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White House justified its $100k for H-1B visa move citing concerns over cheap “foreign labour” replacing American workers in the United States. It noted the rise in unemployment rates among computer science graduates, doubling of foreign STEM workers in the States.“Unemployment among recent computer science graduates has reached 6.1 per cent and 7.5 per cent…
BENGALURU: Chaos erupted across India as H-1B visa holders scrambled to return to the US after a sudden Trump administration order set a 28-hour deadline for their arrival. Those attending family functions, weddings, or personal trips rushed to book flights before the 12.01am, Sept 21 cutoff, fearing deportation or fines.Shravya Jayaprakash of Whitefield, who was…
NEW DELHI: Over 5 lakh Indians could be hit by the Trump administration’s decision to impose a hefty $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, prompting India’s IT ministry to go into mission mode. The ministry has begun coordination with the Indian embassy in Washington DC and is working to ease the entry of Global Capability Centres…
United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday introducing a steep $100,000 fee for companies sponsoring H-1B visas, the programme that allows foreign professionals to work in specialised roles in the United States. The change could reshape opportunities for foreign professionals, especially from India, across multiple sectors in the US. With major firms…
Donald Trump (File photo) The US administration plans a major change to the H-1B visa programme, with President Donald Trump expected to sign a proclamation Friday imposing a $100,000 application fee, according to a White House official, quoted in a Bloomberg report.The order is intended to curb misuse of the visa category and its perceived…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has placed a college student on leave from the University of Pennsylvania in charge of its crucial data annotation team following sweeping layoffs that eliminated over 500 positions. Diego Pasini, who graduated high school in 2023 and joined xAI just eight months ago, now leads the team responsible for…
US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump on Sunday urged foreign companies to expand investment in the United States and bring in expert personnel to train American workers in advanced manufacturing.In a post on Truth Social, Trump stressed the need for the country to relearn skills in industries such as semiconductors, shipbuilding, and high-tech machinery…
