US H-1B visa processing frozen: How US government shutdown risks legal status for Indian and other international tech workers in America

The US government shutdown that began October 1 has brought H-1B visa processing to a standstill, dealing a severe blow to Indian professionals who represent over 71% of H-1B beneficiaries. The Department of Labor, which issues critical Labour Condition Applications (LCAs) required before any H-1B petition can proceed, has stopped operations due to the funding…

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Oracle confirms the ‘dangerous emails’ that Google warned companies about; tells CEOs and CIOs to …

Oracle has confirmed the existence of a targeted email extortion campaign that Google’s Mandiant team recently flagged as a serious cybersecurity threat. The hackers are claiming to have stolen sensitive data from Oracle business applications. In a statement, Google said that the messages are part of an ongoing campaign by a group that has linked…

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‘4-5 F-16s destroyed’: IAF chief on what turned tables in Operation Sindoor; calls Pakistan’s narrative ‘manohar kahaniyan’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh on Friday hailed said Operation Sindoor saying that will be remembered as a conflict that achieved its objectives with speed and precision, and brought Pakistan “to its knees”. Singh said that India struck multiple targets in Pakistan and also destroyed 4-5 Pakistani fighter jets.Speaking at a…

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Zubeen Garg death: Singapore shares autopsy report with India; why bandmate and singer were taken into custody | India News

NEW DELHI: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Friday shared a copy of singer Zubeen Garg‘s autopsy report and preliminary findings with the Indian High Commission, following the artist’s death in Singapore last month.The handover was made at the request of Indian authorities, and police investigations into the case are ongoing, the officials said in…

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‘One can say ‘I love Modi’ but not ‘I love Mohammad’: Owaisi amid Bareilly unrest; condemns violence | India News

NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that while it is acceptable to declare “I love Modi” in the country it draws objections if one says “I love Mohammad”. His remarks came on Thursday at a public meeting in Hyderabad, against the backdrop of violent protests in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly over…

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‘She couldn’t get out’: Parents sue Tesla over fatal fire; claim design flaw trapped 19-year-old in burning car

The parents of a 19-year-old College arts student filed a lawsuit Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court, claiming that a design flaw in Tesla vehicles prevented their daughter from escaping a burning car, resulting in her death by flames and smoke. They allege that the company, which has aided Elon Musk in becoming the world’s…

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