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President Donald Trump‘s move to impose a 100% tariff on films made outside the United States is expected to severely dent revenues of Indian films in the American market, according to industry experts.Earlier announcing the measure on social media, Trump claimed that “America’s movie business has been stolen by other countries” and compared it to…
Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan recently appeared on Kajol and Twinkle Khanna’s chat show. Alia dodged a question about being friends with exes, while Varun playfully jabbed at Twinkle’s film Mela. Varun also recounted a significant lesson from his father, David Dhawan, regarding professionalism and earning one’s creative stature on set. Alia Bhatt recently appeared…
MUMBAI: As the Reserve Bank of India-mandated listing deadline for Tata Sons expired, all eyes are on the regulator’s stance concerning the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, the Tata Group.Although Tata Sons had applied to RBI to surrender its core investment company (CIC) registration to avoid the listing mandate, the banking regulator has not…
NEW DELHI: With the Army, Navy and Air Force yet to resolve their differences over the creation of integrated theatre commands, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the armed forces must break their old institutional silos and move together towards “jointness” to deal with adversaries and challenges across all domains, including cyber & information…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Tuesday named a spin-heavy 18-member squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against South Africa, recalling pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi and including as many as five spinners. The series begins in Lahore on October 12.Alongside regulars Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, Pakistan have added Abrar Ahmed, Faisal Akram, and 38-year-old…
Hours after praising US President Donald Trump‘s 20-point peace plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected any suggestion that the agreement paves the way towards a Palestinian state. Speaking in a video message from Washington following his White House meeting with Trump, the Israeli leader presented the proposal as a breakthrough but also appeared to…
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security said it plans to replace the existing random H-1B registration lottery with a weighted selection system. (AI image) After the $100,000 H-1B fee hike blow, will the new proposed system for selecting visa applicants under the Donald Trump administration bode a death knell for the Indian IT sector?…
Bollywood filmmaker Kabir Khan, known for directing films like ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan,’ ‘Ek Tha Tiger,’ ’83,’ and ‘New York,’ has reacted strongly to former US President Donald Trump’s shocking announcement that the United States would put a 100% tariff on all films made overseas. The statement, which is being seen as a move that could shake…
MUMBAI: RBI is expected to keep policy rates unchanged in its three-day monetary policy committee meet that starts on Monday. Most economists cite resilient growth, benign inflation and external uncertainties as reasons for a pause, even as the tone of RBI’s guidance is likely to be more dovish than the action itself. Some economists, however,…
The H-1B skilled-worker visa programme, which is mainly utilised by the technology sector, has traditionally served as a crucial entry route for foreign professionals. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s move to sharply hike the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 has Indian tech sector workers and students in America worried about their future in…
