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H-1B Reform Bill Introduced In US House Of Representatives
A legislation that calls for doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to $130,000 from the current minimum wage of $60,000, has been introduced in US the House of Representatives -- a move that could impact Indian techies. ....
Mukund Recalled, Saha Back At Parthiv's Cost For Bangladesh Test
Tamil Nadu opening batsman Abhinav Mukund's consistency in domestic cricket was on Tuesday recognised by the BCCI selectors, who picked him for the one-off Test against Bangladesh, starting February 9 in Hyderabad.....
100% Penalty On Cash Transaction Above Rs 3 Lakh
Anyone transacting in cash above the newly imposed limit of Rs 3 lakh will have to pay a penalty of a similar amount, according to a top government official.....
This Biomimetic Tree Can Generate Electricity
It is true that money does not grow on trees but electricity might someday, as scientists have developed a prototype biomimetic tree that mimics the branches and leaves of a cottonwood tree and generates electricity when its artificial leaves sway in the wind.....
Rs 10,000 Cr Will Be Pumped In BharatNet In 2017-18 : Arun Jaitley
Aiming to strengthen its Digital India push, the government on Wednesday said it will pump Rs 10,000 crore in 2017-18 in its BharatNet project to lay optical fibre cables (OFC).....
Rs 1,31,000 Cr For Railways Capex, Development Spend In 2017-18
Total capital and development expenditure on the Indian Railways during the next fiscal has been pegged at Rs 1,31,000 crore, with a little less than half to be provided by the government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in his budget presentation on Wednesday.....
Government Hikes Allocation To Incentivise Electronics Manufacturing
Aiming to make India a global electronics manufacturing hub, the government in its Budget 2017-18 on Wednesday hiked the allocation for Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) and the Electronics Development Fund to Rs 745 crore -- "an all-time high". ....
Budget 'disappointing' For All: MP Congress
The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Congress on Wednesday termed the Union Budget, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in parliament, as "disappointing" for all sections of society.....
Nine Family Members Killed In UP Accident
Nine members of a family were killed on Wednesday when a speeding truck rammed into a sport utility vehicle in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, police said.....
India Inc Welcomes Union Budget, Gives Thumbs Up To Infra Push
Indian industry stakeholders have hailed the Union Budget 2017-18, especially the measures announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for infrastructure push, affordable housing and expansion of the BharatNet project.....
