Pay €25,000 for Schengen visa: Indian company BLS under probe after Spain’s Algerian migration crisis
Spanish investigators are examining whether visa appointment and document-processing companies helped a network prioritise applicants who paid bribes. Indian company BLS International has been drawn into a Spanish National Court investigation with links…
TikTok to pay $400M settlement in US children’s privacy case
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children’s privacy laws, the department announced on Friday. This…
Help us: 4 Indian-origin teens from New Jersey call 911 during Mount Lafayette hike; they will have to pay a hefty fine for ‘unprepared’ adventure
Teerth Shah and Advik Yadav recount their hiking experience during which they had to call 911. Four Indian-origin teenagers from New Jersey, Jainam Bhavsar, Purva Jayani, Tirth Shah and Advik Yadav, set out on an evening hike in New Hampshire, which…
Quote of the day by Muhammad Ali: ‘Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth’
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” –Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali first quoted these words to Time Magazine in February 1978. The legendary American boxer, activist and humanitarian is known for his achievements inside…
Quote of the day by Barack Obama: “If we aren’t willing to pay a price for our values, if we aren’t willing to…” – a powerful reminder about integrity
Quote of the day by Barack Obama (AP photo) Barack Obama‘s words draw a genuinely sharp line between simply saying we believe in something, and actually standing by that belief once doing so becomes genuinely difficult. “If we aren’t…
‘Did you pay anything to your employer for H-1B’: Indian visa holder shares gruelling 30-minute interview at Hyderabad consulate
H-1B visa holder shares how questioning went on for 30 minutes and most of these questions were technical and specific about job role (Photo: AI) An H-1B visa holder shared the lengthy interview that took place at the Hyderabad Consulate in India,…
More than 10 Wall Street firms pay up to $100,000 for faster Truth Social posts as Trump Media crypto losses mount
Trump Media has signed up more than 10 customers for its new Truth API service. The service gives Wall Street traders faster access to market-moving posts made by influential accounts on Trump’s Truth Social platform. Truth API launched at the start of…
Nancy Guthrie update: Ex-FBI agent reveals bitcoin sent by family to suspect after getting ransom notes; ‘We will pay’
It has been 184 days on Monday since NBC host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared from her home near Tucson, Arizona. In the last major update on the case, the ransom notes received for the 84-year-old were made public on Friday.…
Preparing for Eid al-Fitr 2026? Get 50% extra pay based on rules many employees are unaware of
Working during Eid 2026? This is what your boss legally owes you as Ramadan With 2026 in full swing and Shawwal ever closer, millions of residents and workers across the UAE are preparing for Eid al-Fitr, one of the most important religious and cultural…
UAE visa overstay fines 2026 explained: Latest rates, how to pay, tips to avoid fines
UAE visa overstay fines: What you need to know to avoid daily penalties As millions of travelers and expatriates continue to live, work and visit in the UAE, authorities have standardized visa overstay penalties and simplified payment methods, making…