Bowing to the demands of corporations, Governors of 13 U.S. states are demanding an increase in H1-B Work Visas, dealing another blow to the prospects of American programmers and engineers. On Tuesday, Governors of California, Washington, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Colorado, Minnesota, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, Wyoming, Kansas and Indiana wrote to Senator Majority Leader Harry […]
Yes, of course. And so do most governments including India. To believe anything else would be naive. Who can forget the horrifying news reports in the late 1970s of policemen pouring acid into the eyes of undertrial prisoners in Bhagalpur (located in the North Indian state of Bihar) or the recent video footage of a […]
The top 20 private equity and hedge fund managers in the U.S. – all White men – made on average $675.5 million (Rs 2,700 crore) in 2006, or 22,255 times the pay of an average U.S. worker, according to a Forbes study cited in a new report called Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost […]
Embattled Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has agreed to step down as the country’s military chief before the upcoming elections. In a deal reached with Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto, Musharraf is also said to have agreed to drop corruption charges against Bhutto and other politicians. General Musharraf, who seized power from the civilian government […]
Indian movies will earn $208 million (Rs 850 crore) in 2007 in the overseas market, India’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting P.R.Dasmunsi told the country’s parliament on Wednesday. Last year, Indian movies are said to have earned $171 million in the overseas markets. Indian movies in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and other languages are usually […]
Two bomb blasts killed 40 people and injured over 80 on Saturday evening at the Lumbini amusement park and a food stall in the Kothi area in the South Indian city of Hyderabad, capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh. The blasts are said to have occured around 7:40PM local time within minutes of each other. […]