The US administration is proposing an impressive increase in merit-based and legal immigration as an effort to change the obsolete systemCreating tax revenue of USD 500 billion Jared Kushner, The Presidential Adviser, stated that when the immigration…

Presently H1-B visas are frequently used by established companies and less by startups because the former, get the advantage in dealing with time and cost factors.US Immigration and the status of start upsThe present visa policies followed by U.S. make…

A new announcement by the USA Administration amounts to a concentrated effort by the administration to alter the legal immigration and focus on the legal ways for immigration.The rule denotes that the applicants for Green Card and visa will be viewed…

The US Immigration is moving ahead in changing the process for issuing H-1B visa from next year. The outcome will have an impact on many Indian IT firms. Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget, has completed the reviewing process, for the…

In the future application season, A new and streamlined electronic registration system, having the earlier deadline will Replace the expensive and bulky H-1B application process, as per the statement of the federal government.The Major ChangesIn place…

There was a US scrapping of an old rule In January that allowed companies in filing applications to get the short work- permit provided to technology workers. As a substitute they had to register the names of professionals they intended to send.New Process…

Worried microfinance industry feels that if the “irregularity and delay” in loan repayments get longer, then there would be a major problem for every player — small, medium and large.

India should take “urgent action” to tackle air pollution as the levels of toxic air in many cities of the country are much higher than the recommended guidelines, which could have a major impact on people’s health, WHO director Maria Neira said.

Recently, an expert committee had recommended for a decentralised development by having three capital cities for legislature, executive and judiciary and putting available resources for balanced regional growth.

The biennial State of Forest Report (SFR), released Monday by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, announced an overall gain of 3,976 sq km of forests in India since 2017.

India’s oil import bill in 2018-19 was $111.9 billion.

For protection of land ownership in J&K, a handful of provisions, the official said, are being considered which include land ownership protection regimes in force in states such as Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Chief among the problems is a lingering crisis at shadow banks that started in 2018, with a shocking default by then high-rated lender IL&FS. The woes mounted last year when major mortgage lender Dewan Housing Finance missed repayments.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on why he chose to write about Indira Gandhi and Nehru, and the reason NDA govt’s NPR is different from UPA’s; says there is no vacancy for Cong president as of now; and warns against the lack of political outreach in Kashmir.

Assam had asked the MHA to limit the time period to three months, as it felt that keeping it open-ended could further accentuate the apprehensions over CAA in the state.

The EC said the decision was taken as it was not satisfied with their respective replies to the showcause notices. 

The 22-year-old travelled on the same flight which the first case took.

The nine-judge Bench, which a week ago clarified it won’t be deciding the review petition but only lay down the general law to be followed, will examine the “scope and ambit of right to freedom of religion under Article 25 of the Constitution”.

In his campaign speeches, Shah had asked voters to press the EVM button in favour of BJP so that “its current shocks Shaheen Bagh”.

Australian High Commissioner Harinder Sidhu hopes India will revert decision to reject RCEP, warns against economies turning inwards, believes climate change role in bushfires bears examination, and admits that her Indian origins, especially Bollywood love, helped her

The Prime Minister’s assertion came days after his party was defeated in the Assembly elections in Delhi, the campaign for which saw a highly charged debate on the CAA and the protests at Shaheen Bagh, where a group of women, supported by a crosssection of society, have been holding a sit-in for two months now.

He said the CAA and the NRC were two different issues and his government will not allow the NRC to be implemented in the state.

Political observers see the fielding of Doval as the Prime Minister’s assertion on the issue of developments linked to changes in the citizenship law which have triggered protests across the country.

Police said they are probing Amit’s murder, though no arrest has been made in connection with the case so far.

Unlike Wednesday, when Justices Muralidhar and Talwant Singh questioned the Solicitor General repeatedly over the delay in lodging FIRs and had video clips of the hate speeches played in open court with proceedings lasting through the day, the hearing Thursday was over in less than an hour.

At present, different applicability thresholds exist for welfare provisions like creche, canteen, first-aid, etc. in different Acts.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) announced the share exchange ratio for the proposed merger following its board meet on March 5.

Nothing happened, and later it was discovered the panic was a result of rumours, mostly spread via messaging apps in the aftermath of the riots in north-east Delhi, which saw unprecedented hate spewed online.

A vacation bench, led by Justice U U Lalit, said that there is no existing law to back the state government's action of putting up such hoardings across Lucknow. 

Manufacturers have been told to commence production before July 31, 2020.

Many national newspapers and NGOs like Rotary, industry bodies like Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) and Population First (Laadli) will also play a role in disseminating information and counselling, where necessary.

In his address, the PM said detailed guidelines on the new lockdown would be announced on April 15 and some conditions could be relaxed after April 20 in places reporting no new infections.

There is also no clarity on whether customers who have booked tickets through online travel operators will be eligible for the refunds.

According to the new order, barber shops and dine-in restaurants would not be allowed, though there would be no restrictions on the barber visiting the customer at his home, or take-aways from restaurants.

Other important issues, such as the propagation of renewables, flexibility in coal supply and enforcement of contracts for attracting private investment in the sector were also discussed in the meeting.

At a time when the government’s finances have gone completely haywire, it is also the duty of every tax official—indeed, all bureaucrats—to see how best some of the shortfall can be made up.

The Suzuki Jimny has developed a huge fan following especially after the introduction of its latest generation iteration. Currently, on sale in select international markets, the demand for this compact off-roader is such that Suzuki dealerships in some countries, recently, had to temporarily suspend new bookings in order to clear the existing backlog.

Check out the detailed image gallery of the new 2020 Hyundai Creta.