Iran on Sunday expanded its response to US-Israeli strikes by targeting Gulf Arab states, including Oman and the United Arab Emirates, in what analysts say is an attempt to pressure Washington but one that risks driving the region closer to the United States.According to CNN, Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel and at civilian…
A coalition of multisectoral experts from a range of global institutions has lent its weight to petitioners in the stray dog case being heard in Supreme Court. The coalition warned that authorities’ proposals to remove and mass-shelter India’s free-living community dogs could undermine public health, go beyond the law, destabilise urban ecosystems and impose enormous…
A proposed $1 lakh H-1B entry fee, intended to protect American jobs, is instead increasing costs for employers and weakening US competitiveness in tech and healthcare. Data show a decline in unemployment for skilled workers, contradicting the rationale for the fee. This policy risks driving jobs and talent abroad, harming innovation and ordinary Americans Donald…
Image credit: instagram.com/dr.siddhant.bhargava/ Ghee has long been glorified in Indian households, poured over rotis, rice, or even morning coffee. Many consider it a symbol of health and purity. But Dr Siddhant Bhargava, a well-known celebrity nutritionist, recently pointed out that this belief has gone too far. In one of his talks, he said that adding…
Billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban has now criticised OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the company’s decision to relax safety restrictions in ChatGPT which also includes the permission to generate adult-oriented content verified users. Cuban has now warned that this move by the company could alienate families and also damage the trust in…
US President Donald Trump, with a business approach, raised H-1B application fees to an eye-watering $100,000 to protect Americans’ jobs — but did it backfire? According to a report from Reuters, industry insiders warn that Trump’s move may boomerang as many US companies are pushing to shift high-value work to India, where global capability centres…
Billionaire Silicon Valley investor Michael Moritz, whose investments in Google, PayPal, and other tech giants helped shape the modern internet, has sharply criticised President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning that the policy will backfire and demonstrates the administration’s fundamental misunderstanding of what drives American tech success.The policy, announced Friday through a presidential proclamation,…
H-1B visas also see significant usage from financial and consulting organisations. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s move to steeply hike the H-1B visa fees to $100,000 in a bid to create more jobs for Americans may actually end up backfiring! Major Wall Street banks are actually expected to increase their dependence on business support…