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NRIs and Bilateral Agreements: DTAA Benefits and Social Security

The India–U.S. DTAA reduces double taxation and offers a student standard deduction under Article 21(2). In 2025, absent a totalisation…

India–U.S. Tax Treaty Essentials for F-1, H-1B, NRIs (2025 Update)

The India–U.S. DTAA prevents double taxation and gives students a unique standard deduction right, but absent a Social Security totalisation…

Woman dupes Gujarat resident on Canada visa pretext, police say

A Vadodara resident lost Rs 4.25 lakh to an alleged Blue Tech Visa Consultancy agent promising a Canada work visa.…

Record: 2.25 lakh Indians gain OECD citizenship as visa rules tighten

A record 225,000 Indians naturalized in OECD countries in 2023, led by Canada, the US and Australia. Tighter, costlier temporary…

No verified reports of house arrest tied to fraudulent truck schools

Online claims that Indian immigrants were under house arrest for running fraudulent truck driving schools in Ontario are unverified as…

2025-26 Tax Reform: What Students, Workers, Immigrants Must Know

The 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act raises standard deductions, renames and reworks GILTI and FDII with permanent deductions, and…

USA HIRE Act: Assessing Its Impact on India’s IT Exports and Jobs

The USA HIRE Act would impose a 25% tax on payments to foreign service workers and remove deductions, threatening India’s…

Vedam Secures Deportation Stay After Wrongful Imprisonment

Courts paused the deportation of Subramanyam Vedam after his 1983 murder conviction was vacated in August 2025. ICE detained him…