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India has also flagged its concerns about problems being faced by domestic businesses in getting timely visas for the US and has urged America to fast track the process, an official statement said on Saturday. These concerns were raised during the 14th India-US Trade Policy Forum held in New Delhi on Friday. It was co-chaired by the US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. “For H1B renewal visas, stamping has begun in the US on a pilot basis and we have asked them to make it permanent and for family members also,” an official told ET, adding that by April, tourist and business visa times to the US are expected to get normalised. The commerce ministry said that the two ministers noted that the movement of professional and skilled workers, students, investors and business visitors between the countries contributes immensely to enhancing bilateral economic and technological partnership.

Tesla Inc. had a blockbuster 2023, as its shares more than doubled in 12 months. But 2024 is starting on a different note, with Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker off to its worst start to any year — ever. The company has lost more than $94 billion in market valuation in just the first two weeks of 2024.

flight landed safely with 59 passengers and six crew onboard. "The crack was not something that affected the flight's control or pressurization," the ANA spokesperson said. The incident comes as Boeing is facing increased scrutiny after the cabin panel detached mid-air from a new Alaska Airlines aircraft last week.

₹6,045 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,007 and ₹6,236 per bbl during the session, against a previous close of ₹6,033 per barrel. -While the diversions by oil tankers were expected to push up the cost and time it take to transport oil, supplies have not yet been impacted, analysts and industry experts noted, easing some of the earlier gains in prices. Analysts said that if the conflict were to spread to the other side of the Arabian peninsula, oil markets may react much more significantly.

Maritime Institute of Technology instructor Capt. James Staples, who has personally responded to pirates, breaks down the Houthi Red Sea attacks on 'The Claman Countdown.'

Venezuela’s national cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), is set to cease operations on January 15.

This followed notable progress that was announced in the January Bulletin. For the fifth month in a row, USCIS will use the Dates for Filing to ascertain the eligibility of employment-based filings in February. Considering that the Final Action Dates chart typically contains more progressive cutoff dates than the Dates for Filing chart, this is great news. The Visa Bulletin provides important information about the processing of adjustment of status applications for consular immigrant visa files and approvals, as well as the per-country priority date cutoffs that control immigrant visa availability.

₹25 crore – as a salary in 2023, which was the same salary as in 2022 and 2021. Jobs, who took over the affairs of the company after its founder Steve Jobs' demise, was awarded stocks worth $46,970,283 ( ₹389.25 crore) in the past year. According to details, Cook was paid non-equity incentive plan compensation to the tune of $10,713,450 ( ₹88.78 crore) while the other compensation totaled $2,526,112 ( ₹20.93 crore).

exchange-traded fund (ETF) to track Bitcoin by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent waves of excitement across the global cryptocurrency community. This development is not only an important milestone for crypto enthusiasts around the world, but also raises an important question for Indian investors – can they also participate in the Bitcoin ETF? Viram Shah, CEO of Vested Finance, said, «For Indian investors, the Bitcoin ETF will provide an opportunity to include crypto in their portfolio via the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) route.» Indian individuals can send money outside the country through the LRS route. Under the scheme, an individual can send a maximum of $250,000 to an overseas jurisdiction in a year. Like any investment, Bitcoin ETFs come with their own set of pros and cons. However, one notable advantage is that investors can gain exposure to Bitcoin through regulated entities, alleviating concerns about cryptocurrency storage.

statement on January 11 that at his directions, “US military forces — together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands — successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways." After the US launched strikes against Houthi forces, some US lawmakers accused President Joe Biden of violating the Article 1 of the US Constitution. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal of the Democratic Party called the strikes an "unacceptable violation of the Constitution". Meanwhile, Rep.

WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record by a huge margin, smashing global temperature records. The yearly average global temperature approached 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, which is significant because the Paris Agreement on climate change aims to limit the long-term temperature increase to no more than the same amount. According to the agreement, the long-term increase is calculated as an average over decades rather than an individual year like 2023.

Hamas terrorists barged into Israel's territory from Gaza and killed around 1,400 civilians. The terrorists also took more than 200 people with them as hostages and is using them to negotiate with Israel. The judges of the UN's top legal body heard strong arguments from both sides and likely to deliver the verdict in the case soon.

₹3,864 crore worth of Indian equities and the total inflow stands at ₹9,034 crore as of January 12, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. FPIs were big players in financial services and information technology (IT), according to analysts. "The surge in FPI inflows during December 2023 which stood at ₹58,372 crore, slowed down in early January 2024.

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as «highly objectionable», India has registered a 'strong protest' with the British High Commissioner in India. This comes after British envoy Jane Marriott visited Mirpur city in the PoK region along with an official of the UK Foreign Office. «India has taken a serious note of the highly objectionable visit of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad, along with a UK Foreign Office official, to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on 10 January 2024,» the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Saturday. «Such infringement of India's sovereignty and territorial integrity is unacceptable,» it added. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has lodged a strong protest with the British High Commissioner in India on this 'infringement'. The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh «have been and shall always remain an integral part of India,» MEA added. In October last year, the US envoy to Pakistan, Donald Blome, visited the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir region. New Delhi conveyed to Washington its 'strong objection' to the visit and urged the international community to respect its «sovereignty and territorial integrity».

Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday said the Indian rupee has strengthened during the tenure of the Narendra Modi government. He also credited the role played by B R Ambedkar in taking on the then British rulers who tried to weaken the currency. Talking to reporters here after attending a seminar on the journey of the Indian rupee in the last 100 years, he said during the tenure of PM Narendra Modi, the Indian rupee has gained currency. He said 35 countries have agreed to allow the use of Indian rupee and people travelling there do not have to get it converted into local currency or US dollar. The Union minister pointed out that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established in April 1935 following the thesis presented by Ambedkar in the London School of Economics on the Indian rupee. People should know that Ambedkar was also an eminent economist, he added.

Indian workers to duty-free access on goods with India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi. While the import management system has minimized the impact on businesses, she “urged India to ensure that the end-to-end online system currently in operation and related policies do not restrict trade going forward," according to a joint statement. In October last year, India said it will allow imports of tech hardware without a mandatory license, softening curbs it had previously planned to impose.

clean and sustainable energy source: green hydrogen. India is poised well towards meeting the essential climate goals it has set out for itself at different global fora over the last several years. The recent announcement of the detailed guidelines for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for green hydrogen production and electrolyser manufacturing by MNRE under the flagship SIGHT programme of the National Green Hydrogen Mission is one such step.

Oil and natural gas companies would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a new rule proposed by the Biden administration

Israel is rejecting allegations levied by South Africa that its campaign against Hamas amounts to genocide against the Palestinian people

Republicans say President Joe Biden's plan to start canceling student loans for some borrowers in February is an attempt to win voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election

Delta Air Lines says it closed 2023 strong and expects another good year in 2024