NEW DELHI, Sept 20: Former Infosys CFO and industry veteran Mohandas Pai on Saturday said the US move to impose a steep USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applicants will dampen fresh applications by companies and may accelerate offshoring in coming months. US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that will impose USD 100,000 annual visa fee for highly skilled workers. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa programme was created to bring temporary workers into the US to perform [] The post USD

New Delhi, Sep 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed on the need of the government and the automobile industry to work together to achieve true self-reliance across the entire manufacturing value chain as India moves towards the vision of Viksit Bharat. In his written address to the annual convention of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Modi said as India advances towards global leadership in green and smart transportation, opportunities for investment and collab

MUMBAI, Aug 21:The markets regulator, SEBI, may introduce a regulated platform where pre-IPO (initial public offering) companies can trade after making certain disclosures, its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Thursday. This initiative would be on a pilot basis, he said. Speaking at an event organised by FICCI, Pandey said pre-listing information is often not enough for investors to make an investment decision. He hinted at an initiative on a pilot basis for a regulated venue where pre-IPO c

NEW DELHI, Aug 20: The amendment made in the RTI Act through the data protection law balances it with Right to Privacy, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In response to a question on the impact of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 on Right to Information, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said there is a provision available in the RTI that may allow access to information if the public interest in disclosure [] The post RTI Act amendment throu

NEW DELHI, Aug 20: The Services Export Promotion Council has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with online gaming platform WinZO to promote the export of technology and Intellectual Property (IP) from Indias gaming industry. The partnership seeks to position India as a major exporter of Made in India games and increase the countrys share in the USD 300 billion global gaming market, a joint statement issued on Wednesday said. Under the agreement, SEPC (Services Export Promotion Coun

NEW DELHI, Aug 10: Foreign investors have pulled out nearly Rs 18,000 crore from Indian equities so far this month, weighed down by escalating US-India trade tensions, disappointing first-quarter corporate earnings, and a weakening Indian rupee. With this, the total outflow by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in equities has reached Rs 1.13 lakh crore so far in 2025, according to data from the depositories. Going forward, FPI sentiment is expected to remain fragile and in risk-off mode, with t