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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicH1-B visa

Topic: H1-B visa

‘Quality people coming in’, Trump supports H1B visa, calls for skilled immigrants to boost economy

Trump emphasised his belief in the importance of attracting skilled individuals to the country, citing the H-1B visa program as a key tool in facilitating this.

Manmohan Singh ‘a special man at a special time’ & ‘civil war’ within Trump camp over H-1B visas

Global media also reflects on India’s economic forecast amid disappointing indicators, a slowdown in earnings & doubts over Modi’s ambitious targets, forcing investors to rethink.

Cost-benefit analysis & saving 101

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Prevent Indian talent moving to Canada due to outdated H-1B visa policy, US lawmakers told

Policy experts told US lawmakers the trend was in response to the comparative ease Canada provides to international students and foreign nationals in getting permanent residence.

US Congress lawmakers introduce bill to eliminate per-country cap on Green Card

The bill phases out the 7% per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas. The bill also raises the 7% per-country limit on family-sponsored visas to 15%.

H-1B visa overhaul will be affected if immigration bill is broken up

Biden’s immigration plan calls for boosting the number of green cards. But House Democrats are weighing a piecemeal approach to immigration that would put more popular measures first.

What Biden’s reversal of Trump-era visa ban means for immigrants, H-1B aspirants

US President Joe Biden reversed a freeze on legal immigration imposed during the pandemic by the Trump administration.

Biden clear about restoring compassion & order to US immigration system, says White House

In Biden's immigration reform bill sent to Congress, White House has proposed elimination of country-quota in allocation of green cards, a major demand of Indian IT professionals.

Donald Trump extends freeze on H-1B, other work visas till 31 March

The decision will impact a large number of Indian IT professionals and American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US govt for the fiscal year 2021.

Trump administration accuses Facebook of H-1B visa abuse

The Justice Department said Facebook 'refused to recruit, consider, or hire qualified and available US workers for over 2,600 positions' & instead reserved the jobs to non-citizens.

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India’s amphibious operations depend on contingencies. Can the Armed Forces adapt?

The declassified doctrine outlines the framework for planning and execution of amphibious operations by integrating maritime, air and land domains.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?