(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration sued California for allowing transgender students to participate in female sports, alleging the practice violates federal protections against sex-based discrimination in education. The suit seeks a permanent injunction barring participation by transgender girls in female sports in the state’s school system. The Justice Department alleges the practice violates a federal […]
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is struggling to keep up with a piling number of immigration cases, reaching an all-time high of 11.3 million pending applications.Immigration attorneys said the Trump administration’s efforts to find fraudulent cases have set back the pace of the process and resulted in “massive backlogs” across an immigration system […]
Grandmasters R. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, GMs Karthikeyan Murali and M. Pranesh at the launch of Chola Chess, in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran After he won the Uzchess Cup Masters by the end of last month, R. Praggnanandhaa became the World No. 4 (Elo 2779) in the […]
US hikes visa fees for all categories including students, business, H-1B, tourists. From 2026, students, tourists, and even asylum seekers will have to pay more as Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill which is now an Act introduced several new provisions for visa. According to the new rule, this mandatory fee would apply to “any […]
The upcoming action-drama Subedaar, starring Anil Kapoor, is already generating strong buzz ahead of its release — and much of the intrigue surrounds the role played by Radhikka Madan in the film. While most details are being kept tightly under wraps, industry insiders suggest that Radhikka’s character may surprise audiences with its depth and complexity. […]
Emraan Hashmi and Himesh Reshammiya. Emraan Hashmi and Himesh Reshammiya, a pairing that ruled the 2000s with their iconic music and thrillers, are making a comeback. The two are teaming up once again for an action-packed film titled Gunmaaster G9, set to release in 2026. The makers dropped a gripping announcement teaser on Wednesday. The […]
Chris Pratt. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The much-loved orange cat is making a comeback. Actor Chris Pratt is all set to voice Garfield once again in a sequel to 2024’s The Garfield Movie, which made more than $230 million at the global box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Released by Sony Pictures (except in […]
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has informed the Kerala High Court that it is opposed to the character by name ‘Janaki’ (which is another name for Goddess Sita) being shown as subjected to rape and also being aggressively cross-examined by a lawyer from another religion, who poses many humiliating questions to her, to […]
Prajakta Koli, a popular content creator-turned-actor, has achieved a significant milestone by being named among the 100 most influential digital voices in the inaugural 2025 TIME100 Creators List. This prestigious acknowledgment positions Koli as the first and only India-born creator to be featured on this esteemed list, solidifying her status as a globally impactful digital […]
“I’m bringing Carnatic music to the table but with a different group of instruments,” says Sandeep Narayan. “We’ve got a bass guitar with the flute, violin, mirdangam and kanjira — it is a mix of traditional and Western instruments.” The artiste was talking over phone from Los Angeles, about his upcoming concert presented by the […]
