HCL Technologies said it has opened a global IT development centre in Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, to cater to clients across Latin America, North America and Europe. The centre, which compliments HCL’s operations in Sao Paulo, is expected to hire over 300 engineers by 2012, HCL Technologies said in a statement. The centre will offer a range of services, including enterprise application services, custom... 

The International Fellowships Programme (IFP) run by the US-based Ford Foundation will end in 2010, an organisation official said on Sunday. “The IFP was launched in 2001 to broaden access to higher education and help build a new generation of leaders hailing from various groups and communities that lack access to quality in high education,” Vivek Mansukhani, the director of IFP, said. Mansukhani... 

Washington, June 6 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former US State Department employee, along with his wife, on alleged charges of spying for Cuba for nearly three decades. Walter Kendall Myers, 72, and his wife Gwendolyn Myers, 71, were accused of being dedicated and ideologically-motivated agents on behalf of Cuba. According to an affidavit that prosecutors filed in federal... 

New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor will begin his four-day visit to Chile from today. During his official visit, General Kapoor will interact with senior military and civilian defence officials and discuss various contemporary defence related issues. He will also visit important training institutions and will address the Chilean Education and Doctrine Command. The visit by the... 

New Delhi, April 29 (ANI/Business Wire India): MKU, a global defense solutions company and a pioneer in personal and vehicle protection solutions, is launching the acclaimed Instavest Ballistic over vest in Turkish market during the IDEF 2009. The IDEF show is in Istanbul starting from April 27-29. The over vest met an equally good reception at LAAD 2009, Latin American Aerospace and Defence Show,...