NEW DELHI: Days after US President announced an exorbitant fee hike in H-1B visa fees, the White House is mulling exempting for physicians from the new fees, news agency Bloomberg reported on Monday.“The Proclamation allows for potential exemptions, which can include physicians and medical residents,” Bloomberg quoted White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers saying in an…
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday has asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Mumbai Police to submit an Action Taken Report regarding a complaint against Netflix’s web series Ba***ds of Bollywood. The complaint concerns a scene in which actor Ranbir Kapoor is shown using a banned e-cigarette without…
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may cut rates by 25 basis points in its September meeting, according to a report by State Bank of India (SBI).The report highlighted that a rate cut in September makes sense, as inflation is already under control and is expected to ease further.The report warned that…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised serious concerns over the AAIB preliminary report on the June 12 Air India Crash, calling certain aspects “irresponsible.” A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh issued notice to Centre and the director general of civil aviation (DGCA) on a plea seeking an independent, fair…
NEW DELHI: A new UN report, “Gender Snapshot 2025”, has cautioned that emerging data shows nearly 28% of jobs for women globally are at risk from artificial intelligence compared to 21% of men’s jobs. Noting the digital future could also be a great equaliser, it calls for urgent measures to bridge the “gender digital divide”.The…
WWE Wrestlepalooza Aftermath: Jey Uso’s injury report, and John Cena’s health condition after 7 F5s (Image Via Getty) WWE WrestlePalooza 2025 on September 20 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis was full of chaos and big moments. Jey Uso was reportedly injured during his tag team match after a steel chair bounced off Bron Breakker and…
PM Modi during address to the nation on Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised the opposition, saying Indian businesses faced difficulties under the old tax system. He was addressing the nation on the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, which will come into effect from September 22.Calling the reforms the start of…
Randeep Surjewala (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the appreciable jump in states’ debt highlighted by the CAG, Congress said the public debt of states has tripled in the last decade, rising from Rs 17.57 lakh crore in 2013 to Rs 59.60 lakh crore in 2022. The party said the states are victims…
The government is in discussions with the US administration and the IT industry over the sharp hike in H-1B visa fees, set to take effect on 21 September.American companies will end up getting even a harder hit after the announcement, being primary users of these visas to bring in high skilled workers, sources told PTI…
B’Town’s most loved power couple, Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal, are reportedly gearing up for the next exciting chapter of their lives, parenthood. Reports claim that the ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ actress is expecting her first child, with the baby possibly arriving as early as mid-October. While the couple has not officially announced the news,…