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As H-1B delays persist, the issue warrants attention beyond immigration policy alone. For more than three decades, the H-1B visa program has been a cornerstone of economic integration between India and the United States, enabling movement of highly skilled professionals into sectors critical to US productivity and innovation. Indian nationals account for more than 70%…
Stranded passengers search for their luggage near a counter after IndiGo cancelled more than 400 flights, at the Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (File photo/ PTI) CHENNAI: When IndiGo’s flight operations went topsy-turvy in December last year, there were videos and photos of hapless and tired passengers confronting ground staff. The Directorate General of…
PUNE: Thousands of commuters of all ages and backgrounds had a harrowing time for several hours as traffic on the Pune-Mumbai expressway was disrupted for at least 32 hours after a tanker carrying highly flammable propylene overturned near the Adoshi Tunnel on the Mumbai-bound carriageway around 4.45pm on Tuesday.The accident occurred around 50m ahead of…
SRINAGAR: Flight operations at Srinagar International Airport were suspended on Tuesday after continuous snowfall rendered the runway unsafe, officials said. An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said adverse weather conditions and persistent snowfall in Srinagar forced the cancellation of all arrivals and departures in the interest of passenger safety. “The runway is currently not…
MANALI: Heavy snowfall over the past 48 hours has paralysed life in Manali, blocking national highways and leaving hundreds of tourists stranded amid freezing conditions.Nearly one to two feet of continuous snow accumulation, coupled with hazardous black ice on roads, has brought traffic to a complete halt on key highway stretches. About 7–8 kilometres of…
SHIMLA: Heavy snowfall across several districts of Himachal Pradesh continued to severely disrupt daily life in the hill state on Sunday, affecting transport, communication, power, water supply and leaving people stranded in cars in freezing temperatures. Lahaul and Spiti district has been cut-off from the rest of the state due to blocked roads. As of…
India pole vaulters Kuldeep Yadav, Dev Meena, and TTE at the railway station. (Video Grab) NEW DELHI: India’s leading pole vaulter and current national record holder, Dev Meena, and his teammates, including interuniversity champion Kuldeep Yadav, were left stranded for hours at Maharashtra’s Panvel station and missed their connection to Bhopal after railways officials told…
chaos at Greece airports as passengers stranded after flights were grounded (AP photo) Thousands of travelers in Greece were stranded after flights across the country had to be grounded due to sudden, unexplained loss of radio frequency reported around 0700 GMT.“No plane landed or took off for at least two hours,” said the press office…
Amazon is giving its India-based employees a temporary remote work pass until early March due to visa processing snags. But, there are strict rules: no coding, no big strategy talks, and definitely no chatting with customers. This shows how big tech companies are really feeling the pinch from H-1B visa backlogs, messing with their work…
A temporary power outage in San Francisco left hundreds of Google’s self-driving vehicles – Waymo stranded on roads. Many users shared videos and photos of the cars stalled in traffic in different parts of the city. Amid the disruption, Elon Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter), writing “Tesla Robotaxis were unaffected by the SF power…
