Immigration Bill introduced in LS amid Oppn protest

A bill seeking to streamline various services related to immigration and foreigners, including their entry, exit and stay in the country was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with opposition......

Want A US Visa? Pray to Lord Hanuman!

As the US gets tougher with visas, the prayers of US-bound devotees in India are getting more fervent, and their purse strings looser.Called Visa Hanuman temples (there are half a dozen all over......

Birthright citizenship meant for children of slaves: Trump

President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to 'come in and pile' into the United States. IMAGE: US......

Assam CM may order SIT probe into 'Pak links' of Gogoi's wife

Stepping up attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said a police case is likely to be registered and a special investigation team constituted to......

Indian-origin tech firms corner 1/5th of H-1B visas

Indian-origin tech companies cornered a fifth of all H-1B visas issued by the US with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services leading the pack, an analysis of data from the US immigration department......

US reaches H-1B cap for fiscal year 2024

The US has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach a cap for the much-sought-after H-1B foreign work visas for the fiscal year 2024, a federal agency has announced. Photograph:......

Good news for those in US on business or tourist visa

The US has announced that individuals travelling to the country on a business or tourist visa - B-1 and B-2 - can apply for new jobs and even appear in interviews, but the prospective employees......

Grace period for retrenched H1-B workers to be extended to 180 days

A presidential advisory sub-committee has recommended the federal government to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs, from the existing 60 days to 180 days so that the......