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H1-B Visas Help Make US Firms Globally Competitive : Indian Envoy
With a private member's bill being introduced in the US Congress that seeks to fix the minimum salary of H1-B visa holders at $130,000, India's Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna has said this visa category has actually been crucial in making American companies globally competitive. ....
Taxi Drivers Meet Gadkari, Demand Government-run App
Striking taxi and autorickshaw drivers on Tuesday met Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari and demanded a government-run cab-hailing app on the lines of Ola and Uber.....
Kejriwal Has No Interest In Serving Delhi: Swaraj India
Swaraj India on Tuesday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of ignoring the problems of the people in the national capital.....
Rs 2 Crore Base Price For Ishant, Mathews Stokes, Morgan At IPL Auction
As many as seven cricketers, including Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, have their base price as Rs 2 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction to be held on February 20 in Bengaluru, it was announced on Tuesday. A total of 351 players will go under the hammer.....
Lalu Restrains RJD Men From Criticising Nitish In Media
All is not well within Bihar's ruling Grand Alliance -- and, perceiving the growing uneasiness, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday advised his party legislators to first talk to him before going to the media to air their grievances relating to the three-party formation.....
Representatives From 5 Countries In India To Watch Uttarakhand Polls
Representatives from five countries have arrived in India to witness the assembly elections in Uttarakhand slated for Wednesday, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.....
Pharma Pricing Regulator Cuts Stent Prices By Up To 85%
In a major measure of relief to cardiac patients in India, the government on Tuesday fixed the ceiling price of coronary stents which are used to open up blocked arteries. ....
SP, Congress Tell Their Nominees To Pull Out From Alliance Seats
Facing trouble from their candidates who are now refusing to withdraw from the polls, the Congress and the SP on Tuesday cracked the whip and asked the candidates to immediately pull out from the race where the alliance has declared joint candidates.....
Chef Vikas Khanna's 16 Kg Tome Raises Rs 30 Lakh For Underpriveleged Kids
It's a 1,200-page love of labour that's taken 12 years to compile and on Tuesday, the 12th copy of Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna's limited edition "Utsav - A Culinary Epic" was auctioned for Rs 30 lakh that will go to feed 200,000 underpriveleged children through an NGO he supports. ....
Metro Hit By Power Failure On Second Consecutive Day
A day after the Yellow Line was adversely hit, it was the turn of the Violet Line (ITO-Escorts Mujesar) of Delhi Metro on Tuesday to suffer disruptions in operation due to erratic power supply. ....
