‘I saw this coming’: Texas Republican candidate says he got fired from Amazon; ‘It was not AI’

[ad_1] Nicholas Lee, a military veteran who is running for Congress from Texas’s 2nd Congressional District, said he got laid off by Amazon in its latest tranche of layoff announced Wednesday. Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology, Beth Galetti, confirmed the layoff in a blog post. “As I shared in October, we’ve […]

Texas puts a hex on H-1B visas after fraud charges

[ad_1] TOI correspondant from Washington: Two years after he led a second trade mission to India seeking closer energy and tech ties, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has dropped a hammer on H-1B visas. Responding to growing MAGA sentiment against all immigration amid allegations of visa fraud, Abbott on Tuesday ordered an immediate freeze on new […]

‘Catch the first flight to New Delhi’: Indian-origin Republican leader trolled after Texas freezes H-1B

[ad_1] Texas GOP chairman, Indian-origin Abraham George was asked to catch the first flight to New Delhi by a social media troll after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a freeze on new H-1B visa petitions in state agencies and public universities. This makes Texas the second state, after Florida, to crack down on the H-1B […]

‘Spent $3.25 million hiring H-1B workers’: Texas university draws backlash over foreign hiring and claims of ‘importing labour’ | World News

[ad_1] Texas A&M University is facing backlash after fresh claims that the public university spent around $3.25 million on H-1B visa fees and related immigration costs between 2020 and late November 2025, sponsoring hundreds of foreign workers for a wide range of roles. The figures have sparked criticism online, with some questioning whether the institution […]

‘Where are 12 H-1B workers? ‘: Indian-American group says consulting firms operating from home address in Texas not illegal

[ad_1] Indian-American investors and advocacy groups came together to shred Texas woman Sara Gonzales’s massive H-1B expose to pieces and asserted that she has no idea how the H-1B staffing works in the US. In her viral video, Gonzales targeted two companies: 3Bees Technologies and Qubitz Tech Systems, and claimed that these two companies hired […]

‘Once-in-a lifetime’ snowstorm alert issued for Texas, residents asked to prepare as if a hurricane is coming

[ad_1] A ‘once-in- a lifetime’ snowstorm alert has been issued in Texas, triggering panic buying by the residents as Governor Greg Abbott activated state emergency response resources. Forecasters said cold temperatures will begin in the Austin area overnight Friday, and the weekend might turn into catastrophic. Meteorologist Dylan Federico said it will be a rare […]

Texas AG candidate’s anti-Indian post backfires as community note flags Pakistani scammer among his top donors | World News

[ad_1] A Texas Republican running for attorney general has come under intense online scrutiny after a social media post warning that Texas counties could turn into “Delhi, Calcutta and Hyderabad” while attacking Indian immigration and H-1B visas sparked backlash. The post drew further attention after a Community Note pointed out that one of the candidate’s […]

‘Go back to your country’: 8-year-old Texas boy’s tearful video after anti-immigrant bullying goes viral | World News

[ad_1] A video of an eight-year-old boy breaking down in tears as he describes the anti-immigrant harassment he faced while playing football has gone viral online, prompting debate about bullying and the language children absorb from those around them.The clip, shared by CBS News on January 21, shows the boy, identified as Max, speaking to […]

Collin, Dallas, not Calcutta, Delhi…: Texas candidate’s poll promise is to deport H-1Bs, ‘assimilate rest’

[ad_1] A Republican eying the Attorney General post in Texas said he would make sure, as the AG, that Texas does not turn into either India or Pakistan. Aaron Reitz said he will roll back the cheap labor H-1B scam and will also hold companies that hire them accountable. Texas houses a lot of Indians, […]

‘Our son was forced to end life’: Parents of Indian medical student Vaibhav Duggal accuse Texas Tech University of bias

[ad_1] Five months after Vaibhav Duggal, a third-year medical student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, committed suicide, his parents in India broke silence and accused the university authorities of clear bias which they alleged pushed Vaibhav to take the decision to end his life. They said Vaibhav was declared guilty […]