US suspending permanent residency program for Microsoft, Vance says  ReutersU.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green-card labor program in foreign worker crackdown  CNBCUS visa chaos: Tata, Wipro among IT firms suspended from PERM scheme; what it means  The Times of IndiaUS suspends Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL, other IT firms from Green Card programme  India TodayUS Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft  Bloomberg.com  Read More

CJP Bengaluru protest LIVE updates: ‘Ek kachori do samosa’ slogans shouted; CJP celebrates Dhruv Rathee’s birthday  Hindustan TimesAbhijeet Dipke, Dhruv Rathee, Prakash Raj lead protest, seek CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR  Telegraph IndiaCEC Must Go Live Updates: Opposition Buses Reach Rajghat, Hundreds in Bengaluru CJP Meet  TheWire.inSIR row: ‘Zero transparency, zero accountability from EC’, alleges YouTuber Dhruv Rathee  ThePrintMass protest erupts at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park over SIR; Dhruv Rathee, Prakash Raj join People’s Tribunal  Deccan Herald  Read More

42 Former Judges Write Open Letter, Warn Against Vote Theft Allegations  NDTV42 former judges defend ECI, slam ‘calculated campaign’ driven by ‘vested political interests’  The Hindu‘Sorry, there’s no decision’, says Harish Salve on EC dissent, calls for end to controversy  Telegraph India42 retired judges back EC, call SIR lawful amid opposition protests  The New Indian Express’Calculated campaign driven by vested political interests’: 42 ex-judges back Gyanesh Kumar in open letter  The Times of India  Read More

GST Council meeting today: Cutting across divide, 5 big states oppose end of taxmen’s arrest powers  The Indian ExpressIn Major Reform, GST Council Scraps Tax Officers’ Arrest Powers  NDTVGST council removes arrest powers of tax officers, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore  Telegraph IndiaAs GST Council meets, tax experts say reforms must move beyond rates to processes and compliance  The HinduNo rate cuts, but big GST relief: 8 reforms on refunds, ITC, registration and enforcement | Explained  The Economic Times  Read More

‘Victims of SIR’ to testify: Dhruv Rathee, Prakash Raj, Abhijeet Dipke to join Bengaluru people’s tribuna  The Times of IndiaEntire Nation Has a Problem With Modi: Dhruv Rathee, Abhijeet Dipke, Prakash Raj Participate in Anti-SIR Protest in Bengaluru  TheWire.inAbhijeet Dipke, Dhruv Rathee, Prakash Raj lead protest, seek CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR  Telegraph IndiaSIR row: ‘Zero transparency, zero accountability from EC’, alleges YouTuber Dhruv Rathee  ThePrintMass protest erupts at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park over SIR; Dhruv Rathee, Prakash Raj join People’s Tribunal  Deccan Herald  Read More

‘EC at centre of assault’: 42 ex-judges defend India’s poll process in open letter amid protest against Gyanesh Kumar | India News  Hindustan Times42 Former Judges Write Open Letter, Warn Against Vote Theft Allegations  NDTV42 former judges defend ECI, slam ‘calculated campaign’ driven by ‘vested political interests’  The Hindu‘Sorry, there’s no decision’, says Harish Salve on EC dissent, calls for end to controversy  Telegraph IndiaAmid Opposition protests, 42 ex-judges warn against attempts to undermine EC  India Today  Read More