India-Azerbaijan energy ties: Crude oil shipments to New Delhi restart after 10-month halt; pricing dispute settled

Azerbaijan has resumed crude oil exports to India after a 10-month break, resolving the pricing issue that had led to the halt in supplies, according to people familiar with the matter. In August, Azerbaijan exported 1,747.07 tonnes of crude oil to India, valued at $781,520, according to its customs data, as cited by ET.Energy cooperation…

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$100,000 H-1B fees higher than salaries of many professionals! Cost too high for companies to sponsor; L-1 visas an alternative?

Trump’s proclamation has established a new one-time fee of $100,000 (approximately Rs 88 lakh) for bringing qualified overseas workers into the United States. The Donald Trump administration’s move to hike the one-time fee for H-1B visas to a whopping $100,000 is expected to hit the Indian IT sector hard. The approximately Rs 88 lakh cost…

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