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The UK Is Tightening Immigration Regulations: How Might It Affect Indian I
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24: The UK government recently introduced new immigration rules through the whitepaper titled "Restoring control over the immigration system", seeking to reduce net migration in the country. Consequently, one major area under the spotlight of this UK immigration
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Both India, US-based firms raised concerns on sufficient availability of t
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America, Dhruva Jaishankar, on Tuesday (local time) said that both Indian and US-based companies have expressed concern over the availability of sufficient skilled talent for their jobs in the wake of recent hikes in H-1B visa fees
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"Weakness of our diplomacy": Sachin Pilot slams government on US' H-1B vis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday criticised the US move to impose USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications and also targeted the Modi government, saying "unilateral actions are being taken and we are unable to do anything".
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"Will impact international relations": Telangana Jagruthi chief K Kavitha
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Highlighting the contributions of Telugu people in technological fields in US, Kavitha told ANI, "Telugu people have made contributions to the US in developing the country and making it a technologically sound country. Telugu software engineers and Telugu businessmen have made great contr
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Kharge slams $100K H-1B visa fee as 'birthday return gift' from Trump to P
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Indians are pained by the return gifts you have received after the birthday call. Birthday Return Gifts from your "Abki Baar, Trump Sarkar" Govt! USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, hits Indian tech workers the hardest, 70 per cent of H-1B visa holders are Indians," Kharge wrote in a p
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Spotlight on IT companies as Trump imposes USD 100,000 fee for H1B visas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) issued a new presidential proclamation titled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" that introduces a major overhaul to the H-1B visa programme, imposing a steep USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, raising fre
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New visa programme will end foreign workers 'taking jobs from hard-working
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick lauded the Trump administration's recent overhaul in its visa programmes, announcing that these new visa programmes will ensure foreign workers provide "significant benefit" to the US by ending practices where they "take jobs from hard-working Ameri
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Toronto police arrest six at Christie Pits Park during pro and anti-immigr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Police confirmed in a post on X that the first arrest was made around 12:40 p.m. in the Bloor Street West and Christie Street area, where a man was taken into custody for assault. A later update said more people had been arrested, bringing the total to six.
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Indian National brutally killed in Dallas, incident sparks discussion in U
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An Indian national working at a motel in Dallas, Texas, was brutally killed by a Cuban migrant who had been previously released from US immigration custody after Cuba refused to accept his deportation.
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"Men do not belong in women's sports": US Immigration Services restricts
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its immigration policy to restrict visa eligibility for transgender women seeking to compete in women's sports.
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Germany's Bavaria steps up deportation of Afghans, Syrians
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Bavarian Premier Markus Soder has called for swift deportation of foreign criminals, including Afghans and Syrians, as Germany toughens its immigration policy. Refugee advocates say this reflects a harsher stance, with state governments gaining more authority in deportations. 81 Afghans were
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US National Guard detains anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles amid rising t
Updated : 9 months ago IST
National Guard troops in Los Angeles have detained some protesters opposing ICE operations but handed them over to local police, Fox News reported. Over 4,000 troops and 700 Marines were deployed amid tensions. Governor Newsom has challenged the deployment, while the Trump administration
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