The proposed wage levels for H-1Bs will discourage companies from hiring them. The Donald Trump administration is planning to raise the base salary of foreign workers who come to the US on H-1B visas so that they are not easily hired instead of Americans. Bloomberg reported that an entry-level software engineer in Silicon Valley, San…
A former visa officer shares dos and don’ts for visa interviews. Getting a US visa has gradually become a stroke of luck as the rate of denials is high. Sometimes there are legitimate reasons, sometimes the visa officers just doubt that the applicant may not return to their home countries, and sometimes, it is just…
US and Iran could resume negotiations as early as next week in Islamabad, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter. The report said both sides are working through mediators on the one-page, 14-point MoU intended to establish the framework for a month-long negotiating process aimed at ending…
Former US diplomat, Victor Manuel Rocha, will be kicked out of the US for spying for Cuba for 40 years. As the Donald Trump administration cracks the whip on individuals who fraudulently obtained US citizenship and published a list of 12 such people under fire, one name stands out conspicuously. He is Victor Manuel Rocha,…
Chirayu Rana’s attorney speaks about the allegation that he faked his father’s death in 2024. Chirayu Rana’s attorney Daniel Kaiser reacted to the explosive claim that Rana, the embattled former employee of JPMorgan Chase, faked his father’s death and took leave from his office in 2024, and said it was not his biological father, but…
A Reform UK candidate who previously said Nigerians should be “melted down” to fill potholes has won a council seat in Sunderland, sparking outrage over his past social media remarks.Glenn Gibbins, elected from the Hylton Castle ward, is facing heavy criticism after a series of now-deleted posts resurfaced online following the local election results.In one…
Indian-origin Texas teen Reeyan Mistry takes his two grandmothers to prom. Two grandmothers attended their first prom ever at a small private school in Addison, Texas as Reeyan Mistry, the high school senior, did not have to think twice over whom he would ask to be his prom date. It was his Ba and Ma,…
Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer after the appointment of former PM Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance.Reacting on social media, Farage said: “An unpopular Prime Minister who lost a general election is now seen by Starmer as being the saviour. Labour…
Indian man dies in the US of Valley fever. Chiranjeevi Kolla, a 37-year-old Indian man, died in California after a month-long battle with Valley fever, his family said via a fundraiser. His cousin Rama Koteswara Rao said that in April Chiranjeevi came down with what felt like an ordinary flu but it kept worsening and…
Arab Cinema’s biggest Cannes yet? Regional filmmakers shine across major festival sections / Image: File The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival 2026 is shaping up to be one of the strongest years yet for Arab and Middle Eastern cinema. From Palestinian and Moroccan stories to Egyptian industry collaborations and Iranian auteurs competing for…