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Trump's immigration suspension to last 60 days: Will the ban apply to H1-B?

President Donald Trump said his new US immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking 'green cards' for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus.

Apr 22, 2020

Center to put Rs 5,000 crore in EPF accounts of employees and employers | Details inside

To help companies tide over the COVID-19 crisis, the Government of India will pay EPF contributions of both employer and employee (12 percent each), 24 percent altogether for the next three months, such that nobody suffers due to loss of continuity in the EPF contribution.

Apr 20, 2020

UP CM Yogi Adityanath's father Anand Singh Bisht passes away at AIIMS, Delhi

The condition of Anand Singh Bisht, father of UP Chief Minister, was critical and he was placed on a ventilator. However, his health condition deteriorated.

Apr 20, 2020

Yogi Adityanath govt to provide jobs to migrant labourers under MGNREGS

The migration of youth to villages following a lockdown has led to a situation of economic distress, which can be solved by providing jobs for the youth under MGNREGS.

Apr 19, 2020

Indian H1B visa holders have 60 days to leave US without job; USCIS could make exceptions

According to the Indian context, non-immigrant visas refer to B-1 and B-2 visa holders in the US for business or travel purposes, F-1 visas are issued to students, J-1 visas are for mainly research scholars and physicians, H-1B visas for IT professionals and L1 for intracompany transferees in a managerial or executive position.

Apr 18, 2020

Coronavirus triggers layoffs: More job loss, pay cut on cards as India fights against Covid-19

All major employment sectors in the country took drastic measures like large scale employee termination and salary cuts to sustain the loss due to the national lockdown.

Apr 17, 2020

Liquidity boost, flow of credit: Full text of RBI's announcement on Covid-19 crisis

Appreciating the work of the medical staff, police force and all others working during this pandemic crisis, the Reserve Bank has released its latest announcement on its assessment of the current economic situation.

Apr 17, 2020

WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017 inductee Kurt Angle

Shocking! Kurt Angle and Rusev among more than dozen wrestlers fired by WWE

WWE stunned everyone by deciding to release more than a dozen wrestlers which includes many stars who were a key part of current storylines.

Apr 16, 2020

From agriculture to industries: MHA relaxes lockdown norms for selected activities from April 20; complete list

After PM Modi announced the extension of nationwide lockdown, the MHA on Wednesday, April 15 issued new guidelines. Activities like agriculture, IT, e-commerce and inter-state transport will be allowed after April 20.

Apr 15, 2020

In grim milestone, US logs world's highest coronavirus death toll

The United States has seen its highest death tolls to date in the epidemic with roughly 2,000 deaths a day reported for the last four days in a row, the largest number in and around New York City.

Apr 12, 2020

MCA clarifies: Why donate to the PM-CARES fund over State and CM Relief funds for Covid-19?

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has offered clarification on donations made for Covid-19. The PM Cares fund qualifies as a CSR expenditure under item (viii) Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, while other state and CM relief funds are not admissible as a CSR expenditure.

Apr 11, 2020

EPFO settles 1.37 lakh PF withdrawal claims to ease coronavirus lockdown woes

Members, who have applied for claims in some other category, can also file claim to fight pandemic and depending upon the KYC compliance condition of each member, every effort is being made to settle claims at the earliest.

Apr 10, 2020

India vs Pakistan: Who's fighting coronavirus better?

While we do miss the zest on display at the grounds during test matches between India vs Pakistan - but we are definitely not missing out on all the live-action in our homes. The only difference you can see today is that the race to win is not practiced outdoors, but within the confines of our homes, be it in India or Pakistan as nationwide lockdown continues until April 14. Let's compare who's fighting coronavirus better - is it India or Pakistan?

Apr 9, 2020

Unemployment rate in India for March 2020

Lockdown impact on jobs: Unemployment rate in India at an all-time high of over 23%, worst in 43 months

As of today, the findings released by CMIE indicate a sharp rise in unemployment at over 23 percent. The unemployment rate in March was 8.7 per cent, which is the highest recorded in the last 43 months or since September 2016, post demonetization.

Apr 7, 2020

Singapore announces third stimulus package worth $3.6 bn to fight the impact of Covid-19

The stimulus plan, named as the Resilience Budget, is estimated to be worth $48 billion (US$33.7 billion) drawing on national reserves for the first time since the global financial crisis in 2009.

Apr 6, 2020

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