In what can be called as some sensational figures about H1-B visa approvals, a noted research organization of America named Pew Research Center released stats of the total number of work visas distributed by US in last 15 years I.e from 2001 to 2015.

Going by figures compiled by Pew, it was inferred that Indians apparently gained lion share of H1B visas from early this century. Between 2001-2015, US approved 50.5% of work petitions from India and in number – that’s 892,914. And, China trailed us with a large gap and it’s total share to get 2nd place – 9.7% (171,577).

The third, fourth & fifth places have been grabbed by Canada with 3.8% (66,562), Philippines 3% (53,302) and South Korea with 2.8% (49,302) respectively. However, similar numbers are not going to be reflected in the days to come after the US government redesigned existing H1-B visa policy.

The data proves Indian had the largest H1-B visas approved, thanks to the IT industry in leveraging work petitions to that large extent. The government data also indicate that California (17.7%), New Jersey (14%), Texas (12.2%) and New York (7.2%) were top four states in US for H1-B approvals.

Probably for the first time in recent times, YSRCP chief and Opposition leader in AP assembly YS Jaganmohan Reddy came down heavily on Information and Technology and Panchayath Raj Nara Lokesh. Addressing famers at the end of his two day Rythu Deeksha in Guntur on Tuesday, Jaganmohan Reddy dubbed Lokesh as Lo ‘Cash’ leader.

He alleged that Lokesh, the son of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has taken the corruption to new heights since he inducted into the cabinet and added that no file can move without paying cash. He charged the government of deceiving the farmers. From loan waiver to MSP, the government is cheating the farmers he said and added that the government should be held responsible for farmer’s suicides.

The YSRCP Chief promising farmers to stand by them in their struggles said that the TDP government failed miserable in keeping its promises. Chandrababu Naidu had brought drought with him and breaking his own record as a symbol of drought. Stating that the Chief Minister had enhanced Polavaram project cost from Rs.16, 000 crores to Rs. 40,000 crores but he is not showing same magnanimity in enhancing MSP of agriculture products, he regretted. He said that people will teach a lesson to Naidu and TDP for all its sins and scams.

TTDP leader Revanth Reddy made sensational comments on the grandson of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. Revanth Reddy extended solidarity to the protest of agriculture students of Telangana State Agricultural University at Rajendra Nagar. They were staging protests demanding the KCR government to fill vacant posts. Revanth Reddy flayed KCR for asking people to take up cattle rearing instead of providing jobs to the educated youth. The TTDP leader asked KCR whether he will agree his grandson take the task of cattle rearing.