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Trump's H-1B visa fee hike "two-edged sword" for US innovation, India's IT
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former senior Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev on Saturday described US President Donald Trump's proclamation of imposing a USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications as a "two-edged sword", warning that it could undermine America's IT innovation while significantly impacting Indian com
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Congress leaders slam US decision to Impose $100K H-1B visa fee
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
President Trump's presidential proclamation is set to take effect on September 21. The order represents one of the Trump administration's most aggressive efforts yet to overhaul the H-1B visa programme. Framed as a crackdown on "systemic abuse", it places strict financial and compliance burd
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Congress leader Pawan Khera crticizes PM Modi's silence on Trump's H-1B hi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday criticised PM Modi's silence on Trump's executive order, which raised the fee for companies to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000.
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"India has a weak PM," says Rahul Gandhi as Congress targets PM Modi after
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has attacked PM Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump imposed a USD 100,000 fee for H1B visas.
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Tech giants urge H-1B holders to stay in US after Trump's visa overhaul, a
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the looming implementation of US President Donald Trump's overhaul of the H-1B visa programme, tech giants Amazon and Microsoft on Saturday advised their foreign employees holding H-1B and H-4 visas to immediately return to the United States and urged the H-1B holders to stay in the
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"Strategic silence, loud optics liability for nation": Congress slams PM M
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday slammed the Centre after the Trump administration imposed a USD 100,000 annual charge for H-1B visas and said that the move will affect the "brightest minds" from India.
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"He is keen on scoring a self-goal": Former diplomat KP Fabian on Trump's
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former diplomat KP Fabian criticised US President Donald Trump's order raising H-1B visa sponsorship fees to USD 100,000, calling it "an atrocity and unnecessary." He warned it would hurt Indians and the American economy, saying Trump was "keen on scoring a self-goal."
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Trump's H1B visa fees will destroy American economy more than Indian econo
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Trump and his action imposing $1 lakh on H-1B visa, will destroy the American economy more than the Indian economy. His sinful, cruel ideas to target the Indian economy are going to hurt America more than India," the BJP leader told reporters here.
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"What greater gift for Modi?": AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj's jibe after US i
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After the United States imposed a USD 100,000 fee for H1B visa applications, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and party's Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, saying that US president Donald Trump has given a "gift" to India by sending people ba
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"America's loss will be India's gain": ex-NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant sees
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former NITI Aayog CEO and ex-G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant hailed US President Donald Trump's H-1B visa overhaul as a potential boon for India's innovation ecosystem, asserting that the restrictive USD 100,000 fee per visa application will stifle US foreign talent inflows and redirect global br
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"This is a regressive step in my view": Former Indian diplomat Anil Trigun
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Indian diplomat Anil Trigunayat called Donald Trump's USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee plan "regressive," warning it will hit India hardest. He stressed India-US trade talks must resolve tariff issues, backed Ian Bremmer's view of India's strong global position, and urged vigilance over t
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Spotlight on IT companies as Trump imposes USD 100,000 fee for H1B visas
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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