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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicH1-B visa

Topic: H1-B visa

Tata and Infosys to bear brunt of Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Almost 90% of new H-1B hires at Tata, Infosys and Cognizant between May 2020 and May 2024 were approved at US consulates.

After $100,000-fee, US to increase H-1B vetting over speech ‘censorship’ concerns

“BE ON THE LOOKOUT: APPLICANTS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN CENSORSHIP OF AMERICANS,” the cable by US State Department to US missions abroad said.

Trump increases screening for H-1B visa, says anyone involved in ‘censorship’ barred from entry

The new order seeks review of H-1B applicants’ & accompanying family's resumes or LinkedIn for past work in areas like misinformation, content moderation, fact-checking & online safety.

‘Tremendous raw talent’: IITs see opportunity in Trump’s H-1B curbs

Faculty and students say the country’s brightest engineers no longer see US jobs as essential for success.

Trump’s new immigration policy is a blessing in disguise—India can now reverse brain drain

Trump's visa restrictions will cause losses to American institutions. India must seize the opportunity.

While US imposes H-1B visa fees, Canada PM plots ‘talent attraction’ plan

PM Mark Carney has previously said he wants to attract employees from the technology sector who might have otherwise gone to the US if not for President Donald Trump’s new visa charges.

Trump administration to rework H-1B visas in favour of higher-skilled, better-paid workers

This comes days after the Trump administration said Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B visas in a push to protect Americans from unfair wage competition from foreign workers.

‘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.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.