The student visa processing capacity of US embassy and consulates in India has been reduced following US government's additional security measures, External Affairs Ministry said. The added scrutiny requires applicants to make their social media handles public and list their usernames used in the last five years. However, the embassy is working to open limited number of student visa appointments.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos sold Amazon shares worth $5.7 billion (about ₹50,000 crore) in under a month since his wedding to ex-journalist Lauren Sanchez. The share sale began when he sold $737-million shares around his wedding day, taking Bezos' total divested Amazon shares since 2002 to $50 billion. This comes as Amazon shares jumped 38% from their recent low in April.

Finding fundamentally strong stocks involves crucial financial metrics. Begin with a market cap exceeding ₹1,000 crore. Verify consistent 5 year sales and EPS CAGR above 20%. A low debt-to-equity ratio, specifically under 0.5, indicates sound financial health. Also, check for a CFO/PAT ratio above 1 to confirm cash backed profits and ROE greater than 20% for efficient capital utilisation.

GenAI reduces campaign planning time by up to 60% by intelligently generating briefs, analysing historical performance data, identifying winning patterns, and even suggesting optimal asset formats. Marketers can move from idea to launch in hours, not days with less friction, more precision, and greater confidence.

Brands using real-time creative optimisation powered by AI are seeing up to 5X return on ad spend. The tech automatically swaps underperforming visuals and formats mid-campaign, ensuring messaging stays consistently fresh, highly relevant, and dynamically tailored to evolving audience engagement patterns.

Deep Data Copilot automates up to 80% of analysts' reporting tasks. It interprets metrics, flags anomalies, and suggests next steps freeing teams to focus on high-impact creative strategy instead of wrangling multiple dashboards, fragmented data sources, and manual spreadsheet work.

Leading Indian D2C brands cut CAC by up to 30% by using Intellsys predictive signals to identify high-intent users early in the funnel. Instead of relying on blanket campaigns, AI maps micro-moments across the journey making every ad dollar sharper, smarter, and more accountable.

Traditional ad campaigns lose up to 43% of budget due to poor targeting, creative fatigue, and delayed optimisation. AI fixes this by spotting early signals like declining CTRs and engagement, then auto-adjusting creatives, placements, and timing to maximise impact and minimise waste.

CBI has busted a large-scale international cyber fraud and financial crime syndicate operating in Pune and Mumbai. This led to the arrest of Amit Dube, Tarun Shenai, and Gonslaves Savio, who targeted US citizens through spoofed calls and laundering around ₹4 crore/month through mule accounts. CBI also seized over ₹11-lakh cash, cryptocurrency worth ₹6.94-lakh and 150 grams of narcotic substance.

US-based consumer goods firm Clorox has filed a lawsuit against Cognizant, seeking $380 million in damages for a 2023 cyberattack that disrupted its operations. It has alleged that Cognizant mishandled its help desk support, which led hackers to breach Clorox's systems by resetting employee credentials without proper verification. Cognizant has denied any wrongdoing, calling the claims "shocking".