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In the first three quarters of fiscal 2019, US Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudicators denied 24 per cent of H-1B petitions

Immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, adapt to new jobs

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated sectors of the economy dominated by immigrant labour

24 April 2020 12:06 PM IST

Boeing 737 MAX 9 airliners are pictured on the flight line at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washginton on April 20, 2020. - Boeing announced it will resume commercial airplane production this week at its Puget Sound-region facilities. AFP photo

International passenger capacity for India reduced by 89 pc in April:...

International passenger capacity reduced by 13%, mainly related to traffic from/to States deeply interconnected to China

24 April 2020 11:47 AM IST

Remittances to India are likely to drop by 23 per cent from USD 83 billion last year to USD 64 billion this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI Photo)

India's remittances likely to decline by 23% due to coronavirus: World...

Globally remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 per cent this year due to the economic crisis

23 April 2020 1:04 PM IST

Representative Image. (PTI Photo)

Finance Ministry notifies changes in FDI policy under FEMA law

Prior approval of government mandatory for foreign investments, to prevent the opportunistic takeover of domestic firms

23 April 2020 12:42 PM IST

Fitch Ratings sees India growth slipping to 0.8% in FY21. (PTI Photo)

Fitch slashes India's economic growth to 0.8% in FY21

Unparalleled global recession was underway due to disruptions caused by the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic and...

23 April 2020 12:14 PM IST

Indian refineries scale back output as virus chokes demand.(AP/PTI Photo)

India's crude crash as coronavirus chokes fuel demand

Indian state retailers sold 50% less refined fuel in the first two weeks of April

23 April 2020 11:46 AM IST

farmer collects flowers after plucking from a field near international border in Suchetgarh sector on the outskirts of Jammu. PTI Photo

Small, micro businesses at a greater risk of credit default, says...

The covid crisis poses challenges to businesses, especially for micro enterprises, who are often vulnerable to sudden...

22 April 2020 4:33 PM IST

The leading anti-TB drugs manufacturers at present having contract agreement with National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) are Macleods and Lupin. PTI Photo

Union health ministry seeks a ban on anti-TB drug export

Delay in production and receipt of supply may cause acute shortage of these drugs, Union Health Secretary said

22 April 2020 2:38 PM IST

The Jio World Centre as seen during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Navi Mumbai. PTI Photo

Jio-Facebook deal to focus on E-commerce in India: Mukesh Ambani

Facebook announced an investment of USD 5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) to buy a 9.99 per cent stake in Ambani's telecom...

22 April 2020 1:11 PM IST

Facebook also confirmed that some of its official social media accounts were hacked on Friday.

Facebook takes 5.7 billion dollar stake in Jio digital platforms

The deal is one of the biggest foreign investments made in India and will give the US social media giant a 10-percent...

22 April 2020 11:47 AM IST

US benchmark oil West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for May delivery recovered. AP Photo to USD 1.10 a barrel

Sensex plunges 1,011 pts after oil price crash sparks global sell-off

Similarly, the NSE Nifty plummeted 280.40 points, or 3.03 per cent, to 8,981.45

21 April 2020 4:34 PM IST

Triumphs Bonneville range, which is also its highest selling, is already available in BS-VI variants

Triumph postpones price hike for BS6 to July amid pandemic

The company has also extended warranty timelines on its bikes which were due to expire between March 20Â– May 3, 2020,...

21 April 2020 4:03 PM IST