Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee starts now — here’s who must pay and who won’tNew rules from USCIS mandate a $100,000 fee for specific H-1B visa petitions starting September 21, 2025. This applies to foreign workers o...
Is U.S. entry now a $15,000 gamble for travelers? Here’s what the State Department plansVisa bond rule could soon make U.S. travel more expensive, as the State Department plans a pilot program requiring business and tourist vis...
Pay Commission math doesn't work"Historically, pay commission recommendations have led to a fitment factor of around 2.8, implying that salaries could rise nearly 3x. To p...
16 states onboard National Single Window SystemThe government in September last year soft-launched NSWS for businesses. It was aimed at providing support to investors, including pre-inve...
EPFO defers decision to hike investments in ETFs to 15%EPFO's trustees today deferred the discussion on the proposal to increase investments in ETFs to 15%, from the current 10% of investible de...
Watal Panel on digital payments submits report to Finance MinisterThe panel, sources said, reviewed the payments system in the country and recommended medium-term measures for encouraging digital payments,...
Coming soon! UMANG, the master app for government services"UMANG will enable citizens to download a single mobile app instead of multiple apps for each department, and make it easy for them to disc...
Finance Ministry sets up panel to suggest steps to promote card paymentsPanel will also study and recommend need for changes, if any, in regulatory mechanism under various laws, relevant for purpose of promotion...
Industry lauds government and RBI move towards cashless economyThe government has also suggested mandating payments beyond a prescribed threshold only in card/ digital mode.
Poor returns force EPFO to rethink equity investmentsAfter deliberations on the EPFO’s investments in ETFs and returns earned so far, the FAIC will put up its view for consideration of CBT for...
EPFO to invest additional Rs 750 crore in ETFs in FY16EPFO had decided to invest 5 per cent of its incremental deposits in exchange traded funds (ETFs), which came to about Rs 5,000 crore.