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‘Mastiii 4’, releasing on November 21, 2025, reunites Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, and Aftab Shivdasani after 12 years. Directed by Milap Zaveri, it features chaotic comedy and adventure in the UK, with a star-studded cast. The film will stream on ZEE5 from January 16, 2026. The Masti film series, which began in 2004, is gearing…
Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google Google CEO Sundar Pichai has defended the role of immigrants in building America’s technology dominance, calling their contributions “phenomenal” as President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee continues to spark fierce debate across Silicon Valley months after triggering panic among foreign workers.“If you look at the history of technology development,…
Sundar Pichai (Image credit: BBC interview/ Youtube) NEW DELHI: Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has reaffirmed the vital role of immigrants in the growth of the United States technology sector, calling their contribution “phenomenal” at a time when the H-1B visa system is at the centre of renewed political debate.In an interview with the BBC, Pichai…
RAJKOT: After checking was intensified across Gujarat due to the blast in Delhi, a Syrian man was arrested in Khambhalia town of Devbhumi Dwarka district on Monday for allegedly living in India without a valid visa.Police sources said that the 29-year-old Syrian national is in a same-sex relationship with a man from Khambhalia and had…
H-1B visas are important: they are the route to getting highly skilled foreign nationals to work in the US. (AI image) H-1B visas, on which the Donald Trump administration is imposing increasing restrictions, are actually beneficial for the US economy and unlike some people who claim that they constitute ‘cheap labour’, evidence seems to suggest…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India remained the largest source of international students in the US in 2024-25, with 3,63,019 students registered on American campuses – a 10% rise over last year. The increase is slower than 2023-24’s dizzying 23% jump.Tougher visa scrutiny, longer appointment queues and jitters over work-visa routes have done little to dent India’s presence…
TOI correspondent from London: PoK-origin UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood announced Monday that Trump-style visa bans will be imposed on countries unless they accept the return of their criminals and illegal immigrants, as she revealed further sweeping reforms to tackle illegal immigration.The first countries to face such a ban are Angola, Namibia and the Democratic…
SINGAPORE: Payments giant Visa is looking to launch agentic commerce pilots across the Asia-Pacific region as regulatory and ecosystem readiness advances by early next year. Agentic commerce refers to a new era where AI-powered agents shop and pay on behalf of users. The company’s Visa Intelligent Commerce (VIC) programme incorporates features like tokenisation, authentication, payment…
Representational AI image The TOI correspondent from Washington: “Train Americans and go home” will be the new mantra of the Trump administration with regards to foreign guest worker visa programs like H-1B. Scrambling to finesse resident Trump’s comment that America lacks “certain talents” for critical jobs following a meltdown in the MAGA base that views…
When Ingraham noted that “we have plenty of talent”, Trump said, “No, you don’t, no you don’t. You don’t have certain talents. And people have to learn The Donald Trump administration is repositioning the H-1B visa program to bring in skilled foreign workers on a temporary basis to train Americans for high-tech roles, Treasury Secretary…
