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The Ukrainian General Staff said on Saturday that Kyiv carried out a drone and missile strike deep inside Russian territory overnight, hitting an industrial site in the Udmurt Republic and a gas processing plant in Samara.According to Ukrainian authorities, the Votkinsk site in Udmurtia, located about 1,400 km from Ukraine, produces intercontinental and short-range ballistic…
The US State Department paused immigrant visa processing for 75 countries to crack down on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge.A State Department memo, seen first by Fox News Digital, directed consular officers to refuse visas under existing law while the department reassessed screening and vetting procedures.The pause began Jan. 21 and continued…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an increase in premium processing fees for several immigration benefits, including the widely used H-1B visa. The revised fees will take effect from March 1, and will apply to requests postmarked on or after that date. This is as per a press release by the US…
The growing number of free trade agreements (FTAs) signed and implemented by India will provide wider market access to the country’s agriculture and food processing sectors, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said on Friday, PTI reported.“We have navigated a series of free trade agreements. Our produce has access to these markets,”…
Silver imports surged sharply in 2025, pointing to its growing strategic importance, amid rising industrial demand, supply constraints and geopolitical tensions, according to a report by Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).India was the world’s largest importer of refined silver. It is estimated to have imported silver worth $9.2 billion last year, a 44 per cent…
India holds the world’s third-largest reserves of rare earths at 6.9 million tonnes, yet its contribution is not even 1 per cent of the global production. A new report from Amicus Growth, cited by ANI, underlined this gap between resource potential and actual production on the part of India, while China leads in the global…
The income tax notices suggest that the assessment of income tax returns and the release of refunds have been paused for these categories of taxpayers. (AI image) Income Tax alert! The Income Tax Department is sending emails and SMSes to taxpayers, just ahead of the year-end, alerting them of mismatches in their deduction and exemption…
The concluded India–New Zealand free trade agreement includes a tightly ring-fenced investment arrangement that will allow New Zealand firms to process dairy inputs in India exclusively for re-export, while keeping India’s domestic dairy market fully protected, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, PTI reported.Under the arrangement, firms from New Zealand can bring…
As the social media screening takes effect, social media discussions of H-1B workers and their H-4 dependents receiving 221 (g) slips have increased on social media, especially Reddit. According to reports, some users said that after routine questions, visa officers are reportedly asking applicants if social media accounts were set to ‘public ‘. Applicants say…
Hundreds of H-1B and H-4 visa appointments scheduled for mid- to late-December 2025 are being cancelled and pushed to March 2026 as US consulates overhaul screening procedures, according to immigration firm Fragomen, according to an ET report.Consular posts have cited a new mandatory online presence review for H-1B applicants and their dependents that comes into…
