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Amidst the increasing debate over the H1B visa regime in the US, the American far-right internet has gone on an anti-India and racist post spree. The storm was triggered by the appointment of Indian-American businessman Sriram Krishnan as a White House senior policy advisor. Some of the US conservative extremists severely criticised the decision, citing Krishnan&rsquo;s support for legal immigration from India.
One user, The Chad Reinhard, termed Krishnan&rsquo;s appointment as a &ldquo;disgrace&rdquo;, saying, the Indian techie &ldquo;wants to end H1B country caps and flood the US with Indian H1B workers.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Nothing America first about this scu*bag. Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen and David Sacks pushed for him to be appointed,&rdquo; the user wrote. He also added that Musk, the billionaire who has emerged as a top ally of President-elect Donald Trump, is an &ldquo;enemy&rdquo; of the America First idea.
Project for Immigration Reform, a nonprofit, also accused Krishnan of only "helping serve India."
<h2>Anti-India post storm</h2>
But the discourse of the discussion soon drifted to overall legal immigration from India, inviting racial slurs, and insensitive, racist and outrageous comments from the supporters of Donald Trump.
Laura Loomer, an American extremist, wrote on social media platform X, &ldquo;Our country was built by white Europeans, actually. Not third-world invaders from India.&rdquo; Loomer then posted a picture of a messy riverside in India, showing people taking a holy dip in river with garbage overflowing around. &ldquo;PS: why are people in India still shitting in the water they bathe and drink from?&rdquo; she wrote in the caption.
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Loomer was responding to a post made by a user Sidharth who passionately defended the importance of high-skilled immigration to the US. Sidharth earlier wrote to Loomer on X, &ldquo;Sorry, your racist a** got kicked out by Trump,&rdquo; citing how the extremist was not offered any role in the new administration. Many users in the reply section responded by condemning Loomer&rsquo;s use of the term &ldquo;cheap labour&rdquo; and accusing her of promoting xenophobic rhetoric.
Another user, Josiah Lippincott, who wrote &lsquo;Trump Supporter&rsquo; in his bio, wrote, &ldquo;The average Indian man is physically weaker than the average White woman. You're not on top of anything.&rdquo;
<h2>Musk wades in</h2>
But Elon Musk himself waded into the whole H1B debate soon after and criticised posts targeting Sriram. Musk wrote, &ldquo;The &lsquo;fixed pie&rsquo; fallacy is at the heart of much wrong-headed economic thinking. There is essentially infinite potential for job and company creation. Think of all the things that didn&rsquo;t exist 20 or 30 years ago!&rdquo;
(With inputs from agencies)

H1B visas | Trending | World: The storm was triggered by the appointment of Indian-American businessman Sriram Krishnan as a White House senior policy advisor.

Amidst the increasing debate over the H1B visa regime in the US, the American far-right internet has gone on an anti-India and racist post spree. The storm was triggered by the appointment of Indian-American businessman Sriram Krishnan as a White House senior policy advisor. Some of the US conservative extremists severely criticised the decision, citing Krishnan’s support for legal immigration from India. One user, The Chad Reinhard, termed Krishnan’s appointment as a “disgrace”, saying, the Indian techie “wants to end H1B country caps and flood the US with Indian H1B workers.” “Nothing America first about this scu*bag. Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen and David Sacks pushed for him to be appointed,” the user wrote. He also added that Musk, the billionaire who has emerged as a top ally of President-elect Donald Trump, is an “enemy” of the America First idea. Project for Immigration Reform, a nonprofit, also accused Krishnan of only "helping serve India." Anti-India post storm But the discourse of the discussion soon drifted to overall legal immigration from India, inviting racial slurs, and insensitive, racist and outrageous comments from the supporters of Donald Trump. Laura Loomer, an American extremist, wrote on social media platform X, “Our country was built by white Europeans, actually. Not third-world invaders from India.” Loomer then posted a picture of a messy riverside in India, showing people taking a holy dip in river with garbage overflowing around. “PS: why are people in India still shitting in the water they bathe and drink from?” she wrote in the caption. Also read: Who is Sriram Krishnan, Chennai-born techie tapped by Trump for top AI adviser role? Loomer was responding to a post made by a user Sidharth who passionately defended the importance of high-skilled immigration to the US. Sidharth earlier wrote to Loomer on X, “Sorry, your racist a** got kicked out by Trump,” citing how the extremist was not offered any role in the new administration. Many users in the reply section responded by condemning Loomer’s use of the term “cheap labour” and accusing her of promoting xenophobic rhetoric. Another user, Josiah Lippincott, who wrote ‘Trump Supporter’ in his bio, wrote, “The average Indian man is physically weaker than the average White woman. You're not on top of anything.” Musk wades in But Elon Musk himself waded into the whole H1B debate soon after and criticised posts targeting Sriram. Musk wrote, “The ‘fixed pie’ fallacy is at the heart of much wrong-headed economic thinking. There is essentially infinite potential for job and company creation. Think of all the things that didn’t exist 20 or 30 years ago!” (With inputs from agencies)

H1B visas: US far-right goes on anti-India drivel over Trump's pick Sriram; Musk wades in

A female drug dealer has gained fans over the internet after police shared her &lsquo;glam&rsquo; mugshot. Kirsty Sansum, 30, was caught while attempting to bring three kilograms of cocaine into UK&rsquo;s Gloucestershire along with three others and given a suspended sentence.
<h2>Social media users react to &lsquo;glamourous&rsquo; mugshot</h2>
According to the New York Post, social media users swooned over Sansum and her partner&rsquo;s mugshot pictures, which the police shared. In the picture, she could be seen dressed in a grey hoodie with tattoos and piercings, her blonde hair tied up in a bun as she looked at the camera with a bold look.
&ldquo;She&rsquo;s a looker,&rdquo; a user wrote on social media. While another said, &ldquo;A really attractive bunch &ndash; and easily recognisable. A happy ending for Xmas.&rdquo; Some users called her &ldquo;glamorous&rdquo;.
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<h2>Police arrest four in drug bust</h2>
According to Gloucestershire Constabulary, four arrests have been made following the drug bust: Sansum, along with 29-year-old John Rogers, 28-year-old Kingsley Williams, and 30-year-old Aaron Russell. After an investigation by the Gloucestershire Constabulary's Serious and Organised Crime Unit, all four of them have pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine.
Sansum and Rogers were arrested by the police for having three large blocks of cocaine in their car. Further investigation and their mobile data revealed the involvement of Russell and Williams, who were arrested as well. The police have estimated the street value of the drugs of between &pound;240,000 and &pound;300,000 ($300,998 and $376,248).
Rogers received a five years and three months prison sentence, Williams is to serve six years and nine months and Russell will be in jail for six years.
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According to the police statement, &ldquo;Sansum was sentenced to 32 months reduced to two years suspended sentence, with drug rehabilitation order for nine months and 100 hours unpaid work.&rdquo;
&ldquo;This was a significant conspiracy to bring thousands of pounds worth of drugs into our county,&rdquo; Detective Inspector Matt Phillips, of the Serious Organised Crime Unit, said. &ldquo;These drugs would have eventually ended up on our streets, bringing misery to the lives of our communities.&rdquo;
He added, &ldquo;Considering no drugs were found on Russell or Williams, the level of investigation and the length of their sentences demonstrates that we will work tirelessly to bring those involved in the drugs trade to justice.&rdquo;
(With inputs from agencies)

According to Gloucestershire Constabulary, four arrests have been made following the drug bust:  30-year-old Kirsty Sansum, along with 29-year-old John Rogers, 28-year-old Kingsley Williams, and 30-year-old Aaron Russell.

A female drug dealer has gained fans over the internet after police shared her ‘glam’ mugshot. Kirsty Sansum, 30, was caught while attempting to bring three kilograms of cocaine into UK’s Gloucestershire along with three others and given a suspended sentence. Social media users react to ‘glamourous’ mugshot According to the New York Post, social media users swooned over Sansum and her partner’s mugshot pictures, which the police shared. In the picture, she could be seen dressed in a grey hoodie with tattoos and piercings, her blonde hair tied up in a bun as she looked at the camera with a bold look. “She’s a looker,” a user wrote on social media. While another said, “A really attractive bunch – and easily recognisable. A happy ending for Xmas.” Some users called her “glamorous”. Also read | NYC subway fire: Accused illegal Guatemalan immigrant was deported in 2018, but he snuck back Police arrest four in drug bust According to Gloucestershire Constabulary, four arrests have been made following the drug bust: Sansum, along with 29-year-old John Rogers, 28-year-old Kingsley Williams, and 30-year-old Aaron Russell. After an investigation by the Gloucestershire Constabulary's Serious and Organised Crime Unit, all four of them have pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine. Sansum and Rogers were arrested by the police for having three large blocks of cocaine in their car. Further investigation and their mobile data revealed the involvement of Russell and Williams, who were arrested as well. The police have estimated the street value of the drugs of between £240,000 and £300,000 ($300,998 and $376,248). Rogers received a five years and three months prison sentence, Williams is to serve six years and nine months and Russell will be in jail for six years. Also read | Wanted drug smuggler Sunil Yadav shot dead in US, Lawrence Bishnoi gang claims responsibility According to the police statement, “Sansum was sentenced to 32 months reduced to two years suspended sentence, with drug rehabilitation order for nine months and 100 hours unpaid work.” “This was a significant conspiracy to bring thousands of pounds worth of drugs into our county,” Detective Inspector Matt Phillips, of the Serious Organised Crime Unit, said. “These drugs would have eventually ended up on our streets, bringing misery to the lives of our communities.” He added, “Considering no drugs were found on Russell or Williams, the level of investigation and the length of their sentences demonstrates that we will work tirelessly to bring those involved in the drugs trade to justice.” (With inputs from agencies)

Female drug dealer gains fans over internet after police shares ‘glamourous’ mugshot

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At least 21 people have been killed in unrest after Mozambique's top court on Monday confirmed long-ruling party Frelimo's victory in the election, the country's interior minister said late on Tuesday.
The decision by Mozambique's Constitutional Council sparked fresh nationwide protests by opposition groups and their supporters who say the vote was rigged.
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Seventy-eight people have been arrested so far and security measures have been tightened across the country, Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda told public broadcaster TVM. "The armed and defense force will increase its presence in critical and key points," he said.
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Frelimo has been repeatedly accused by opponents and election observers of rigging votes. It has denied those accusations.
Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION&nbsp;audience.

The decision by Mozambique's Constitutional Council sparked fresh nationwide protests by opposition groups and their supporters who say the vote was rigged.



At least 21 people have been killed in unrest after Mozambique's top court on Monday confirmed long-ruling party Frelimo's victory in the election, the country's interior minister said late on Tuesday. The decision by Mozambique's Constitutional Council sparked fresh nationwide protests by opposition groups and their supporters who say the vote was rigged. Also read | Gaza: One child killed every hour, says UNRWA Seventy-eight people have been arrested so far and security measures have been tightened across the country, Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda told public broadcaster TVM. "The armed and defense force will increase its presence in critical and key points," he said. Also read | Denmark boosts defence spending for Greenland after Trump repeats call to purchase Arctic territory Frelimo has been repeatedly accused by opponents and election observers of rigging votes. It has denied those accusations. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Twenty-one killed in unrest after Mozambique's top court confirms Frelimo's election victory

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