The controversy over H-1B visas has spilled from Silicon Valley into Wall Street. James Fishback, CEO of Azoria Capital, has accused regulators and financial trustees of targeting his company’s flagship fund after he spoke out against corporations that replace American workers with foreign labour. Fishback alleges that his statement — vowing not to invest in … Read more
The story so far: On September 19, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation increasing the fee for processing H-1B visas by about 60 times to $1,00,000. The White House underlined that the objective was to help “curb abuses that displace U.S. workers and undermine national security”. A tentative calm returned when Washington clarified the … Read more
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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, the Congress on Sunday (September 21, 2025) took a swipe at him, asking whether he will address U.S. President Donald Trump’s India-Pakistan “ceasefire” claims and the concerns of lakhs of Indian H-1B visa holders or just repeat what is already known on the new GST … Read more
File photo of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Saturday (September 20, 2025) cited the imposition of a $100,000 annual fee by U.S. President Donald Trump on H-1B visas for highly skilled workers to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi, … Read more
The Trump administration has proposed to not issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations in a move to sharply limit visas for skilled workers from overseas. The US State Department in a federal notification on Wednesday proposed to not issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations, a move that is likely to impact … Read more
PUNE: Indian IT services firms are estimated to have brought back more than 2,000 employees and their families, stranded overseas on account of the Covid 19-induced travel bans. Companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra and Wipro have a significant employee base at client locations, primarily in the US, as well as the UK, … Read more
America is great because of its willingness to accept talented immigrants. That’s what Nandan Nilekani, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys Technologies, would tell President Trump if he had the opportunity. “If you really want to keep the U.S. … globally competitive, you should be open to overseas talent,” Nilekani said on the sidelines of CNN’s … Read more