H-1B math pegs cost at USD 500 mn for 5,000 new filings; may spur offshoring, local hiring: ExpertsNew H-1B visa fees may push IT firms to offshore expansion or local hiring. The USD 100,000 fee impacts FY27 petitions. Companies might avo...
22 Sep, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
$100,000 fee on H-1B to force hiring, strategy rethink for cos: Law firm JSA on US visa shockerThe Trump administration’s new USD 100,000 annual H-1B visa fee is expected to raise costs and disrupt Indian IT companies’ business models...
20 Sep, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
Biden admin’s cap on GPU exports may hit India's AI ambitionsThe outgoing US administration’s proposed rule to curb the import of graphics processing units (GPUs) by certain countries may hit India's ...
16 Jan, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
Banking access may be at risk if you seek to delete credit dataTechnology experts and policy lawyers were split on whether CICs can be exempt under the new data law and if people can request complete da...
06 Feb, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Amid uncertainty, some businesses still accept crypto for paymentsIndia's oldest crypto exchange, Unocoin, for instance, continues to let users recharge their Fastag accounts using Bitcoin. It also allows ...
06 Dec, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
Restaurants bypass Swiggy, Zomato for more than just cost savingsRestaurants are waking up to the potential of consumer data that rests with food aggregators Swiggy and Zomato. They are now focusing on di...
30 Jun, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
Google says India's new IT rules not applicable to its search engineGoogle has contended that a Delhi High Court bench had in a previous order "mischaracterised" Google Search as a 'social media intermediary...
03 Jun, 2021, 08.54 AM IST
Why the Wirecard Scandal is relevant for India - Chapter 2: Need to protect the whistleblowerA review of the history of the Wirecard scam reveals that the questionable conduct of its business operations, the unaccounted high volume ...
12 Sep, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
2nd digital strike targets clones of banned China apps, Google and Apple Inc directed to remove these appsGoogle and Apple Inc, which run popular mobile operating systems Android and iOS, respectively, were directed to remove these apps from the...
28 Jul, 2020, 07.50 AM IST
Govt bans 47 more Chinese apps citing risks to national sovereignty, integrity and defenceThe source privy to the development said that the 47 additional Chinese apps that have been banned now were clones and variants of the apps...
27 Jul, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
Cryptocurrencies neither legal nor illegal in India: Where do we stand?The government does not consider cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as legal tender.
26 Mar, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
Bangalore-based Sajai Singh to head International Technology Law AssociationI-Tech Law, established in 1971 and headquartered in Massachusetts, US, has over 1,000 members, across 60 countries, specialized in technol...
15 May, 2014, 11.29 AM IST
Hush-hush no more: Women employees reporting more instances of sexual harassment after new lawAfter a new law on prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace was enacted this April, aggrieved employees are reporting more.
07 Oct, 2013, 06.56 AM IST
Now, Australia tightens work visa to restrict skilled immigrationAustralia has tightened its work visa programme that could hurt Indian IT companies, driving up costs for them and compelling local hiring ...
15 Jul, 2013, 04.25 AM IST
Amazon debuts in India with ‘marketplace’ model, fierce competition aheadAmazon’s India launch is expected to add to the pressure on incumbent online retailers which are cutting costs after a spending spree to wi...
06 Jun, 2013, 05.09 AM IST
If found guilty, Phaneesh Murthy may have to pay huge damagesiGate’s ousted CEO Phaneesh Murthy may end up paying huge damages if charges pressed by her are proven under US law.
25 May, 2013, 11.31 AM IST
Indian IT companies like Tech Mahindra hire immigration lawyers in the USAn increasing number of Indian IT & BPO cs are hiring visa experts & immigration lawyers in the US to ensure that every visa petition they ...
22 Aug, 2012, 12.14 PM IST