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H1-B visa row: US should consider skill shortage in country before passing bill, NASSCOM says

The bill has called for doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to $130,000 from the current minimum wage of $60,000.

Feb 1, 2017

Budget 2017: Allocation for important schemes

Here's what Finance Minister Arun Jaitley allocated in Budget 2017 for important schemes.

Feb 1, 2017

Budget 2017: Here's what Finance Minister Arun Jaitley doled out to each sector

Find sector-wise allocation in the Budget 2017-2018 tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: FM Arun Jaitley limits cash donation amounts to political parties inspired by Obama, proposes electoral bonds

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has outlined three steps in Budget 2017 to remove black money from politics, but the last of them could lead to problems.

Feb 1, 2017

Meet Sierra Leones only female surfer

19-year-old Kadiatu Kamara took up surfing to escape the horrors of the Ebola epidemic which devastated Sierra Leone in 2014.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017 real estate: Infrastructure status to affordable housing will boost property sector, say experts

Real estate experts praise Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for granting infrastructure status to affordable housing in Union Budget 2017.

Feb 1, 2017

Why Bob Marley could very well be your dog's best friend

Scientists have found that reggae, the genre made globally famous by the likes of Bob Marley & the Wailers helps dogs at dog shelters feel more comfortable and less stressed.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017 Income Tax highlights: FM Arun Jaitley halves income tax for common man, but puts burden on high-earners

Many salaried people have reason to rejoice, because the income tax rate has been reduced from 10 percent to 5 percent in the Rs 2.5-5 lakh income slab.

Feb 1, 2017

US attorney general Sally Yates fired by Donald Trump nominated for JFK 'Profile in Courage' award

Yates was sacked by Trump as she advised the Justice Department lawyers to not defend executive order.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017 on Twitter: Budget reactions come on predicted lines as Opposition parties slam government

Here is an effort by International Business Times, India, to collate opinions on Budget 2017 expressed on Twitter and present them to our readers in real time.

Feb 1, 2017

Lions attack safari vehicle in Karnataka's Bannerghatta Biological Park

A Toyota Innova, with visitors inside, was attacked by two lions who had been tracking the vehicle and charged when it stopped in Bannerghatta Biological Park

Feb 1, 2017

UP elections 2017: Here are 5 reasons why Congress restricted Priyanka Gandhi's campaigns to Amethi and Rae Bareli

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has limited her campaigning to the constituencies of brother Rahul Gandhi and mother Sonia Gandhi.

Feb 1, 2017

India news LIVE updates: PM Narendra Modi addresses nation after presentation of Budget 2017 in Parliament

PM Modi praised Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying that he has presented a "Uttam Budget" in Parliament today.

Feb 1, 2017

Budget session 2017 postponed? Former Union minister and MP E Ahamed's death could throw spanner in proceedings

IUML national president E Ahamed died at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, leading to fears that Budget 2017 would be postponed.

Feb 1, 2017

Budget 2017: Here's everything you need to know about budgets around the world

The practice of presenting budgets to Parliament was initiated by Sir Robert Walpole in his position as United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Feb 1, 2017