden’s decision to run for re-election.Khanna said, “I made a mistake,” in judging Biden’s readiness for another term. However, the lawmaker insisted there was no cover-up regarding Biden’s mental and […]

Indian-origin man in California pleads guilty to scamming DoorDash of $2.5M

An Indian-origin man scammed DoorDash by creating fake food orders. 30-year-old Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri, a Southern Californian man of Indian-origin, has pleaded guilty for conspiring to steal around $2.5 million from food delivery company DoorDash. Devagiri and three others were indicted by a federal jury in August and were arrested in October, Federal prosecutors […]