US proposes sharp hike in H-1B, PERM wage thresholds; may adversely impact entry-level hiring

In a significant move that could reshape hiring of foreign skilled professionals, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a sweeping overhaul of wage rules for H-1B visas and…

Indian-origin liquor store owner Kulvir Brar faces 39 charges in US; offered underage girls drugs for sex

An India-origin man in the US is facing 39 charges related to sex abuse, trafficking, molestation as more victims of the liquor store owner came forward during the ongoing investigation…

US lawmakers move to spare H-1B healthcare workers from $100K entry-fee; bill gains bipartisan backing

A bipartisan bill introduced in the US House of Representatives seeks to exempt American sponsors of physicians and other healthcare professionals on H-1B visas from a steep $100K surcharge imposed…

‘Obnoxious India-India chant’: Professor says felt embarrassed as ‘Delhi bros’ created ruckus at Iguaçu Falls

Gaurav Sabnis, an Indian-origin professor at New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology, shared his experience of visiting the Iguaçu Falls and how embarrassed he was as an Indian there as…

Indian killed in sudden highway shooting in Canada: Pick-up truck stopped, man inside opened fire

A 22-year-old Indian man, Birinder Singh, who recenty got his work permit in Canada, was killed in a random firing on Highway 2 near Leduc on March 14. Police said…

‘Police refused to help’: Indian-origin Sikh restaurant owner Harman Kapoor speaks out after release amid ‘no halal’ row

An Indian-origin Sikh restaurant owner in west London has alleged that the Metropolitan Police “repeatedly refused” to help his family despite serious threats, hours after he was detained and later…

Indian-origin cab driver in Australia sues Queensland police for racial targeting: False allegation of indecent act, cops called Indians perverts

A cab driver who identified his last name as Singh and refused to reveal his first name has now sued the Queensland Police in Australia for racial targeting of him…

Indian In Dubmin: ‘I am not a creep’: Indian man in Dublin, convicted of groping woman on bus, says he can’t find job due to background check

A 44-year-old software developer, Kishor Karunakaran, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on a bus, said he was honeytrapped, got fired from his job at Amazon, and can’t…

‘I could not see her’: Mother of Gursimran Kaur, charred to death in Walmart oven in Canada, faults probe

Eighteen months after the horrific accident shook the Indian-origin family in Canada, Mandip Kaur, the mother of 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur who was charred to death inside Walmart oven, broke her…

Rishi Kapoor Indicted: Indian‑origin real estate developer Rishi Kapoor charged in $85 million fraud scheme to buy 68‑foot luxury yacht in Miami

A Miami real estate developer of Indian origin has been charged in federal court in an alleged $85 million fraud scheme that was used to fund a luxury yacht and a…