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H-1B visa allows US businesses to hire foreign skilled labours in specialised occupations. The USCIS stated that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to meet both the regular cap of 65,000 and the US advanced degree exemption, commonly known as the master’s cap, set at 20,000. This means the allotted H-1B visas for fiscal year 2024 have been exhausted.

GST dues of any state are pending before it and that some state governments have not submitted AG's authenticated certificate for release of their share of funds. The narrative that GST dues are pending from the Centre is not correct and is a «misnomer» as states have not submitted AG's report, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said replying to a supplementary question in Rajya Sabha. «It is important to understand that if the AG's (accountant general) certification is (mandatory)… If the AG's certificate does not reach us, we can not clear,» she said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government must refocus spending on boosting investment instead of consumption to address Canada’s sluggish productivity growth, argues a new report co-written by former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge.

Priyanka Chaturvedi said Khalistani terrorists are increasingly seen emboldened on foreign soil and are threatening the country, and a firm message should go through Parliament that India will not tolerate such activities. «We need to take note of the threats by them and act accordingly.

COP28 climate summit, published on Monday, has drawn criticism for omitting the mention of phasing out fossil fuels, a key factor in the climate crisis. The removal of the call to abandon fossil fuels appears to be a concession to oil-producing nations opposing the measure, CNN reported. The latest draft urges countries to take action to diminish planet-warming pollution, potentially encompassing reductions in the consumption and production of oil, coal, and gas. Critics have decried the draft for its vague language and absence of concrete timelines.

There’s a common lament across the halls of Expo City Dubai, the 1,000-acre venue of CoP-28, the climate huddle: This event feels more like a slick trade show than an environmental summit. About 100,000 attendees—nearly three times the number who attended CoP-26 in Glasgow—are milling through the venue. Fossil fuel companies have more than 2,000 representatives in attendance, including Sultan Al Jaber, president of the conference and the chief executive officer of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, the UAE’s state-owned petroleum business.

air quality index (AQI) in Mumbai has improved but continues to be moderate and not satisfactory, the Bombay High Court said on Monday, while asking the Maharashtra government to come up with a comprehensive plan to find a final solution to the issue. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice G S Kulkarni asked the government to take the issue seriously, as lakhs of people continue to suffer because of the air pollution in the city.

The CBI predicted that GDP growth for the UK would average 0.6% this year, before growing 0.8% in 2024 and 1.6% in 2025.

Anandpur Sahib Resolution as a «separatist document» in the NCERT's Political Science textbooks. The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi in response to a written question in the Lok Sabha by Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

coal is not happening in India in the foreseeable future, Parliament was informed on Monday. Although India is pushing for renewable, non-fossil-based energy, but the share of coal in the energy basket is going to remain significant in the years ahead to ensure affordable energy availability, coal and mines minister Pralhad Joshi said.

Mr. Kasparov is chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative and a co-founder of the Russian Action Committee.

President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it

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South Korean financial regulators have said NFTs are not subject to the same rules as cryptoassets, a ruling that may buoy token issuers and blockchain gaming firms.

“Masks provide a certain anonymity in the offline world that makes me feel relatively less concerned about my existence as a woman while navigating crowded markets or using public transport,” she says. Wearing a mask has reduced the frequency of lecherous incidents for her when she’s out in public. It also helps her conceal her emotions should she unexpectedly run into someone she doesn’t want to.

PTI. Another, Rajasthan assembly election results review meeting is scheduled to take place today. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge convened the review meeting at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi in the presence of former party president Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders.

Microsoft said in a statement on Friday that it does not own any part of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence powerhouse. «While details of our agreement remain confidential, it is important to note that Microsoft does not own any portion of OpenAI and is simply entitled to share of profit distributions,» said company spokesman Frank Shaw.

adolescent girls should "control sexual urges" and "not give into two minutes of pleasure". The high court had made the observations while hearing an appeal by a boy who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the offence of sexual assault.

Vladimir Putin, who has been governing the nation since the turn of the century has said that he will run for the post in the 2024 polls. Vladimir Putin was shown by state media saying he would run for a new six-year presidential term in 2024. Putin was answering a question on the subject from Artyom Zhoga, a military officer.

Yesterday was a very boring day in my view. The job report comes today, and it feels like everything I read is about November being a strong job report because of the autoworkers and screenwriters coming back to work.

Mahesh Patil, CIO, ABSL AMC, says “a lot of the domestic sector focus are looking good, especially the kind of value what we have seen in the industrials, capital good, the power stocks, the backbones of the economy. If that is starting to recover, then we could see the broader market sustaining. But the recent rally has primarily been in the largecap space which was lagging behind. We have seen a good amount of money flow in the mid and smallcap space, That seems to have turned around. “ It has been a historic week, stepping into a historic month. What is the market construct looking like to you? So, yes, I think this month has been fairly good. We have seen positive results from the electorate in the state elections. The markets have taken a positive outlook that the election outcome would be slightly favourable and globally, also, despite all the concern about growth slowdown, we have seen a decent amount of rally.