April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON: The current H-1B visa system, the numerical limit of which was set by the Congress in 1990, is incredibly disruptive to business planning and operations of US employers, software giant Microsoft told lawmakers on Monday.
April 22, 2013
New Delhi — Alleging "massive cover up" in 2G spectrum allocation, the BJP said Monday that it had sought adjournment of question hour in both houses of parliament to raise the issue of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) report on the scandal.
April 22, 2013
NEW DELHI: London Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal will no doubt be the cynosure of all eyes but the India Open Super Series starting on Tuesday, will hold more significance for the country's other shuttlers, who would look to prove their mettle at the highest level.
April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON: Continuing its lobbying among the American lawmakers over Indo-US bilateral relationship, the Indian government has spent USD 180,000 (about Rs 1 crore) to its lobbyists here in the first quarter of 2013.
April 22, 2013
A second five year old rape victim was abandoned by her family at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences according to parliamentary leader Sushma Swaraj. There has been a 336 percent increase in child rapes since 2001.
New discovery of second child rape victim
April 22, 2013
Although Narendra Modi has been fiercely campaigning to be the Prime Minister BJP candidate, the riots that killed over 2,000 people 11 years ago are coming back to haunt him. Many think Modi is too polarizing of an individual to be Prime Minister of India.
April 21, 2013
WASHINGTON: India has a one trillion dollar infrastructure deficit over the next five years, finance minister P Chidambaram has told the World Bank, which wants private sector participation to bridge the funding gap.
Chidambaram met World Bank president Jim Yong Kim on Saturday morning on the sidelines of the annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
April 21, 2013
NEW DELHI: A celestial treat is in store for stargazers who can look forward to see fireworks in the form of meteor showers after midnight tonight.
The shooting stars will start at 12.30 AM and peak between 3 AM to 5 AM. Commonly known as Lyrids meteor showers, they will be visible from the entire northern hemisphere in the constellation of Lyra.
April 21, 2013
BEIJING: A US tycoon on Sunday pledged to donate $300 million to an elite Chinese university to fund a scholarship program that will recruit students from countries around the world to study in China.
April 21, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Delhi Daredevils 165 for 1 (Sehwag 95*, Jayawardene 59) beat Mumbai Indians 161 for 4 (Rohit Sharma 73, Tendulkar 54) by 9 wickets
Virender Sehwag and Mahela Jayawardene added 151 for the first wicket, Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, IPL, Delhi, April 21, 2013
