Daily Newsletter | Saturday, April 07, 2018
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| Budget Session: LS spent only 1% of allotted time on work, RS 6% |
| According to PRS legislative research, this was the least productive budget session since 2000. The Upper House spent only three minutes on government bills while it was 14 minutes for the Lower House. In all, 250 hours were wasted while issues like the PNB scam and alleged dilution of the SC/ST Act couldn’t come up for discussion. |
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| Cap for H-1B visa reached: US Immigration |
| The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has reached the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2019 and would conduct a lottery to decide successful applicants for the work visa popular among Indian IT professionals. |
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| India at CWG: After weightlifters, badminton team dominates |
| Day two of the 2018 Commonwealth Games began on a very good note for India’s contingent in Australia, with weightlifter Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu winning gold in the women’s 53kg event at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on Friday. |
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| CSK, Royals’ return adds spice to IPL 11 |
| The Indian Premier League (IPL) keeps getting bigger with each passing edition and the return of MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Shane Warne-coached Rajasthan Royals for the 11th edition only adds to the cult of the most popular Twenty20 league in the world. |
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