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DoT wants monitoring of MNP mechanism
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants operators to make their network accessible to Lawful Interception and Monitoring (LIM) for the security agencies after they switch to mobile number portability (MNP) mechanism next month-end. DoT is likely to issue directives soon to all the telecom licencees on putting the subscribers under the LIM even before MNP is activated in the system.
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Only 800 of 65,000 H-1B US visa slots up for grabs

After months of low-key response, the H-1B visa scheme, which was once most sought-after among Indian professionals, is suddenly appearing to be in demand again, with just 800 of the 65,000 slots remaining vacant. - FMCG "dream choice" for fresh MBA graduates - Karnataka keen to up PPPs for upcoming projects - USL set to export its branded wines - LGS Global gets $2.8 mn from US AIDS bureau - BSE to pay brokers to up volumes in F&O segment - ADAG asks ICAI to penalise RCom auditor The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it had almost reached the Congressionally-mandated cap of 65,000. Now, just 800 slots were to be filled up, according to the latest figures tallied till December 15. In the last couple of weeks, the USCIS suddenly experienced a rush of H-1B applications. It said that till December 15, it had received 64,200 H-1B applications. Given the rate at which the USCIS has now been receiving the H-1B applications on a daily basis, officials said, they might announce that the cap has been reached before the year-end.


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