US podcaster and influencer Kyle Seraphin called out Texas Governor Greg Abbott for his H-1B crackdown in Texas, not because he does not support it but as it does not serve the purpose now. Seraphin said it is too late and too little to freeze H-1B hiring in state agencies and universities after what Abbott...
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‘Extraordinary cold’: Trump says Putin agreed to pause attacks on Ukraine as temperature plunges
Putin with Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed not to target Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for one week during a period of extreme cold. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump said he made the request directly to Putin because...
J&K: Terror suspects sighted, search operation launched in Kathua
File image Jammu/Chamba: A joint team of security forces Thursday launched a search operation in Billawar in J&K’s Kathua district after locals reported sighting two terror suspects in a forested area. Meanwhile, multiple such anti-terror operations remained underway in the upper reaches of Kishtwar (Op Trashi-I), Doda, and Udhampur and some other districts to hunt...
Kolkata godown fire death toll rises to 25; skeletons, wreckage stall investigation
KOLKATA: The death toll in the Nazirabad godown fire tragedy rose to 25 as body parts of four more missing persons were recovered on Thursday. Sample collection by the forensic team remained stalled as the experts waited for the removal of debris and collapsed structures. Over 72 hours since the tragedy, cops have not been...
How Canadian PM Mark Carney’s China visit ‘resets’ what Justin Trudeau tried in 2017
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney’s China visit is big. What makes it big is as a report in Bloomberg says that Canada has long stuck closely to the US on China policy. Along with historic trade ties, that alignment is now cracking. Canada PM Carney too made it sure that he makes it clear that...
Google cofounder makes biggest-ever public donation to tackle California housing crisis
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has made his biggest single public donation ever, continuing his philanthropic practice. Citing new regulatory filings, a report by The New York Times said that Brin has donated $20 million to a new coalition titled “Building a Better California”, aimed at tackling California’s housing affordability emergency. The report said that this...
Understanding ‘Carpet area’ as per the RERA Act and what it covers
You must have heard the term “carpet area” many times in India’s real estate market. It has gained significant popularity after the establishment of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA). Before the act, there was no one legal definition of carpet area and builders used to calculate differently. The RERA Act, provided a...
Trump says US will reopen commercial airspace over Venezuela
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has told Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez that the United States will reopen commercial airspace over Venezuela. He said Americans will soon be able to travel to the country.Trump said he has instructed US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and US military leaders to open the airspace...
‘Paying too much interest’: Trump to announce Fed chair nominee next week, replacing Jerome Powell
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will announce his nominee for the next Federal Reserve chair next week. The new chair will replace Jerome Powell, whose term ends later this year.Trump shared the timeline during a Cabinet meeting with his secretaries. “It’ll be a person that will do, I think, do a...
EU designates Iran’s military a terrorist outfit; Tehran calls move ‘spite-driven’
The European Union on Thursday designated the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organisation, accusing it of killing “thousands of its own people.”In social media post on X, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote, “Repression cannot go unanswered.” “Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own...
