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Hike in US immigration fees will reduce volume of visa applications from India

The new H-1B application visa fee has been increased from $460 to $780, and the H-1B registration fee will rise from $10 to $215

H1B to EB-5: US hikes visa fees for various categories of non-immigrant visas

The biggest increases are for EB-5 investors - the investment linked green card programme.

Budget 2024: Upto 10 mn taxpayers to be free from petty tax claims dating back to 1962

The government has decided to waive outstanding direct tax demands up to Rs 25,000 for the period up to financial year 2009-10 and up to Rs 10,000 for financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15.

Interim Budget 2024: FM bets big on spiritual and island tourism in India

The interim budget proposed to greater enhance infrastructure and connectivity to facilitate domestic tourism on islands, including Lakshadweep.

Interim Budget 2024: FM enhances Lakhpati Didi scheme to target 3 cr women

Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scheme, which aims to encourage women to start micro-enterprises, during his Independence Day speech on August 15, 2023.

Explained: How RBI ban on Paytm impacts you and your finances from 1 March

The fintech company has been barred from accepting fresh deposits and carrying out credit transactions for consistently flouting RBI guidelines

Here are the most valuable companies in the world: Apple retains top spot

By absolute value, the biggest gainers this year were Microsoft, up US$708bn, and Nvidia up $697bn, followed by Meta Platforms up $466 bn.

Here are the most crypto-ready cities in 2024: New York leads, Tokyo worst

Los Angeles is the city with the most crypto ATMs (1810 ATMs) in the world.

New-age maternity plans cover IVF, adoption, surrogacy, newborn vaccination

In new-age plans, if one of the spouses has already subscribed to a policy, the nine-month waiting period for the other spouse is waived off.

Foreign flows continue to chase India, Japan and US, small-cap funds see big surge

The last week saw an inflow of $549 million into India-dedicated funds, led by large-cap funds. Out of this inflow, $120 million was from US investors and $145 million from Japan investors.

Chart view: Stocks most bought and sold by mutual funds in last 5 months

Cashs level for largecap and midcap schemes have already dropped to February 2022 lows and now much below the long-term average. Smallcap

Demand for bigger homes refuses to wane, avg flat size up 37% in Delhi NCR

NCR saw maximum growth (of 37%) in avg. flat sizes among top 7 cities - from 1,375 sq. ft. in 2022 to 1,890 sq. ft in 2023

Chart view: Which sectors did foreign investors pour money into in 2023?

In the calendar year 2023, financials saw FPI net flows of $6012 million and industrial stocks saw flows of $7127 million.

Ram Mandir opening: Total expenditure by tourists in UP to surpass Rs 4 trillion this yr

SBI Ecowrap estimates that the state government earn an additional tax revenue of Rs 20,000-25,000 crore due to a huge spurt in several tourists during fiscal year 2025.

What should your investing strategy be? Balanced with higher large-cap allocation

Brokerage ICICI Securities' preference is reasonably valued cyclical stocks over expensive defensives with growth concerns.

Didn't buy travel insurance? Some premium cards cover overseas medical emergencies

Generally, high-end credit cards from Amex and HDFC come with travel Insurance inbuilt where they have partnered with the insurers and cover the same benefits

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: You can save on income tax by contributing to temple

Fifty per cent of the amount donated for renovation/repair of the Mandir to Shri Ram Trust is eligible for deduction under Section 80G.

Nifty can reach 24,000; witness an upside of 11% in 2024: Emkay

FY25 equity inflows to exceed the $36.7bn inflows of FY21

97 land deals closed in India in 2023: Here are the top 10 biggest ones

In contrast, 2022 saw 82 land deals for 2,508+ acres closed; thus, 2022 and 2023 together saw 179 deals for 5215+ acres

36% of taxpayers move from lower to higher income tax bracket during FY14-FY22

A new study by SBI Research has revealed that income inequality has declined in recent years, supporting the trend of upward migration through increased income and ascent of the Indian middle class