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New US visa rules effective December 15 have slowed H-1B and H-4 processing due to expanded social media vetting. The delays have stranded many Indians, put jobs at risk, and prompted tech companies to warn employees against travelling abroad.

The US entered a government shutdown after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a funding deal by Wednesday’s deadline. Around 7,50,000 federal workers face furloughs, services risk disruption, and political deadlock deepens as Trump pursues a hardline agenda.

USCIS has confirmed that a one-time USD 100,000 fee applies to all new H-1B petitions filed after September 21, 2025. The fee, part of Trump’s visa reforms, excludes renewals and current holders while prioritising high-skilled, high-paid workers.

T. Harish Rao criticised the Union Government over the US hike in H-1B visa fees and 25% tariffs on labour-intensive sectors, calling it a diplomatic failure. He urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to secure solutions for Indian students, professionals, and industries.

The US tech giant is considering this move as a temporary solution to reduce the rising cost of importing products from China, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

The protesters were trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Musk's role as the head of the newly created Department of of Government Efficiency

According to sources, the deportees comprise 67 persons from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, eight from Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh, two each from Rajasthan and Maharashtra, and one each from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh

US District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, agreed to block an order that would have given the thousands of overseas USAID workers the administration wanted to place on abrupt administrative leave just 30 days to move families and households back to the US on government expense

While 30 of the deportees are from Punjab, 33 each are from Haryana and Gujarat, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh, the sources said

A notice posted online on Tuesday gives the workers 30 days to return home. The move had been rumoured for several days and was the most extreme of several proposals considered for consolidating the agency into the State Department

The executive order was issued by Trump on Wednesday.

Created with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development's Scaling-up Early Reading Intervention program and implemented by Room to Read India, this five-book series, written in Hindi, challenges stereotypes, promotes equality, and encourages inclusivity, with a particular emphasis on gender diversity and inclusion.

Earlier, the Deputy CM had discussions with the management of BKT tyres, as well as the Wirtgen group, and examined their latest product offerings to the mining industry

In a media statement on Friday, Irene Khan, UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression, warned of serious implications for freedom of expression due to the potential extradition and impending prosecution of Julian Assange in the US

If the government shuts down tonight, which seems likely as Congress is reluctant to pass the Senate's stopgap measure for releasing $12 billion ($6 billion for Ukraine and $6 billion for disaster relief), there are no immediate alternatives to swiftly reopen the government treasury.

Modi pressed on with the hard sell, telling business leaders in the audience that they should not let go of this opportunity.

Evacuation from the capital, Khartoum, has proved intensely dangerous since conflict erupted over the weekend between Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces

US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken requested the Americans living in Russia to leave the country "immediately", after the reporter was arrested in Moscow

He made the revelation while sharing the latest round of "Twitter Files," which were made public by the journalist Matt Taibbi.

The National Archives posted more than 13,000 documents containing newly released information subject to legislation passed by Congress in 1992, Xinhua news agency reported.