Month: May 2025

[ad_1] International students whose SEVIS records were recently reinstated may once again find themselves in trouble due to a new internal memo issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Charles Kuck, founding partner of Kuck Baxter, an immigration law firm, explains, “It turns out that ICE did not ‘unrevoke’ the SEVIS registration to the date of their mess up (aka the date of termination of the record). They reinstated it as of April 24. That means these international students now have a gap in their SEVIS records, which, according to ICE's new policy renders them out of status during that time.” Being out of status can lead to serious consequences. These include being barred from re-entry for a certain period (3 or 10 years) based on the length of unlawful presence, potential deportation, and difficulties with future visa applications. According to […]

[ad_1] Donald Trump has again taken a jab at Taylor Swift.(Image via James Devaney/GC Images, Neilson Barnard/Getty Images and People) Taylor Swift has publicly stated that she supported Donald Trump’s opposition while the President was busy campaigning last year. Though Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce try to stay out of controversies, it seems like the pop sensation has again been dragged into a controversy by President Donald Trump. But this time, fans are furious at the President for dragging Taylor Swift into a conversation that had nothing to do with her.President Donald Trump takes a jab at Taylor Swift again but fans are furious at him this timeWhen the Super Bowl LIX champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, visited the White House on Monday, things went wrong when Donald Trump mentioned Taylor Swift in his speech.President Donald Trump said, “I was there, […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The commerce department on Wednesday unveiled the elements of the Export Promotion Mission focused on providing low-cost and collateral-free loans, backing new instruments, supporting opportunities in new markets and boosting export credit to e-commerce, amid concerns that the overall allocation of Rs 2,250 crore was spread too thinly.Top of the agenda is Niryat Rin Vikas or NIRVIK, an interest equalisation scheme targeted at MSMEs and new exporters. The plan is to reset interest rates annually by benchmarking them to rates in other countries that Indian exports are competing with. The decision flows from the realisation within govt that interest rates in India are twice, if not thrice, the level in countries such as China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.The scheme will come with a specified cap with a negative list of sectors linked to parameters, such […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: For British coffee chain Costa Coffee, there's no going slow on India expansion despite an uncertain global macro environment, which has nudged many businesses to review their growth strategies.In India, where many people still love waking up to a hot cup of tea and debates over chai versus coffee continue to rage, parts of the population are moving from tea to coffee.Millennials with higher disposable incomes and Gen Z are driving the market opportunity in India, where the coffee space is growing at 10%-12%, double the rate of global markets, said Philippe Schaillee, CEO at Costa Coffee, which was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company in 2019 in a $4.9 billion deal. India, which is among the company's top 10 markets globally, has the potential to get into the top five markets in five years, Schaillee, who is on […]

[ad_1] HYDERABAD/MUMBAI: The current high prices of gold led to lukewarm demand for the yellow metal on Akshaya Tritiya, despite jewellers offering various schemes like slashing making charges for jewellery and offering gold jewellery as prizes for lucky buyers. The demand for gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), however, jumped on both the exchanges on Wednesday.Earlier in April, the price of the precious metal rose above the Rs 1 lakh/10gm level, an all-time record. On Wednesday, the price in retail markets around the country hovered between Rs 94,000 and Rs 95,000.Across India, jewellers designed schemes and offers for consumers to soften the blow of steep gold prices and encourage more customers to shop. For example, Malabar Group offered up to 25% off on making charges of gold jewellery and studded jewellery. The company also had an advanced booking facility in place, which […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: SC Wednesday sought central govt's response to allegations by an NGO that as many as 58 illegal clinical trials have been conducted by national and international pharmaceutical companies in the last four years at Ahmedabad municipal corporation-run Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital.Appearing for the NGO, Swasthya Adhikar Manch, senior advocate Sanjay Parikh informed a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and J Bagchi that these trials were conducted in the absence of an ethical committee, which is mandatory under New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019.The allegation about illegal clinical trials in hospital was narrated, with support from news reports published in TOI, in an affidavit, which was filed in the main petition that highlighted how multinational pharma majors are conducting clinical trials without adhering to the safeguards provided under the rules and regulations, and treating those undergoing […]