Prof Dr Vivek GUPTA

US just dropped a bomb on lakhs of Indian dreams. A new bill has been proposed. In this bill, Republicans are suggesting a pause on H1B visas for 3 years. They also want to reduce the number of visas from 65,000 to 25,000 and remove benefits like bringing family, doing OPT, and even the chance to get a green card. They are also planning to stop companies from hiring through third parties. One major change in the bill is increasing the minimum salary to $200,000. This means a company can only hire a foreign worker if they are ready to pay at least this amount every year. Right now, many H1B workers earn much less than that. If this rule is applied, only very high paying and senior level jobs will qualify. Freshers and mid level workers will find it very difficult to get these visas because companies usually do not offer such high salaries to them. So this is not just about visas. It could make it much harder for many Indian IT workers to go to the US. India needs to take this seriously. Our engineers should not have to depend on luck or a lottery system to build their careers. We should focus more on creating strong opportunities in India so people can grow here. Because if one day the US completely shuts that door, we should already have our own doors open.

A newborn baby was already dead, but the hospital chose to keep the illusion alive. For four days, machines kept running, medicines kept being added, and a helpless family kept believing their child was still fighting. Every hour came with hope, and a growing bill worth lakhs. Then came the truth that shattered everything. After postmortem, it was revealed the baby had died four days earlier. The same four days the hospital continued ICU treatment, continued charges, and continued to act as if life was still there. This is not negligence. This is not a one-time mistake. This is a system where, in some places, death doesn’t stop the billing cycle. A newborn became a source of revenue, and grieving parents became customers trapped in blind trust. And the most disturbing question remains, how many such cases never come out? Healthcare is meant to save lives, but when profit becomes the priority, even death is not the end… it’s just the beginning of the bill.

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