As June 25 deadline for California’s Wealth Tax nears, conversations from tech billionaires’ ‘chat groups’ go viral

It started as a gripe session. Last fall, as a union-backed ballot measure to tax 5% of California billionaires’ net worth raced toward qualification, a private Signal chat lit up with some of the richest men in America—Google’s Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Stripe’s Patrick Collison, Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong—commiserating over the threat to their fortunes. Then…

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‘Chanakya would have been shocked’: Priyanka’s remarks draws reaction from Amit Shah – watch | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took aim at the Centre in the Lok Sabha on Thursday while speaking on the proposed women’s reservation bill, using a sharp Chanakya reference that drew laughter from Union home minister Amit Shah himself and the treasury bench MPs.Backing the idea of reserving seats for women legislators, Priyanka…

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Historic 100% attendance at Niti meet, DKS breaks Karnataka boycott | India News

Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi with during a meeting in New Delhi. (@PMOIndia/X) Thursday’s meeting marked the first occasion when chief ministers of all 28 states attended the Niti Aayog governing council deliberations with CMs steering clear of any political rancour, marking a sharp departure from boycotts and absences in…

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Novartis seeks to deepen India innovation play

NEW DELHI: Swiss pharma major Novartis is sharpening its strategy in India as a pure-play innovator across core therapy segments, including cardiovascular, oncology and immunology, after divesting its stake in its listed arm earlier this year.Significantly, India increasingly contributes to nearly every molecule that Novartis commercialises globally, and is moving further up the value chain,…

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Two green card rejections despite O-1 visa: Indian-origin entrepreneur explains the ‘blind spot’ about immigration

Startup founder Nikin Tharan An Indian-origin entrepreneur based in US has spoken about the struggles behind his immigration journey, including two green card rejections despite holding an O-1 visa and building multiple successful startups.Nikin Tharan, now a Bay Area-based founder, traced his path from building tabla-playing robots as a teenager in Bengaluru to studying and…

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