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US Immigration Crackdown, Pilot Attack, and Major News of the Week
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Firstpost•10-10-2026, 09:43
US Immigration Crackdown, Pilot Attack, and Major News of the Week
- •The United States under the Trump administration has suspended eight major IT firms including Microsoft and Infosys from participating in the PERM program for green card applications.
- •Indian captain Smit Machchhar survived a brutal cockpit axe attack by rogue Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami on a flydubai flight, sustaining severe injuries.
- •Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi marched to the Election Commission in New Delhi to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged SIR irregularities.
- •Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75 following a cardiac arrest at his residence in Goa.
- •Indian airlines cancelled flights to Riyadh after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a ballistic missile strike near King Khalid International Airport.
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The Trump administration suspended eight major IT firms, including Microsoft, Cognizant, Infosys, Adobe, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini, from participating in the PERM programme.
US Vice President JD Vance stated that the firms were accused of abusing H-1B visas, replacing American workers with foreign labor, and failing to prioritize local employment.
The suspension halts new PERM applications and the processing of pending ones for these firms, creating uncertainty for long-term H-1B visa holders seeking permanent residency and green cards.
