H-1B visa: US scraps discriminatory outsourcing fee on Indian firms
In a relief to Indian IT companies, the US has scrapped an additional fee of USD 2,000 for H-1B visa and USD 2,500 for L1 visa seen as discriminatory.
Oct 05, 2015, 21:04 PM IST
Defiant Sepp Blatter rejects FIFA sponsors' resignation calls
Sepp Blatter has decided not to relinquish his position as FIFA president despite its sponsors' mounting calls for the embattled chief's resignation, his US lawyer has confirmed.
Oct 03, 2015, 18:01 PM IST
Coca-Cola, McDonald's among major FIFA sponsors saying Sepp Blatter must go
Major soccer sponsors on Friday issued the strongest calls yet for the immediate resignation of FIFA president Sepp Blatter, a week after Swiss authorities said they were opening a criminal investigation into the head of the world soccer body.
Oct 03, 2015, 08:39 AM IST
EU says MasterCard overcharges customers, retailers
The EU said Thursday that US credit- card giant MasterCard overcharged customers and retailers, having already found rival Visa at fault over fees levied on card payments.
Jul 10, 2015, 00:17 AM IST
Average annual income of India's affluent is Rs 1.5-mn: Visa
The Visa Affluent Study 2015 was conducted across affluent consumers in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and India.
Jul 01, 2015, 17:39 PM IST
US: Visa processing back to speed after computer glitch
US visa processing has returned to full strength after hardware problems, the State Department said Monday, noting that 410,000 visas were issued in a week as officials scrambled to clear a huge backlog.
Jun 30, 2015, 01:39 AM IST
British restriction on work visa may disrupt Indian firms: CII
Voicing deep concern over British Prime Minister David Cameron`s recent announcement proposing measures to significantly reduce migration into Britain from non-EU nations, industry chamber CII on Thursday said such a move could disrupt operations of many Indian companies in Britain.
Jun 25, 2015, 17:57 PM IST
TCS, Infosys visa issue: Govt to intervene when required
With the US probing TCS and Infosys for alleged visa rule violations, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the government will intervene if the need arises.
Jun 14, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
HDFC makes to world's top-10 list of consumer finance firms
Mortgage lender HDFC has emerged as the only Indian company among the world's 10 biggest consumer financial services firms, after giants like American Express, Visa and Mastercard.
May 10, 2015, 14:43 PM IST
Govt to accept online visa applications from Pak Hindus
As a first step to grant Indian citizenship to nearly 60,000 Hindu refugees from Pakistan, government has rolled out an online system for submission of Long Term Visa (LTV) application and for its processing by various agencies.
Apr 22, 2015, 20:02 PM IST
TCS says Modi-Obama bonhomie yet to reflect on visa front
He said there is no change in the rules that govern sending professionals under the H1-B visa regime, where the companies' requirements have overshot the quota fixed by 65,000, nor the L1 visas.
Apr 19, 2015, 15:09 PM IST
RuPay cards of all PSBs now e-commerce enabled: NPCI
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday said it has completed system integrations to enable e-commerce transactions through RuPay cards of the public sector banks.
Apr 06, 2015, 20:25 PM IST
Visa reports better-than-expected quarterly profit
Visa Inc, the world`s largest credit and debit card company, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as a strengthening U.S. job market and cheaper gasoline prices encouraged people to spend.
Jan 30, 2015, 03:35 AM IST
Barack Obama assures Modi on concerns over H-1B visa issue
President Barack Obama has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will look into India's concerns on the H-1B visa issue as part of his comprehensive immigration reform, US officials said Monday.
Jan 26, 2015, 20:06 PM IST
Treat visa of IT professionals as a trade issue: India to US
India has asked the US to treat the issue of visa for IT professionals as a trade-related one rather than an immigration issue.
Jan 23, 2015, 23:30 PM IST
Visa, MasterCard stop supporting bank cards in Crimea
The world`s two largest credit and debit card companies, Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc , said on Friday they could no longer support bank cards being used in Crimea, following U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this month.
Dec 27, 2014, 03:38 AM IST
Air India's cabin crew detained in Russia due to visa issues: Govt
Air India's cabin crew on a Delhi-Moscow flight were kept in detention as they had landed in the Russian capital before the validity of their visas had begun, Rajya Sabha was informed Tuesday.
Dec 09, 2014, 17:43 PM IST
Visa, Mastercard welcome Beijing''s plans to free bank cards market
Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc welcome China`s plans to open up its market for clearing domestic bank card transactions, as they stand to gain access to a growing market worth more than $1 trillion a year.
Oct 30, 2014, 15:33 PM IST
Arun Jaitley announces to introduce e-Visa at nine airports
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced that the facility of Electronic Travel Authorisation (e-Visa) shall be introduced in a phased manner at nine airports in India.
Jul 10, 2014, 15:33 PM IST
