HYDERABAD: Indian professionals are facing the heat in the wake of a raging debate over H-1B visa reforms in the US. With President-elect Donald Trump’s administration expected to introduce stricter immigration policies, several professionals have already been hit by job offer withdrawals, visa delays and warnings of potential layoffs.TOI spoke to eight professionals in the…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and other Indian-origin tech companies have secured a fifth of all H-1B visas issued by the US in 2024. According to data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services from April to September 2024, 24,766 of the 130,000 H-1B visas were granted to Indian-origin companies. The H-1B visa program allows…
The appointment of Sriram Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has sparked a heated debate online. Laura Loomer, a far-right commentator, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her disapproval, claiming Krishnan’s appointment was inconsistent with the “America First” agenda. She criticized his…
US Election Results 2024: The day of reckoning has come. The counting is live in a historic presidential contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Electoral surveys across seven crucial states, also called Swing states, — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — suggest a close fight between Harris and Trump. There…
Kunal Bahl said that although not getting into IIT was disappointing, it opened doors to other opportunities. Kunal Bahl, co-founder of Snapdeal and Titan Capital, has shared his inspiring journey. He has revealed that not being accepted into IIT, the prestigious Indian institute, and having his H-1B visa application denied were pivotal moments in his…
Each year in April, the US conducts a lottery that shapes the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. And each year, only around 85,000 are granted an H-1B visa for highly-skilled workers. With skyrocketing application numbers, the odds of winning have only gotten slimmer. But new data obtained by Bloomberg News has revealed how…
