MAY 22, 2025
A pedestrian wearing a Harvard University sweatshirt on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
The Trump administration blocked the ability of Harvard University to enroll international students and to keep current foreign students enrolled.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused Harvard of "fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with...
MAY 20, 2025
Indian-origin Saikat Charabarti who announced his run in the 2026 Democratic primary for California's 11th Congressional District, has recently expressed his opinion in favor of the H-1B visa program. He said he thinks the US should have more H-1B visas as he envisions the country as the one that his father came into. "My position on H-1B...
MAY 20, 2025
India faces a dual challenge as US President Donald Trump’s tightening of immigration policies threatens to disrupt the multi-billion-dollar remittance flow to the country. Alongside the migration curbs, a proposed US tax on remittances could further burden Indian workers sending money home.
Remittances from overseas workers are a key financial support for many developing nations, with several Indian...
MAY 19, 2025
The United States announced on Monday that it is imposing visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of certain Indian travel agencies accused of knowingly aiding "illegal immigration" to the US.
In a statement, the State Department said: "Mission India's Consular Affairs and Diplomatic Security Service work every day across our Embassy and Consulates to actively identify...
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...
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...
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...
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...
