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The US Department of State in an advisory mentioned that visa holders returning to the same jobs they had prior to the visa ban will be allowed to enter the United States.
On June 22, the US President Donald Trump had signed a proclamation suspending the entry of certain visa categories like the H1B that till the end of the year.
President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka will lead the US delegation.
Addressing the powerful National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Trump listed out the series of steps that he has taken, including his proposals to reform and reduce corporate tax.
Gold hit its highest in nearly four weeks on Friday as political uncertainty led investors to shun riskier assets in favour of bullion.
The Indian IT industry had expressed serious concerns over this as these visas were mainly used by domestic IT professionals for short-term work in America.
Any "serious actions" taken by the Trump Administration on the H-1B visa programme would be a cause of "worry" as a majority of Indian exports in the services sector go to the US, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has said.
The government is holding talks with the US administration over the H1-B visa issue and also working with the industries, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned today that those using "threatening language" against Tehran would regret it as the regime faces increasingly hawkish rhetoric from the new US administration.
Financial regulation since the global financial crisis underpins stability and the idea of relaxing bank rules is `very worrisome`, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Monday.
India has conveyed the concerns and impact of stringent H1B visas norms on Indian companies to the US administration and Congress, Vikas Swarup, Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
No newly elected administration is totally ready to govern on the first day in office, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after a lunch meeting with Vice President-elect Mike Pence.
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