The recent U.S. government decision to introduce a massive hike in the H-1B visa application fee—reportedly up to $100,000 per applicant—has sent ripples across India’s IT services sector. The move, aimed at tightening foreign skilled labor inflows, is expected to reshape how Indian technology giants like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL approach their hiring and…
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the major U.S. media conglomerate that owns iconic brands such as HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, CNN, and Discovery Channel, is reportedly considering a major strategic shake-up — including the possibility of selling the company or parts of it. The move follows its previously announced plan to split into two separate businesses….
India’s steel industry is facing mounting pressure as a surge in low-priced imports and alleged dumping by global producers threaten the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers, according to a recent analysis published in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Bulletin for October 2025. ETInfra.com+3Business Standard+3ETCFO.com+3 A troubling trend in imports The RBI article — titled “Steel…
In the wake of sweeping regulatory changes in India’s online gaming sector, Delhi-NCR based startup Zupee has had to rapidly realign its business. Once focused on real-money skill-gaming, the company now finds itself reinventing across content, subscriptions and esports to navigate the aftermath of the new legislation. The Regulatory Shock and Its Impact India’s parliament…
Thuingaleng Muivah, 91, the general secretary of the NSCN(IM), lived most of his life between camp Hebron in Dimapur and New Delhi. He served as the organization’s senior political negotiator and the glue that held the Naga groups together at home. His advanced age forced him to leave New Delhi for camp Hebron during the…
After reportedly verbally and physically abusing a guy after a parking disagreement at a hotel, a BJP representative from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, was taken into custody. The accused, Vikul Chaprana, 28, is the BJP’s Kisan Morcha district vice-president, according to the police. As Vikul is throwing verbal assaults, a man named Satyam Rastogi is seen…
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: A major controversy has rocked the revered Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, with the Congress-led Opposition demanding a CBI investigation into the alleged misappropriation of a substantial quantity of gold donated to the shrine. The Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V. D. Satheesan, alleged on Monday that more than 5 kilograms of…
Cuttack, Odisha: The city of Cuttack, Odisha, is currently under high security and facing an internet and social media blackout following a surge of fresh violence and communal tension that erupted after clashes linked to a Durga idol immersion procession. Authorities have imposed a 36-hour curfew across 13 police station areas to contain the unrest,…
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, stepped up calls to shut down Netflix throughout this week with a barrage of postings (and responses) on X. ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’ is a Netflix animated horror series that he criticised. Among other derogatory remarks, the London-based animator referred to Charlie Kirk, a Trump supporter and…
His widow Garima Garg said on Thursday that foul play was probably involved in her husband’s murder, implying that his manager was implicated, as media reports now state that Assamese sensation Zubeen Garg’s death was caused by drowning rather than a scuba diving mishap. In relation to the singer’s passing, his manager Siddharth Sharma and…