Senators Chuck Grassley (Republican) and Dick Durbin (Democrat) who last week had sent letters to ten major American companies including Amazon, Google, and Meta, ‘scrutinizing their heavy use of H-1B visas while simultaneously laying off American workers’ have announced a bipartisan legislation to overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programs. The proposed ‘H-1B and L-1…
Few characters in Indian cinema have captured the audience’s imagination the way Basanti did in ‘Sholay’. Even today, decades later, Hema Malini’s spirited, talkative, and fearless tonga-driving character remains one of the most iconic roles ever written. In this candid conversation with ETimes, the Dream Girl of Bollywood reflects on playing Basanti, her collaboration with…
NEW DELHI: Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Gayatri Prajapati was hospitalized after being injured in an altercation with an inmate at Lucknow Prison on Tuesday, where he was struck with a sliding cupboard part. Prajapati, who has been in custody since 2017 on rape charges, was immediately taken for treatment.The incident occurred during a dispute with…
Jaipur: Indian shuttlers have their task cut out as they brace for the 29th edition of the BWF World Badminton Championships which begins in Paris from Monday.Contrary to the Olympics where India has managed to win just three medals in badminton so far, the World Championships has proved a happy hunting ground, with the Indian…
MUMBAI: Priya Nair, who took over as HUL’s MD & CEO on Aug 1, has her task cut out — driving volume-led growth at the FMCG company that has grappled with subdued demand environment and sluggish volumes over the past several quarters.Nair has taken charge from Rohit Jawa amid an improving broader macro-economic scenario —…
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has directed banks and payment apps to stop all peer-to-peer (P2P) ‘collect requests’ on UPI from October 1, 2025, in an effort to curb financial fraud.In a circular dated July 29, NPCI said, “It is hereby informed that by October 1, 2025 UPI P2P collect shall not be allowed…
Arjun Rampal, who is currently riding high on the success of his latest theatrical release Dhurandhar, just made his relationship milestone official. The actor, who plays Major Iqbal in the film released on December 5 and is set to cross the Rs 300 crore mark at the box office, appears to have confirmed his engagement…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are BHEL, and Ashok Leyland. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting December 15, 2025:Nifty ViewThe benchmark index Nifty kicked off December on…
Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday cited excerpts from a book to claim that Mahatma Gandhi described the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a “communal body with a totalitarian outlook.”As the Sangh marked its 100th anniversary, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said Pyarelal, one of…
Lucknow: A murder undertrial escaped from Kanpur district jail late on Friday night, prompting the Uttar Pradesh prison department to suspend four officials and launch a high-level inquiry.Director general of prisons, PC Meena, taking immediate cognisance of the incident on Saturday suspended jailor Manish Kumar, deputy jailor Ranjeet Yadav, and head jail warders Dilshad Khan…
