Things Happened Today | 9th January

H-1B Visa Policy: US today said no change in H-1B extension policy. US authorities said that the Trump administration is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the country.  

Yuva Hunkar Rally: Jignesh Mewani, MLA from Gujarat's Vadgam assembly constituency today held Yuva Hunkar Rally at the Parliamentary street in Delhi despite no from the police. He asked Prime Minister to speak up on Bhima Koregaon violence. 

National Anthem in Cinema Halls: The Supreme Court on Tuesday modified its previous November 2016 interim order stating that it is now optional to play National Anthem before screening of the film. The bench left the choice of whether to play the anthem or not to the discretion of individual cinema hall owners.

Sunny Verghese, Singapore based Indian origin businessman, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Geneva based World Business Council for Sustainable Development. 

Padmavat: Saanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavat will not be released in Rajasthan said  Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje on Monday.

Old Monk: Kapil Mohan, man behind Old Monk dies at the age of 88. Recipient of Padma Shri in 2010 Brigadier (retd.) Kapil Mohan, former Chairman and MD of Mohan Meakin Ltd and the man behind the rum Old Monk, passed away on January 6.

Cauvery Water Dispute Issue: The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it would deliver its verdict within a month on the decades- old Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. “Enough of confusion has been there for past two decades. Any forum can touch the matter after the verdict is delivered in the issue. We will give the verdict in four weeks,” PTI quoted a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra ,Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud as saying.

New Industrial Policy: Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday said New Industrial Policy to promote emerging sectors will be released within a few months. He also said WTO’s mini-ministerial meet to be organised by India would be held in March.

Saumitra Chattopadhyay, legendary Indian Bengali film and stage actor and poet will be conferred by France's highest order of merit, the Legion of Honour at the 42nd International Kolkata Book Fair. 


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