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iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A federal judge has granted class certification in a lawsuit challenging the alleged pattern and practice of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services arbitrarily denying H-1B non-immigrant employment-based petitions for market research analyst positions led by businesses in this country. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- An Indian insurance-technology platform Turtlemint has raised $30 million in a funding round led by global venture capital firm GGV Capital. New investors American Family Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and SIG, along with existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Dream Incubator and Trifecta Capital participated in the round. Turtlemint […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- The battle between US eCommerce major Amazon and Indian retail giant Future Retail rages on in connection with Future Group striking a deal with Reliance Retail a few months ago. On Thursday, Nov 19, Future Retail had submitted a claim before the Delhi High court that Amazon is misrepresenting its legal rights […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- For many Indians having the United States as their dream country to be in is slowly diminishing. The credit could go to Trump’s administration, who was instrumental in introducing a slew of regulations to keep off many aspirants trying to get a taste of the American Dream. According to data released by […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- In order to welcome the new era of US India relationship, the US ambassador for India, Taranjit Singh Sandhu delivered a special address at the inaugural session of the USA-Punjab Investors’ Roundtable 2020 on 17 November 2020. Punjab and the United States have enjoyed a deeper sense of cultural mix compared to […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Cybersecurity is one of the biggest threats the world is facing currently. As the world is getting more accustomed to the digital way of life, we are getting more vulnerable to cyberattacks and thefts of vital and classified information. In fact, in a recently held Gartner’s Security & Risk Management Summit, in […]
IANS- PayPal has announced that it will now let its users in the US buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies right from their PayPal account. The feature was partially available in the US but PayPal had been onboarding interested customers via a waitlist. “With the update, users will no longer have to wait for a spot […]
“Biden-Harris’s seven-point Covid-19 plan is a good public health initiative,” Prasun Mishra, founding president and CEO of the American Association for Precision Medicine (AAPM), told indica News.
IANS- Biocon Ltd on Saturday announced that the board of its subsidiary Biocon Biologics has approved a Rs 1,125 crore ($150 million) capital injection from Goldman Sachs. As per the terms of the proposed agreement, Goldman Sachs will be issued optionally convertible debentures at a post-money equity valuation of $3.94 billion. The transaction is subject […]
IANS- After two years of waiting, the WhatsApp payment service has received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to go live on Unified Payment Interface (UPI) with over 160 supported banks. WhatsApp can expand its UPI user base in a graded manner starting with a maximum registered user base of 20 million […]
