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Immigration attorneys said clients were filing applications for candidates selected by random lottery last month. The H1-B work permit, initially for three years, is granted only if the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approves the application.

Though governments hold the considerable public authority to keep certain rights (such as freedom of movement) under control during an emergency, keeping a basic human right such as privacy at bay is questionable. The real danger is the ‘emergency’ track record of our institutions of last resort.

In this environment, the delivery of platform-enabled solutions at speed across the entire technology stack becomes even more important, it said. From cloud to networking, data centre to security and more, breadth and depth of capability are essential to recover and restore operations and position organisations strongly for the coming years.

The $192 billion IT-BPM industry body has informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) about the critical talent from various member companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech, Startek and many others being stranded and they should be considered for evacuation.

NITES said this went against govt guidelines of not firing people or cutting salaries during the pandemic.

Manufacturers of appliances and consumer electronics are seeking lower taxes on eco-friendly and energy-efficient products, more incentives for domestic manufacturing and waiving of customs duty on inputs imported to make the components in the upcoming Union Budget.

While presenting the budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had proposed to hike the basic customs duty to 12.5 per cent from 10 per cent on compressor of refrigerator and air conditioner. In a residential AC, compressor and motor, which account for around 30 per cent of the price are imported, while sheet metal, coils and other are sourced locally.

Appliances and consumer electronics makers are using social media platforms and other online tools to reach their customers, who are facing problems with products amid the lockdown.

With just 73 confirmed cases of the virus and no deaths, India, a country of 1.3 billion people, has so far fared better than elsewhere in Asia, Europe and North America. But experts say India's already overstretched medical system would struggle to deal with a major rise in serious cases.

The ministry said the portal will help tourists get information on state tourism departments and regional offices of the ministry of tourism to help them stay safe and healthy while in India. It will also help them find information on ways of getting back to their home country, the ministry added.

The ministry said the webinar series will provide information on the many destinations and the 'depth' and 'expanse' of the culture and heritage of India. The first webinar on Tuesday touched upon the history of Delhi and was titled " City of Cities- Delhi's Personal Diary'.

From the glow of the once-admired brand the venture has seen its stock slip and slide.

The Micromax chief is not unnerved with the over-the-top aggression of Chinese rivals who have been 'burning' money on a marketing blitzkrieg.

Huatong Road & Bridge Group Co, based in the northern province of Shanxi, said it may miss a 400 million yuan ($64.5 million) note payment due July 23.

We asked dozens of our favorite analysts, economists, strategists, and portfolio managers on Wall Street and around the world to send us their most important charts.

When you are hiring someone, they should basically understand the culture of your organisation, says Shaadi.com's Anupam Mittal.

The Tata family trusts have reached out to sovereign wealth funds and other long-term investors to gauge their interest in purchasing the Mistry family’s stake if it became available, according to the people.

State fuel retailers in India sold 50% less refined fuel in the first two weeks of April than the same time a year earlier as the country came to a standstill due to the lockdown that was put in place on March 24.

The Gautam Adani-led utility firm that sells piped natural gas (PNG) to households and compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles hopes to make up for the lost time on new projects once the lockdown is over and is sticking to its capital expenditure plan of Rs 1,500 crore for the current fiscal, its CEO Suresh Manglani has said.

In addition to the Rs 1,600 crore liquidity position, the company said it has undrawn sanctions of Rs 900 crore as on March 31, 2020. The Gurugram-headquartered micro lender also said that it will offer moratorium to all the existing borrowers across India.

There is slight difference in Skymet’s estimation and the government’s second advance estimates, which was released in February this year. According to government’s second advance estimate, the out of wheat is likely to be 106.21 million tonnes while that of gram would be 11.22 million tonnes.

Tamil Nadu's farm-to-table initiative has come to fruition rather unexpectedly, owing to the outbreak of Covid-19.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that Invest India and the Department for Promotion of Investment and Internal Trade are working to create a genuine single window for setting up factories and manufacturing units.

Under the 15-year agreement that ends in July, India is committed to buy 2 million tonnes urea every year from the plant at an agreed price. "Now that agreement will be over, we may not enter into any further commitment if Omifco doesn’t offer a good price,” said a senior fertiliser ministry official.

In a notification, the ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has said there is a "positive" evidence of likelihood of dumping of Sodium Citrate and injury to the domestic industry if the existing anti-dumping duty would be removed.

"We are committed to doing all we can to return monies in the schemes that are wound up at the earliest to investors, and to regain your trust in our brand," Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) President Sanjay Sapre said in a note to investors.

Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund has added Microsoft Corporation to the portfolio and completely exited from the Nestlé SA ADR.

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