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US House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition

Legislation would require states to offer mail-in and early voting, limit role of big campaign donors

Biden admin urged not to issue H-1B to Indians till country cap removed

The current per-country cap on issuing of green cards in the US has resulted in Indian professionals, mostly from the IT sector, having to wait for decades for their legal permanent residency

USCIS to open H-1B cap registration from March 9: Details here

In 2019, USCIS had made the process to apply for H-1B visas electronic

Nasscom hails ten-month delay in implementing Trump's H-1B allotment rule

Dept of Homeland Security will now push date of the rule March 9 to December 31, will review it as a whole for potential changes or for rescinding it

Top headlines: Stalemate over farm laws continues, HCL Q3 net profit up 31%

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US modifies H-1B process; to prefer wage, skill over lottery system

The notification was published in the Federal Register. It would come into force in 60 days

Explained: All you should know about America's new H-1B selection process

Here's how US plans to modify H-1B visa selection process, priorities skill and wage levels

US to modify H-1B visa selection process, prioritise skill, wage levels

US Immigration will modify the H-1B selection process, prioritising wages to protect the economic interests of US workers and better ensure the most highly skilled foreign workers benefit from

India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions on H-1B visa

A top India-centric American business advocacy group has urged the incoming Biden administration to ease the restrictions on H-1B visas and provide green cards to higher education students

Top headlines: Companies hold back on capex, GST mop-up at record high

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Top headlines: RIL, BP announce major gas find, Modi assures farmers on MSP

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Lawmakers urge Biden to extend work authorisations to H-1B holders' spouses

A group of 60 US lawmakers urged Biden to revoke a Trump administration policy and extend validity of work authorisation documents for H4 visa holders, who are spouses of those possessing H-1B visas

Trump's biggest H-1B changes blocked: What it means for Indian techies

A US court has blocked two H-1B regulations proposed by the Trump administration to restrict the ability of American companies to hire foreign employees

Top headlines: Maruti Q2 profit up 2%, SP Group claims stake in Tata firms

India's front line health workers will be the first to be inoculated once an effective vaccine is available. More headlines in our evening roundup.

Tech Mahindra on track surpass FY20 revenues by fourth quarter: CFO Bhat

The Pune-headquartered firm is also close to reaching pre-Covid 19 levels in terms of absolute profit, he says

Best of BS Opinion: Increasing visa hurdles, Trump vs Biden, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

IT firms to expand localisation drive as US proposes more work visa hurdles

Indian IT firms say workplace-independent model, local hiring will help them meet challenge

Increasing visa hurdles

Doing business in the US is getting harder

Top headlines: Jhunjhunwala rejigs portfolio; H-1B visa norms get tougher

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Mindtree's net profit jumps 88% to Rs 253.7 cr; salary hikes from January

The firm's revenues remained flat year-on-year at Rs 1,926 crore during the period under review and witnessed a marginal 1 per cent gain sequentially