Daily Newsletter | Friday, March 24, 2017
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| No need for IT industry to worry about curbs on H-1B visas, says govt |
| External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said regarding H-1B and L1 visas for professionals, four bills have come to the US Congress but they haven’t been passed. She said the govt is in talks with the US at the highest level to ensure that the interests of Indian people or the IT industry are not affected. |
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| Swami Aseemanand to walk free after 7 years |
| In jail since December 2010, right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand is set to walk free with a Hyderabad court on Thursday giving him bail in the 2007 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case. The NIA will get the copy of bail order today after which it will decide whether to challenge it or not. |
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| Pakistan rakes up Kashmir issue despite overtures |
| India reacted angrily to Pakistani high commissioner Abdul Basit’s reiteration of support for the “freedom struggle” in J&K on the occasion of Pakistan Day, saying this was not in keeping with diplomatic niceties and was tantamount to interference in India’s internal affairs. |
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| Sensex rebounds 164 points on global cues |
| Cutting short its three-day losing run, the benchmark BSE Sensex today rebounded by 164 points to close at 29,332.16 as oil & gas, auto, metal and capital goods stocks advanced amid rebound in global markets. |
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| Govt eases rules for old oil, gas blocks |
| PM Modi-led NDA government has been taking steps to boost local oil and gas output, which had been almost stagnant for decades. India imports about 80 percent of its oil needs. |
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