From $100K Visas to Secret AI: Four Stories Hiding in Plain Sight

Representational Image of a Courtroom Created with Adobe Firefly Generative AI. By Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service

From $100K Visas to Secret AI: Four Stories Hiding in Plain Sight

Representational Image of a Courtroom Created with Adobe Firefly Generative AI. By Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service
Representational Image of a Courtroom Created with Adobe Firefly Generative AI. By Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service

From $100K Visas to Secret AI: Four Stories Hiding in Plain Sight

These four stories reveal a troubling trend: the systems we rely on—for immigration, information, international justice, and civil services—are being reshaped by opaque forces, whether through exorbitant fees, secret algorithms, or the chasm between technological promise and reality.

In an age of constant information, the daily flood of headlines can be overwhelming. It’s a genuine challenge to separate the transient noise from the signals that indicate significant, lasting change. While major events dominate the news cycle, other equally impactful stories often unfold just beneath the surface, missed by many but shaping our world in profound ways. read more

A Call to Filmmakers Worldwide: “The Smokescreen” – A Global Political Thriller in the Vein of The Godfather. AI-generated image. By Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service

RMN Foundation Announces Political Thriller Film Project ‘Smokescreen’ to Champion Voting Rights

A Call to Filmmakers Worldwide: “The Smokescreen” – A Global Political Thriller in the Vein of The Godfather. AI-generated image. By Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service
A Call to Filmmakers Worldwide: “The Smokescreen” – A Global Political Thriller in the Vein of The Godfather. AI-generated image. By Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service

RMN Foundation Announces Political Thriller Film Project ‘Smokescreen’ to Champion Voting Rights

New Cinematic Initiative to Expose Electoral Threats and Empower Voters

NEW DELHI – In a major new initiative to protect democracy and uphold electoral integrity, the RMN Foundation has announced a global political thriller film project titled The Smokescreen.” The film, which is being proposed to filmmakers worldwide, is based on the Foundation’s own extensive political research and is designed to serve as a powerful tool to educate the public and protect people’s fundamental voting rights. read more

Can Trump Bring Justice to Kashmiris Living Under Siege? A Nobel Peace Prize May Depend on It U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo: White House (file photo)

Can Trump Bring Justice to Kashmiris Living Under Siege?

Can Trump Bring Justice to Kashmiris Living Under Siege? A Nobel Peace Prize May Depend on It U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo: White House (file photo)
Can Trump Bring Justice to Kashmiris Living Under Siege? A Nobel Peace Prize May Depend on It. U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo: White House (file photo)

Can Trump Bring Justice to Kashmiris Living Under Siege?

A Nobel Peace Prize May Depend on It

By RMN Foundation / Human Rights Desk
September 15, 2025

Kashmir—once called paradise on Earth—has, for decades, become a symbol of unending suffering for its people, particularly for the persecuted Muslim communities who make up the majority of the population in the region. Following the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025, renewed violence between India and Pakistan once again threatened to plunge South Asia into chaos.

But amidst the geopolitical crisis, U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped forward claiming credit for brokering a ceasefire between the two nuclear powers. He has also suggested that the United States is ready to mediate a resolution to the Kashmir dispute—a long-standing conflict that has left generations of Kashmiris trapped in what many describe as an open-air prison. read more