To supplement something usually means to add or improve. Yet in the immigration lexicon, “supplemental” now carries a whole new meaning. The U.S. President’s recent proclamation introduces a $100,000 supplemental fee on all new H-1B petitions filed after September 21, 2025, placing a steep price on a visa long seen as a pathway to opportunity. As cliche as the cost of opportunity is, the magnitude of the fee amount outweighs the very motivation of aspirations.

Take a stroll through South Bombay and you’ll notice something unusual. Shapes repeat themselves across cinemas, apartment facades, and railings—zigzags, waves, sunbursts, and sleek lines pointing toward the sky. These are not random details. They belong to Art Deco, a style that travelled from Paris in the 1920s and transformed Mumbai into one of the world’s great Deco capitals.

Remember when ELSS was the talk of every office break room during tax season? Everyone seemed to have that one colleague who’d swear by their ELSS investments, and for good reason. These schemes offered something most investments couldn’t: you saved tax today and built wealth for tomorrow (1). Under the old tax regime, ELSS felt like a win-win. You’d invest up to ₹1.5 lakh, claim your Section 80C deduction, and watch your money grow through equity markets (2). It was straightforward, effective, and incredibly popular.