TOI correspondent from Washington: For nearly a million Indian professionals who spent years believing that hard work, due diligence, patience and an H-1B visa would eventually deliver the “American dream,” the Trump administration’s latest immigration memo has landed like a deportation notice wrapped in bureaucratic prose.In a sweeping new directive issued by the U.S. Citizenship...
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Green card? H-1Bs must prove worthy of ‘status adjustment’
The Trump administration’s latest immigration policy of recasting ‘adjustment of status’ as an ‘extraordinary’ discretionary benefit and pushing many green card applicants toward consular processing abroad is expected to trigger immediate litigation, according to immigration attorneys.The memo released on Friday night by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) states that green card applicants should...
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s goodbye memo to 8,000 fired Meta staff has 2 promises for survivors
Mark Zuckerberg‘s email landed in 78,000 inboxes on Wednesday morning, just as the first wave of layoff notices began going out in Singapore at 4 a.m. local time. To the roughly 8,000 employees losing their jobs, the Meta chief executive offered gratitude. To everyone else—the people still logged in, still wondering whether next month brings...
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Whole body scans: why investors love them but doctors hate them
When doctors express scepticism about whole-body scanning, a predictable counter-argument surfaces on social media within hours. Physicians, the theory goes, have a vested interest in keeping you undiagnosed. Healthy patients don’t fill hospital beds. Early detection threatens the treatment economy and the doctor is the last person you should trust to tell you whether to...
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Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid future in focus amid Chelsea rumors
Kylian Mbappe (Image Via Getty) Kylian Mbappe’s time at Real Madrid has taken a surprising turn despite his strong numbers in front of goal. The France captain has scored 41 goals in 43 matches this season, but team success has not followed. Real Madrid have again fallen behind Barcelona in the LaLiga title race, and...
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Toronto Maple Leafs face uncertainty amid Matthew Knies trade rumors
Matthew Knies of the Toronto Maple Leafs (Image via Getty Images) The Toronto Maple Leafs are entering a pivotal offseason period with trade speculation around Matthew Knies heating up and increasing interest in defensive upgrades. The organization is reportedly viewing Knies as a high-value trade asset, while also looking at options to bolster the blue...
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Dog brains shrank significantly by 5,000 years ago, thanks to humans
Domestic dogs have significantly smaller brains than their wolf ancestors. Researchers have long known that dogs’ brains shrank in the past, but when has been a mystery. Some theories also argue that strict aesthetic standards and intensive, selective modern breeding over the last 200 years could have been the cause. In a new study, researchers...
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Is United States on verge of a Maduro-like military intervention in Cuba?
The United States under President Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on Cuba in ways that analysts say increasingly resemble Washington’s approach towards Venezuela before the dramatic January operation that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power. Yet despite comparisons between Caracas and Havana, experts believe Cuba presents a far more complex, risky and potentially costly...
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‘Reward for theft?’ Kerala oppn targets UDF as poll officer appointed CM’s secretary
Rathan Khelkar THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM and BJP have come out against the state govt’s decision to appoint chief electoral officer Rathan Khelkar as chief minister V D Satheesan’s principal secretary. Both BJP and CPM asked Congress to clarify its stand on the matter as Rahul Gandhi had criticised West Bengal govt’s decision to appoint the CEO...
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‘I’d say sorry’: Why Rishabh Pant apologised in LSG’s last game
Rishabh Pant (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant apologised to the franchise’s fans after Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to field in Match 68 of IPL 2026 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday.Already eliminated from the playoff race, LSG are playing only...
