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  • FSA and FSS reveal planned changes to checks on food imports

    Proposed changes to the levels of checks on a range of products, including sesame seeds from India and Turkey for Salmonella, have been put forward by UK food agencies. The plans cover official controls and special conditions on imported high-risk food and feed that is not of animal origin. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and...

  • April 2024 Visa Bulletin – Most Categories Hop Forward a Month or Two

    The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the April Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month.

  • Private Client Year Book 2024: Q&A India

    The following Q&A was first published in the Legal 500 and Legal Business Magazine on 8th March, 2024. The same was written by our Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. The online version of the Q&A can be found here. How does estate planning differ in India compared to other countries, especially in light of...

  • India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act: What You Need to Know

    India enacted its new Digital Personal Data Protection Act last year. Here are some key takeaways regarding the law, courtesy of Sajai Singh, a partner at J. Sagar Associates in India. Singh spoke recently at Alpine Privacy Days in Switzerland.

  • Pick India over China: Lessons from India’s Consul General

    Pivoting from China to India Recently, India’s Consul General K. Srikar Reddy met with a group of business leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah at World Trade Center Utah to discuss increasing business relationships between Utah and India. Mr. Reddy is based in San Francisco and covers the western US. He was previously posted in...

  • CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: Outcome of 7th Codex Committee – Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH7)

    The 7th session of the Codex alimentarius Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH7), chaired by India, concluded its work on several important new add-ons to existing and new standards on small cardamon; allspice, juniper berry and star anise; and turmeric. It advanced the work on vanilla, still subject to additional inter-sessional work until the...

  • How to ensure fair distribution of assets in an estate plan?

    The following article was first published in the Mint newspaper on 28th February, 2024. The same was written by our Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, who frequently publish their comments and opinions in the Mint. The online version of the article can be found here. I have three sons, all of whom are married...

  • Stateside Pilot Program Will Issue H-1B Visa Stamps From Within the U.S.

    On January 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will begin accepting online H-1B visa stamp applications at this web address for a limited number of qualifying applicants to receive H-1B visa stamps from within the U.S. rather than at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. This long-awaited pilot program is initially only for certain individuals whose most...

  • Controversial Hindu Temple Dedication Takes Place In India

    In the Indian holy city of Ayodhya, the politically and religiously controversial dedication of the Ram Mandir, a Hindu Temple, took place this morning. An article last week in Time explains the significance of the event. Here are excerpts: A decades-long flashpoint in India’s sectarian politics is poised to reach a climax next week. The...

  • Regulatory framework governing ‘foreign contributions’: Ambiguity leading to excessive stringency

    The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, and the rules framed thereunder regulate ‘foreign contribution’. This post examines how heightened policing calls for stringent compliance by entities receiving ‘foreign contribution’. Evolving regulatory framework for ‘foreign contributions’ The first law to regulate ‘foreign contributions’ in India, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act of 1976 (“Old Regime”), was passed...

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  • Law firms outsource case work overseas

    Venable, Arnold & Porter and Howrey are among the large firms outsourcing case work to India and other countries, The Washington Times reports....

  • Fed rate cuts may empower other economies

    Financial regulators of Asian nations may be mirror the recent Fed cuts, and overseas investors are anticipating possible gains. In India, for example, there is speculation that the Fed cut could inspire a similar move locally: The Reserve Bank of India’s quarterly monetary policy review, due on...

  • India, China, and the Doha Round 印度、中国及多哈会谈

    中文请点击这里 Senior trade officials are meeting in Geneva the week of September 14, 2009 following a meeting of 35 WTO member countries in New Delhi on September 3 and 4, 2009. The September 3 and 4 meetings demonstrated a willingness of member countries to re-engage in the negotiations that have been...

  • Update On Death of Royal Caribbean Crew Member Neha Chhikara

    A newspaper in India is reporting that there are developments in the sad case of Neha Chhikara, who died after going overboard from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Monarch of the Seas on New Year’s Eve.  Ms. Chhikara was sailing aboard the cruise ship with her husband, Ankit Dalal, who is described ...

  • Turmeric Recalled in British Columbia, Alberta

    A Vancouver, B.C. importer is recalling turmeric powder and with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume it because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.  Gagan Foods International Ltd. says the affected product, Gagan brand Turmeric (Haldi) Powder, product ...

  • Indian Anticorruption Ombudsman

    The Lokpal Bill, 2011 (PDF/541KB/40 pages), has today been introduced to the Lok Sabha (House of the People), the lower house of the Parliament of India. Its remit is to develop effective anti-corruption and grievance redressal systems so that an effective deterrent is created against corruption...

  • Crewmember Overboard From Royal Caribean’s Monarch of the Seas Cruise Ship

    We have been contacted by several different individuals today inquiring into the facts and circumstances surrounding a crewmember going overboard from the Monarch of the Seas cruise ship. We are informed that the overboard involved a crewmember from India.  No other information is known at this...

  • Tuna Imported from India as Source of Salmonella Bareilly Outbreak

    Earlier Salmonella tuna outbreaks also appear to be related to imports too. According to the April 20, 2012 Investigation Update by the FDA, frozen, raw yellowfin tuna product from India, labeled as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA (AA and AAA refer to the grade of the tuna) as the likely source of the...

  • Warrant Issued for Manhattan Antiquities Dealer

    On July 26 federal investigators seized more than $20 million worth of Asian antiquities from Manhattan dealer and gallery owner Subhash Kapoor, who they suspect has been importing looted antiquities from India for several years.  The Manhattan district attorney’s office issued a warrant for Kapoor’...

  • Certain H-1B, L-1, F, J Visa Holders Eligible for Waiver of Interview at U.S. Consulates in India

    In an effort to streamline the visa renewal process, the U.S. Consulates in India, some of the busiest U.S. visa application posts in the world, have been granting visa interview waivers to certain B-1/B-2, H-4, and L-2 visa applicants. To further streamline the process, these Consulates will now...

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