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Don’t Be Shy! Sees Alia Bhatt on the Other Side of the Camera as She Launches Four New Faces
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readBest Friends, breakups, and bad decisions: Prime Video’s Don’t Be Shy! promises a messy, funny, and heartfelt young adult rom-com, premiering September 25. The trailer was launched on September 11 at the …
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West Australian Indian Film Council Launches at Government House, a Century After Perth’s Fearless Nadia
by Pooja Bhardwaj 7 minutes readNearly a century after Perth’s Fearless Nadia, the West Australian Indian Film Council (WAIFC) launched at the Government House Ballroom in Perth on September 11, 2026, with her story providing …
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USCIS H-2B Cap Signals Tighter Race for Temporary Work Visas
by R. Suryamurthy 8 minutes readThe rapid exhaustion of the first-half H-2B visa quota for fiscal year 2027 is more than another routine immigration deadline. For foreign workers seeking one of the relatively few legal …
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Modi-Pezeshkian Meeting Raises Stakes for BRICS Declaration
by R. Suryamurthy 9 minutes readPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, coming barely a day before BRICS leaders are expected to negotiate a final summit declaration, has sharpened the central diplomatic …
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Modi, Putin Pair Trade Diplomacy with Peace Push
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed the expanding economic and strategic relationship between their countries on Friday, while also discussing conflicts in West Asia and the …
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BRICS Pushes Financial Alternatives as Trade Fragmentation Deepens
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readBRICS finance ministers and central bank governors have stepped up efforts to reduce the vulnerability of emerging economies to trade protectionism and dollar-centered financial systems, backing measures to expand local-currency …