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USD 100,000 fee to apply for new H-1B petitions after Sep 21: US Citizenship and Immigration Services

New York/Washington, Sep 22 (PTI) All new H-1B visa petitions submitted after September 21, including those for the FY2026 lottery, will require payment of the USD 100,000 fee, as announced by President Donald Trump in a recent proclamation, the US government has said. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in a ‘H-1B FAQ’ document, released on Sunday, said that the September 19 proclamation took an “important, initial, and incremental step” to reform the H-1B visa programme to curb abuses and protect American workers. The proclamation “requires a $100,000 payment to accompany any new H-1B visa petitions submitted after 12:01

Sonia, Priyanka hear coffee farmers’ woes in Wayanad

Wayanad (Kerala), Sep 19 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and her daughter, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra MP, met with coffee growers in this hill district of Kerala on Friday to listen first-hand to the challenges plaguing the industry, party sources said here. The visit to the Regional Coffee Research Station in Chundale was aimed at understanding the crises faced by local farmers, who have been struggling with climate change, rising production costs and other issues, they said. The two MPs were given a tour of the research facility. They were welcomed by the station’s Joint Director, Dr M Karuthamani, and

Gold rebounds Rs 800 in Delhi markets as global tensions boost safe-haven demand

New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) Gold prices rebounded sharply by Rs 800 to Rs 1,14,000 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday tracking firm global cues amid escalating geopolitical tensions and renewed trade frictions between the US and China. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,13,200 per 10 grams on Thursday. In the local bullion market, gold of 99.5 per cent purity also increased by Rs 700 to Rs 1,13,500 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes). The precious metal had settled at Rs 1,12,800

Rupee rises 9 paise to close at 88.11 against US dollar

Mumbai, Sep 19 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 9 paise to close at 88.11 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, supported by optimism on US-India trade negotiations. Likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) also helped the domestic unit in controlling volatility and preventing a quick depreciation, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 88.22, then touched an intraday low of 88.34 and a high of 88.06 against the greenback. The domestic unit finally settled at 88.11 (provisional), higher by 9 paise over its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee depreciated 35 paise

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