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What are H-1B visas, and do they really hurt American workers? Hailed by proponents as vital to US innovation, the programme has also been criticized for displacing American workers with cheaper foreign labor.

Sachin Duggal: The man who is making millions trading Amazon's Cloud Sachin Duggal says cloud must not only be viewed as a technology as it has capacity, different pricing based on commi...

Missed the March 31 deadline to file I-T returns? Here's what you can do If you have missed the March 31 deadline to file ITR, the income tax department can allow taxpayers to file returns p...

It's about to get harder to trick people with political ads on Facebook Facebook, facing charges of influencing polls, said those who want to buy political or issue ads will have to reveal ...

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Nifty ready for takeoff; underperformers should do well The weekly RSI stood at 51.3775 and it remained neutral showing no divergence from price.... Market finds a bottom; earnings should kick off big rally The market is ripe for a rally with the onset of the earnings season.... India-Iran-Russia resume talks on activating key trade corridor The INSTC could transport exports from India's west coast, through Iran's Bandar Abbas and Chabahar ports, Central As... Consumer confidence now worse than in December last year: RBI survey The CSI - or perception of current prices, jobs and overall economy - has remained in the pessimistic zone since Marc...

Market Watch 7 Apr | 04:56PM| SENSEX NIFTY USD/INR GOLD 33626.97 ↑30.17 10331.60 ↑6.45 64.97 ↑0.01 30703.00 ↑156.00

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Thrust on roads & highways can produce many multibagger stocks The expenditure on national highways is expected to exceed Rs 2 lakh crore in FY19....

RBI raises FPI limit in bonds by over Rs 1 lakh crore The debt limit will rise to Rs 5,94,600 cr by September and to Rs 6,49,900 cr by end of FY19....

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