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In another challenging development for Indian professionals in America, H-1B visas and green card processing is set to be affected as the US government shut down on Wednesday. The shutdown came after President Donald Trump’s Republicans and the opposition Democrats were unable to agree on a congressional budget bill that would fund the government. Immigration lawyers told HT that the shutdown, which ends funding for non-essential government services, will particularly impact new applicants for H-1B visas and employment-based green cards. This development came after the Trump administration announced a new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee for new applicants. The fee...

One of the best films ever and a great Sunday film

I grew up in the Boston area. Lived there from 1966 through the early 1990's. During the 70's there was a parody of the film Gunga Din that was played on the radio that was one of the funniest things I have ever heard. I can't remember who made it or even if it was a local creation. Basically it starts with a brief introduction (from the poem) and then features a bugle sounding the alarm as the sound of horses and gunshots can be heard in the background. As the sound of horses and gunshots gets louder, the bugler...