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Job in America, Green Card on Hold: What Trump’s Tech Crackdown Means for Indians
Job in America, Green Card on Hold: What Trump’s Tech Crackdown Means for Indians
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Eight technology companies face a freeze on a crucial green-card process. As Microsoft disputes Washington’s claims, Indian workers face questions about their jobs, immigration deadlines and plans to ...
‘Shutting the Door on Talent’: Newsom Attacks Trump’s Legal Immigration Curbs
2 min read
California Governor Gavin Newsom says restrictions on employment-based immigration will hurt the US economy, as the Trump administration defends suspending major technology firms from a key green card ...
Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar to Receive Israel's Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism
2 min read
Israeli President salutes the Indian captain's 'courage and sound professionalism' in averting the alleged crash attempt on Flight FZ1073
‘Never-Ending Flow of Cheap Labour’: Vance Clashes With Jayapal Over Green-Card Curbs
2 min read
The US vice president defended restrictions on eight technology companies as Pramila Jayapal warned that blocking legal immigration would weaken American innovation
TCS Says US Green Card Programme Suspension Will Not Affect Hiring Strategy
2 min read
TCS says its PERM applications were in single digits over the past two years and reiterates plans to hire 15,000 people in the US over five years, with local recruitment central to its workforce strat ...
‘No Double Standards’: India Calls for Equal Protection of Human Dignity at UNHRC
2 min read
As the UN Human Rights Council’s 63rd session concluded, India urged greater attention to victims of terrorism and highlighted its positions on development, climate finance and migrant workers’ rights
US Targets Iran’s Oil Trade With Sanctions on 27 Companies, 22 Vessels
2 min read
Washington’s latest measures target shipping and trading networks across several countries as the Trump administration steps up pressure on Tehran’s petroleum revenues
Fort Hood Shooter Hasan’s Execution Will Be Public: Pete Hegseth
2 min read
A December 3 firing-squad execution is planned at the Texas base, but details of how the public would watch remain unclear
ICE Under Fire: The Raids, Deaths & Due Process Battles Behind America’s Immigration Crackdown
6 min read
A man shot in New York, a five-year-old reportedly in his car, and fresh demands to abolish ICE. The encounter brings renewed scrutiny to an agency whose expanding reach has triggered disputes over de ...
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09 Oct 2026 - Vol 05 | Issue 41

Zeroing In on ECI

Constitutional legitimacy versus political opportunism