Antarctica is covered in ice, yet fire is so dangerous that the U.S. keeps a full-time professional fire department thereThe extreme weather of Antarctica raises notable fire dangers for research stations. At McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program's centr...
08 Aug, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
US proposes tougher J-1 visa compliance, likely affecting Indian scholarsThe US Department of State proposes stricter J-1 visa rules and compliance. New regulations will expand termination powers and sponsor obli...
31 Jul, 2026, 09.41 PM IST
By 2027, 50% of business decisions will be augmented by AI agents for decision intelligence: ReportBy 2027, 50% of business decisions will be AI-augmented, says Gartner. AI literacy boosts financial performance, but synthetic data mismana...
17 Jun, 2025, 08.41 PM IST
Payments company Block to pay $40 million fine in New York over compliance failuresBlock will pay a $40 million fine for anti-money laundering and virtual currency compliance failures on its Cash App. An independent monito...
10 Apr, 2025, 07.28 PM IST
From protests to parking fines: How your US student visa could vanish overnightInternational students in the US face increasing risks of visa revocation due to stricter enforcement and policy changes. Violations, secur...
08 Apr, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
Trump administration moves to suspend, sack DEI employees across federal agenciesThe Trump administration has taken swift action to dismantle all federal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs. E...
22 Jan, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
Canada intensifies $48 million plan to protect temporary foreign workers from scamsThe Canadian government has imposed $2.1 million in penalties on employers violating the Temporary Foreign Worker Program rules. Efforts to...
14 Jul, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
Jonathan Majors avoids jail time in harassment case, sentenced to 1 year of counseling and therapyDuring the trial, Majors faced multiple charges, including third-degree assault, second-degree aggravated harassment, attempted assault, an...
08 Apr, 2024, 10.45 PM IST
Crypto firm Genesis Global Trading to pay $8 million penalty, surrender NY licenseGenesis - a cryptocurrency market-maker and brokerage firm - failed to maintain an effective compliance program for anti-money laundering a...
12 Jan, 2024, 09.38 PM IST
Binance's US arm struggles to find bank to take its customers' cashThe US arm of cryptocurrency exchange firm Binance has struggled to find a bank for its customers' cash after the failure of Signature Bank...
08 Apr, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
USFDA red flags Torrent Pharma for violation of norms at Indrad facilityStating that company's investigations into testing results were inadequate, the letter said this is a repeat observation from USFDA's April...
17 Oct, 2019, 08.32 PM IST
US entices NRIs to disclose their unreported assetsOn June 18, 2014, the IRS announced new Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures (SFOP), which will significantly alter all future voluntary...
16 Jul, 2014, 02.20 PM IST
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act will result in heightened tax scrutiny of NRIsFATCA requires all foreign financial institutions to enter into an agreement with the US government & disclose foreign account information ...
31 May, 2014, 06.40 PM IST
Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program to aid NRIs with undisclosed assetsUnder the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act it is expected that Indian banks will soon begin disclosing the names of American clients.
31 May, 2014, 02.14 PM IST
2 recent IRS developments that will impact Indian AmericansTwo developments have again shifted the spotlight on this issue. We try and understand the impact on Indian Americans.
10 Sep, 2012, 10.34 PM IST
Power grids collapse: Five reforms that the sector urgently needsA second consecutive day of Northern grid failure, coupled with the collapse of Eastern and North-Estern grids has brought in stark light, ...
31 Jul, 2012, 08.09 PM IST
IRS reopens Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program: Should Indian Americans apply?The offshore voluntary disclosure program (OVDP) offers a lower rate of penalty for defaulters who come forward and make voluntary disclosu...
23 Feb, 2012, 06.46 PM IST