Indian students face $70,000 OPT fee under US plan

IANS | October 20, 2026 10:04 AM

Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian students hoping to work in the United States after graduation could see their universities charged $70,000 each for Optional Practical Training under a Department of Homeland Security proposal, a plan that is not yet in effect and is open to public comment until November 9.

Indian stock markets closed on account of Dussehra

IANS | October 20, 2026 9:39 AM

Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian stock markets will remain closed on Tuesday on account of Dussehra with trading suspended across major segments on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE).

US orders removal of China's DeepSeek products from federal civilian agencies

IANS | October 20, 2026 9:14 AM

Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove products developed by Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek from their information technology systems and barred them from procuring such products, according to a federal notice.