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.” Sappani […]
Burt Thakur, the first ever Indian-American in the Frisco City Council, broke his silence over the recent H-1B questions the council, specifically Thakur himself, faced at a meeting. A video of activist Marc Palasciano asking the mayor and the council members why they have donors with Indian surnames and those who do not live in […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday and requested that they work together. Amid the growing tension with ICE after Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s death, Governor Tim Walz gave Trump a […]
In a bold move to tackle its acute labor shortage, Russia is gearing up to welcome more than 40,000 Indian workers by 2026. This strategic decision comes in the wake of demographic challenges and an ongoing conflict, underlining the need for skilled labor. Following a recent mobility agreement, many Indian professionals are already contributing to […]
President Donald Trump, 79, said he dozing off during the cabinet meetings has nothing to do with his health; he closes his eyes because the meetings are “boring as hell”. “It’s boring as hell; I’m going around a room, and I’ve got 28 guys — the last one was three and a half hours. I […]
An H-1B worker entering the US may face this question from a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer: whether they have ever paid any portion of their salary to their employer. Murthy Law Firm explained that there can be various aspects to it, but if the border official determines that an H-1B worker paid their […]
A political fight inside Ohio’s Republican Party involved a religious dynamic after Vivek Ramaswamy’s rival, Casey Putsch, launched multiple attacks at the Indian-origin leader, saying Ramaswamy works with the “anti-Christ” and repeatedly calling out his Hindu faith.In a post on X, Putsch accused Ramaswamy of being backed by a “major christian organization” despite Ramaswamy being […]
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the US made much bigger sacrifices than the European countries in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “We have put 25% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil. Guess what happened last week? The Europeans signed a trade deal with India,” Bessent said, explaining that Russian oil goes to India and then Europeans […]
Israel military on Sunday recovered the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza Ran Gvili and repatriated to Israel for burial.“Following the identification process conducted by the National Forensic Centre, in cooperation with the Israeli police and the military rabbinate, representatives of the (Israeli military) informed the family of hostage Ran Gvili… that their […]
Suella Braverman, the British-Indian former Home Secretary, has become the latest high-profile Conservative MP to join Reform UK. The announcement was made by party leader and right-wing activist Nigel Farage at a rally for Reform supporters in London.Braverman has represented Fareham and Waterlooville since 2015. She told supporters she had resigned her Conservative Party membership […]
