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MAY 16, 2025
A new bill introduced by US House Republicans aims to levy a 5 per cent tax on all international remittances made by non-citizens, a move that could directly impact millions of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who regularly send money home. The bill, part of broader legislation to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, has received...
MAY 14, 2025
American Buying Culture. - Getty images; Tyler Le/BI
President Donald Trump is an unlikely member of the "buy nothing" movement — or, at least, buy less.
The president consistently suggests that one effect of his tariffs would be to encourage people to buy fewer things. In the face of price increases and potential shortages, Trump says people can and should make do...
Business
Another sign that Elon Musk’s businesses are benefiting big from his role as Trump’s ‘first buddy’
MAY 14, 2025
White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waves as he attends a conference during the Saudi-US investment forum in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. - Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images
Elon Musk may be taking a step back from his full-time gig at the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. But his companies are still benefiting from the...
Art
Robert De Niro Slams Trump as ‘Philistine President’ and Enemy of the Arts While Accepting Cannes Honorary Palme d’Or: ‘This Isn’t Just an American Problem’
MAY 14, 2025
Robert De Niro While Accepting Cannes Honorary Palme d'Or
Robert De Niro took a fiery stand against U.S. president Donald Trump at Cannes Film Festival's opening ceremony on Tuesday night, calling him a "philistine president."
After Leonardo DiCaprio presented him with the festival's honorary Palme d'Or, De Niro took aim at Trump's recently proposed film tariffs, saying: "Now, he...
Business
An engineer who worked for Palantir for 8 years says the company’s interviews were ‘impossible to prepare for’
MAY 14, 2025
Palantir CEO Alex Karp. A former employee said Palantir's cofounders ran "strange" interviews. - Brendan McDermid/REUTERS
A former Palantir engineer described how the company interviewed and what it looked for in talent.
He said the company sought independent thinkers with broad interests and intense competitiveness.
Dozens of Palantir alums have founded startups backed by top VC firms.
In...
MAY 13, 2025
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned US President Donald Trump’s right to interfere in the India-Pakistan conflict and asked who made him the “Sarpanch” when the country’s armed forces are capable.
Referring to the Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan, which states that disputes will be resolved bilaterally without the...
MAY 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during a welcoming ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
President Donald Trump has begun his long-anticipated tour of the Middle East,...
MAY 13, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque//File Photo
A leading academic announced her resignations from two federal advisory boards in protest of President Donald Trump's policies.
Alondra Nelson, the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced...
MAY 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman walk as he arrives at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. - REUTERS/Brian Snyder
President Donald Trump saluted each Saudi Arabian general who greeted him during his visit to Riyadh Tuesday, causing critics to melt down over the spectacle.
Standing next to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
Asia
‘Military action entirely conventional’: MEA junks Trump’s claims of averting nuclear conflict with Pakistan
MAY 13, 2025
India has firmly rejected US President Donald Trump's assertion that his intervention prevented a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan. The External Affairs Ministry confirmed that military actions were entirely conventional, with Pakistan's Foreign Minister also denying any nuclear involvement.
"The military action was entirely in the conventional domain. There were some reports that Pakistan's National Command Authority...