HYDERABAD: Amid stricter visa enforcement and shrinking work opportunities, Indian students in the US are struggling to make ends meet. Official records show that more than 4,700 student visas were revoked in recent months for irregular attendance or unauthorised employment. Workplace inspections in several states have forced students to abandon part-time jobs that once covered…
In what the government on Wednesday called a Diwali gift, the GST Council has approved sweeping rate cuts across key sectors. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that daily-use items like hair oil, shampoo, toothpaste, soap, toothbrushes, and shaving cream will now attract just 5% GST, down from 18%. GST on individual health and life insurance…
Harmeet Singh Pathan Majra (File Photo) PATIALA: Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) is leading the search for AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who released a video from an undisclosed location on Wednesday, denying any attack on the police team that had gone to arrest him at a relative’s home in Haryana’s Karnal district on…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the next-generation GST reforms, which he said would improve the lives of citizens and ensure ease of doing business for all, especially small traders and businesses.“During my Independence Day Speech, I had spoken about our intention to bring the Next-Generation reforms in GST. The Union Government…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced sweeping Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts effective September 22. The GST revamp brings a majority of items in the 5% and 18% slabs, with several items now facing 0% or nil tax and some added to the 40% ‘sin tax’ slab.With GST cut on a lot…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to Hamas demanding immediate release of all 20 hostages and “not 2 or 5 or 7”.“Tell Hamas to IMMEDIATELY give back all 20 Hostages (Not 2 or 5 or 7!), and things will change rapidly. IT WILL END!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Last…
NEW DELHI: Army on Wednesday released new video of the precision strikes carried out on terror sites in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. While it showed high-definition visuals of strikes on terror infrastructure, it categorically pointed out Lt Rajiv Ghai’s statement declaring ceasefire, after US President Donald Trump had announced the same on May 10.“After my…
NEW DELHI: A new born girl, bitten by rats inside a state-run hospital in Indore, died on Wednesday. The officials said that the infant suffered septicemia or blood poisoning.This death comes barely a day after another newborn, also bitten by rats, passed away. She had been admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at…
Lucy Guo, at just 30 years old, has become the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire, surpassing pop star Taylor Swift. With an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion, Guo owes her fortune primarily to her equity stake in Scale AI, the artificial intelligence data-labeling company she co-founded in 2016. Raised in Fremont, California, by Chinese…
Sikandar Raza and Keshav Maharaj Zimbabwe’s veteran star Sikandar Raza has etched his name in history, climbing to the No.1 spot in the ICC Men’s ODI all-rounder rankings at the age of 39. Despite Zimbabwe falling short in their ODI series against Sri Lanka in Harare, Raza’s consistent brilliance with both bat and ball propelled…
