Trump sings order to increase H1-B visa application fees US President Donald Trump has signed a new proclamation on Friday (US time) introducing a $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications, along with other changes to the skilled foreign worker programme, which has been under scrutiny for years.Originally designed to attract exceptional foreign talent for…
Adani Group firms saw their combined market value surge by more than Rs 69,000 crore during Friday’s trading session. Gautam Adani-led Adani Group stocks rallied strongly in trade on Friday after SEBI cleared the companies of Hindenburg-related allegations. The regulatory body’s ruling, which rejected claims of share price manipulation and improper related-party dealings, boosted investor…
Arunachal Pradesh has witnessed a dramatic rise in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections, with revenue climbing over 700 per cent in six years to nearly Rs 1,900 crore in 2023-24 from just Rs 227 crore in 2017-18, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said on Friday.Speaking at a BJP programme on GST reforms in Namsai…
Donald Trump (File photo) The US administration plans a major change to the H-1B visa programme, with President Donald Trump expected to sign a proclamation Friday imposing a $100,000 application fee, according to a White House official, quoted in a Bloomberg report.The order is intended to curb misuse of the visa category and its perceived…
A new Aadhaar-based framework has been rolled out for cooperative banks, paving the way for them to offer authentication and eKYC services that had long remained out of reach due to compliance and cost hurdles.Announcing the initiative at a workshop in New Delhi on Friday, Cooperation Ministry Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani said the move will…
US China trade talks (AI image) US President Donald Trump on Friday called his conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘productive one’. According to Trump, the call touched upon various aspects such as trade, fentanyl, and the TikTok deal. Trump also said he would meet Xi at the APEC Summit in South Korea.“I just…
The commerce ministry reported on September 16 that discussions with the visiting US delegation were constructive. India-US trade deal talks are back on track with commerce minister Piyush Goyal expected to visit America soon. The visit would follow the recent one-day discussions between US Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch and Indian counterpart Rajesh Agrawal in India,…
MUMBAI: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will take up 14 working papers submitted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) at its 42nd Assembly in Montreal this month. These papers cover aviation safety, sustainability, and efficiency, with a strong focus on boosting Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, reaffirming CORSIA as the sole global climate…
Wall Street edged higher on Friday, keeping pace for a potential record-setting week, with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and the Nasdaq rising 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 17 points, or less than 0.1%, by 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, AP reported. The gains follow all-time highs hit by the three major indexes…
Gold rate today: Gold prices bounced back in the national capital on Friday, rising by Rs 800 to Rs 1,14,000 per 10 grams, driven by strong global cues amid escalating geopolitical tensions and renewed trade frictions between the US and China. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,13,200 per…
