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Google has informed its employees that it will restart and also ‘ramp up’ application for the US green cards via the PERM program in 2026. The company’s plan to restart the process comes after the pause of three years which wS started among sweeping layoffs in 2023. As reported by Business Insider, the announcement by…
The Trump administration has halted the processing of all immigration applications, including green card requests, for people from 19 countries covered under this year’s expanded travel ban. The move was detailed in a new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy memo posted Tuesday.The suspension, rolled out as part of sweeping immigration changes following the…
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has processed nearly 99 per cent of applications seeking higher contributions to secure increased pensions under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) 1995, Parliament was informed Monday.Minister of state for labour & employment Shobha Karandlaje, in a written reply to Lok Sabha, said the EPFO has acted to implement directions issued…
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is closing applications this week for 5,810 Graduate-level non-technical posts including Station Master, Goods Train Manager, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, and Traffic Assistant. Eligible candidates must apply online by 27 November 2025. Selection includes CBT‑1, CBT‑2, post-specific aptitude/typing tests, and document verification. Pay ranges from ₹25,500 to ₹35,400, age 18–33 years….
India’s Undergraduate Applications to US Colleges Drop Sharply, Common App Data Shows. (Getty Images) India’s undergraduate applications to US institutions have fallen markedly, according to new figures released in the Common App’s Deadline Update for the 2025–26 admissions cycle. The report shows a 14 percent decline in applicants from India through the November 1 deadline,…
Columbia sees drop in international student interest as visa scrutiny and perceptions shift Columbia University is preparing for a possible decline in international enrollment next year after early admissions data showed fewer applications from overseas, Acting University President Claire Shipman told the University Senate on Oct. 24, according to the Columbia Daily Spectator. The shift…
Employers in the United States can once again submit applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B and PERM visa programs to hire foreign workers after the Department of Labor restored processing through its Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system. The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) confirmed that the platform is active and operational, enabling employers to…
Women lead full-time MBA applications worldwide. Women have outpaced men in applications to full-time MBA programmes, marking a significant shift in global graduate management education. According to the latest Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) 2025 Application Trends Survey, women now represent a larger share of applicants in several MBA formats.The survey shows that the number…
The Indian diaspora is actively discussing the first lawsuit filed recently against President Trump’s proclamation, which has slapped an entry fee of $ 100K on all new H-1B visa petitions filed after the specified date of September 21.Also read: Cross section of organisations sue to halt Trump’s $100K entry fee for new H-1B applicationsIn social…
A cross-section of organisations representing health care providers, academicians, educational institutions, religious organisations, and individuals (including an Indian citizen currently residing in California) jointly filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging President Trump’s recent proclamation, that barred H-1B holders from entering the US unless their employer coughed up an entry fee of $100,000.The lawsuit filed in…
