H-1B visa lottery is shutting out top talent. Replace itThe H-1B visa program for foreign college graduates faces criticism for not effectively serving its purpose. It fails to reward top talent ...
10 Jan, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
ED unearths 'lottery king' Santiago Martin's business turnover: Inside the Rs 15,000 cr empire under probeSantiago Martin, a Coimbatore businessman, faces an ED probe for alleged illegal lottery activities. Investigators have seized assets worth...
03 Jan, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
H-1B lottery is too easily gamed. Here’s how to fix itEach year, hundreds of thousands of educated foreigners vie for one of 85,000 H-1B visas to work in the U.S., but the selection is purely r...
13 Aug, 2024, 04.21 PM IST
Complete electoral bond data made public: Megha’s Rs 600 cr to BJP single biggest donationElectoral Bond: This emerged from analysis of data provided by State Bank of India (SBI) on electoral bonds as directed by the Supreme Cour...
23 Mar, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Electoral bonds: A look at top buyers, other key numbersHere’s a look at the top electoral bond buyers along with an examination of some of the other key numbers that have emerged from the initia...
22 Mar, 2024, 01.46 PM IST
Future Gaming’s Santiago Martin: Under ED, I-T’s lens for a decade, this 'Lottery King' bought electoral bonds worth Rs 1,368 crELECTORAL BONDS: Future Gaming and its CEO Santiago Martin, dubbed the 'Lottery King', have drawn attention for purchasing electoral bonds ...
15 Mar, 2024, 10.23 AM IST
Greater USCIS scrutiny raise fears among many Indians filing H-1B visa petitionH-1B visa: USCIS may deny a petition, or revoke a petition approval, based on a registration that contained a false attestation, the US age...
23 May, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
US set to modernise H-1B visa registration after detecting fraud and abuse in computerised lottery systemThe USCIS has initiated extensive fraud investigations and revoked petitions to ensure integrity of the application process. The H-1B progr...
29 Apr, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
H-1B applications at record high, US agency raises 'serious concerns' about visa lotteryLast year, the government began requiring workers who won the lottery to sign affidavits stating they didn't try to game the system by work...
28 Apr, 2023, 08.46 PM IST
GST probe may set precedent for crypto taxationLegal experts have long debated on the categorization - and tax treatment - of cryptocurrencies. They are yet to converge on whether a cryp...
04 Jan, 2022, 04.58 AM IST
The Infosys episode so far: How the crisis at the Asian tech icon is unfoldingLittle evidence is there till now. Infy has pledged a full investigation, while Parekh has remained silent.
24 Oct, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
GST Council to vet e-way, anti-profiteering rules on June 18The Council may also review rates on certain items, and approve draft GST rules and forms for advance ruling, appeals and revision, and ass...
15 Jun, 2017, 06.15 PM IST
How Indian IT companies are devising strategy to beat Donald Trump's visa banUS is the most important market for India’s $110-bn IT industry. Most of these cos are aggressively ramping up operations and setting up ne...
21 Mar, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
US push for H-1B visa reform, Europe’s strict regime augur uneasy times for Indian ITSenator Jeff Sessions, in his confirmation hearing for post Attorney General of the US, said Trump administration will push for legislative...
16 Jan, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
534 phishing incidents reported last year: CERT-InAs many as 534 phishing incidents were reported last year, of which 342 involved phishing websites hosted outside India, according to data ...
16 Mar, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
The case for legalized cricket betting; it's not what you thinkOn January 4, a three-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court also recommended legalising cricket betting in India.
19 Jan, 2016, 04.46 AM IST
- Lottery cos may come under service tax net
The largest-ever indirect tax demand of Rs 2,000 crore made on a south India-based lottery company has caused ripples in the industry acros...
21 Jan, 2008, 05.41 AM IST