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Sometimes complex truths become clearer when we put them in very simple terms. Around the world, political leaders are still living in the delusion that we have time on our hands to find sensible alternatives to oil. But global oil ... Read More »
MBA Degree – Not An Easy One
Our country is very different from most developed countries. Here, as soon as students step out of graduation, they leap into an MBA (or some other post graduation course, but we are not talking about those here). Their counterparts from ... Read More »
Wipro got highest H-1B visas in 2009
With 1,964 H-1B visas in 2009, Indian IT major Wipro has topped the list of firms that got the coveted US visas for highly skilled professionals. Microsoft with 1,318 visas came next, with Intel (723) in third place, while Google ... Read More »
US to pat-down flyers from Pakistan
Flying to America may have just gotten more tedious, ostensibly to make it safer for everyone, following an Xmas Day attempt by al-Qaida to blow up a trans-Atlantic commercial jet in Detroit. Maintaining that “effective aviation security must begin beyond ... Read More »
India eyes ultra light US howitzers
Even as US secretary for defence Robert Gates is expected to visit India later this month, New Delhi is now actively exploring the option of importing 145 air-mobile ultra-light howitzers (ULHs) for around Rs 2,900 crore from Washington in a ... Read More »
Demand for H-1B work visa rises
After months of lackluster response, US authorities have witnessed a sudden increase in demand for H-1B work visa, which is popular am ong Indian professionals. Though the applications received so far are still over 6,000 short of the Congress-mandated cap ... Read More »
Barack Obama says China, US ‘partners not rivals’
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged a “positive, cooperative and comprehensive” relationship with China, after talks with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing. Obama said he told China that all minorities should enjoy human rights and urged China ... Read More »
China cautions ‘black’ Obama over meeting Dalai Lama
China on Thursday invoked Abraham Lincoln’s anti-slavery philosophy to persuade US president Barack Obama from meeting the Dalai Lama. Obama is due to visit China in mid-November but the local government is worried he might meet the Tibetan leader immediately ... Read More »
US favours Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh
Ahead of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, a top US official on Friady said he was free to go anywhere as a religious figure. “The Dalai Lama is a religious leader and he, of course, ... Read More »
US F1 student visas fall 25% in year 2009
It’s official. There were less F1 student visas for the US issued across India in financial year 2009 (Oct 08-Sep 09) than the previous FY08. In fact, 25,860 issuances in FY09 actually translates into a whopping 25% decline over 34,510, ... Read More »
US President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
US President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb ... Read More »
Dell Inc to close US plant, lay off 905
Dell Inc said Wednesday it will close a desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by the end of January. The computer maker said 905 people will be laid off, with around 600 to be let go next month. ... Read More »
US government clears Hawkeye E-2D aircraft for India
The US government cleared yet another high technology system for India, the “futuristic” shipboard Hawkeye E-2D aircraft for Airborne Early Warning (AEW) and battle management. The clearance has been described by diplomatic sources as a fallout of the “successful” visit ... Read More »
US says ready for direct talks with North Korea
The US state department said on Friday it was prepared to hold direct talks with North Korea to try to coax it back into multilateral negotiations on ending its nuclear programs. Previously, US officials had sent mixed signals about direct ... Read More »
US nuclear gurus see signs of more Indian nuclear tests
US nuclear pundits feel the Indian establishment – political, scientific, or both in concert – may be lining up to conduct more nuclear tests to validate and improve the country’s arsenal before the Obama administration shuts the door on nuclear ... Read More »