1.Yale scholar Gautam Mukunda has criticised Donald Trump's proposal to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas.

 1.Yale scholar Gautam Mukunda has criticised Donald Trump's proposal to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, warning that it would harm the US's ability to attract world-class talent. According to Mr Mukunda, the policy change is economically unsound and would put the US at a disadvantage in the global talent race. 

https://www.ndtv.com/feature/every-country-would-kill-to-get-iit-graduates-yale-scholar-slams-h-1b-visa-fee-hike-9332806

2.China has accused the United States of “weaponising tariffs” after Washington slapped a 50% duty on Indian imports, escalating a trade clash that threatens to redraw supply chains across Asia. Speaking in New Delhi, Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong called the move “unfair and unreasonable”, even as analysts suggest Beijing could quietly benefit from the deepening rift between Washington and New Delhi.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/china-slams-us-50-tariff-on-india-as-unfair-and-unreasonable-is-beijing-quietly-gaining-from-trump-s-trade-war-11758671291194.html

3.Super Typhoon Ragasa triggered the bursting of a barrier lake in Taiwan's Hualien County, resulting in at least 14 fatalities and 18 injuries. Rescue teams are actively searching for approximately 30 missing individuals after the floodwaters washed away a bridge and inundated a nearby town. Over 7,600 people were evacuated across Taiwan due to the typhoon's imp

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/super-typhoon-ragasa-at-least-14-dead-after-taiwan-barrier-lake-bursts-more-than-260-trapped/articleshow/124080955.cms

4.The Indian National Rupee slipped to a record low against the US Dollar on lingering concerns over 50% US tariffs and $100,000 H-1B visa fee. A likely RBI intervention helped limit losses. On Tuesday, 23 September 2025, the rupee weakened to an intraday low of 88.795 per dollar before ending 0.5% lower at 88.755.

https://news.google.com/topics/CAAqKggKIiRDQkFTRlFvSUwyMHZNRGx6TVdZU0JXVnVMVWRDR2dKSlRpZ0FQAQ?hl=en-IN&gl=IN&ceid=IN%3Aen

 5.Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has identified a new wave of cyberattacks by the long-active threat group RevengeHotels, which is now using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to steal hotel guests’ payment data.Active since 2015, the group has evolved its techniques, with many of its latest malicious programs containing AI-generated code, making them more sophisticated and difficult to detect.

https://hospitalitybizindia.com/news-track/kaspersky-warns-of-ai-powered-revengehotels-cyberattacks-targeting-global-hospitality-sector/