The US is operating on making the process of visa application shorter for Indian citizens and starting 1 September 2019, certain candidates can appeal for a waiver from the compulsory interview. In a statement to the associations of the travel agents,…

A US court provided temporary relief to many Indians who live in America, and also has rejected the striking down, for now of the rule brought in by President  Obama – allowing the spouses of visa holders in H-1B category to work in the country. A…

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…

The immigration policies of President are Uncertain and there is a desire by the people to vote in the forthcoming elections in November 2020, which are forcing many immigrants who reside in the US to seek its citizenship.The Current Figures8.34 lakh…

Bajaj Finance, one of the largest non-banks in India, currently has over 20,000 employees working across 2,000 locations in India. The company currently has more than 36 million customers availing various products from its diversified portfolio. 

The sharp fall in the profit can be attributed to public sector insurers that saw heavy claims due to the floods in Kerala and crop insurance.

UP govt tables Rs 4,211 crore second supplementary Budget for FY20

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.

FOR THE first time in over three decades, says writer William Dalrymple, he feels he might not want to die in India — a country he had fallen in love with when he moved here in 1989 to research and write ‘City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi’ (1993).

A top government official said according to the 2004 amendments of the Citizenship Act, if one parent is an Indian and neither is an illegal immigrant, a person is considered an Indian citizen.

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.

At the end of the second quarter, the Kolkata-based bank's gross NPAs, in absolute terms, stood at Rs 25,665.14 crore, registering over 12% quarter-on-quarter fall.

LIC had sold around 2 crore policies in the last five years, he said. In the current year, the Indian life insurance business reported a new business premium of Rs 1.69 lakh crore of which LIC had garnered about Rs 1.2 lakh crore.

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.

According to the project details, the state government is proposing to develop this non-major port to meet the increasing cargo demand in the state. It is expected to be an all-weather port with world-class terminal facilities, well suited to meet the present and future needs of the trades and also suitable to develop as a major port.

In a detailed presentation and interview, Dr Bimal Patel shares the blueprint and objectives of the coveted project, says it will modernise administration and make it more efficient, defends the 2024 deadline for its completion.

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.

At present, around 2,000 people are under observation in Kerala. “A total of 1,999 people have recently returned from China.

Revenues from anti-retroviral (ARV) formulations stood at Rs313.4 crore as against Rs281.3 crore, an increase by 11.4% y-o-y.

Revenues from operations for the third quarter rose 4.28% y-o-y to Rs6,574.82 crore on account of contribution from newly-acquired companies during the quarter.

Amidst loud cheers and fluttering Tricolours and flags of the All Bodo Students Union, Modi asked the gathering — he called it the largest rally in independent India — in Kokrajhar in Bodoland Territorial Region to celebrate the peace and development accord that the government has signed with Bodo groups last month.

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 speech Kejriwal once again stressed the importance of the bijli, paani, shiksha and swastha model, the defining theme of his governance model.

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

Kishor said the CM may have brought development in Bihar “in comparison to what Lalu Prasad did” but the development indices remain dismal when compared to other states.

Maran was ranked 43rd on the pan-India IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019, released in September.

Commerce, energy secretaries & NSA are part of team to India

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.

It also passed a string of directions on safe passage for the bodies of the victims, their proper burial/cremation, adequate number of helplines and help desks, besides rehabilitation of those affected.

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 his meeting with NSA Mohib, Shringla reiterated India’s commitment to “stand with Afghanistan” as it pursues “sustainable peace and reconciliation."

Shah also launched a state-wide campaign, ‘Ar Noi Annay (No More Injustice)’, to take on Banerjee’s outreach programme, ‘Didi ke Bolo’.

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

The review meeting comes a day after India reported two new confirmed coronavirus cases, one each in Delhi and Telangana. This took the total cases in the country to five.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sent the plea to the Delhi High Court with the direction that it be listed for March 6 along with other petitions on the matter.

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. 

Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain says CAA is a domestic issue, assures Paris is firm over FATF action against Pak, insists Rafale row was linked to Indian politics and that planes are on schedule, and hopes for ‘good news’ on the Jaitapur n-units