The US has expanded its review of social media and online presence to cover all H-1B speciality occupation workers and their H-4 dependents, the US embassy in India said on December 10.
The US has postponed thousands of H-1B visa interviews in India, citing enhanced vetting measures including scrutiny of social media profiles. The delays are impacting applicants who were scheduled for interviews from December 15 onwards, with new dates being pushed back by several months.
'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.' 'And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.'
An initiative of Nandan Nilekani's EkStep Foundation, people+ai on Tuesday unveiled its vision for the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India, dubbed 'Adbhut India' (Amazing India). It aims to harness AI as a powerful tool to enhance the lives of all Indians. The event marked the rollout of several initiatives by people+ai that are focused on discovering, demonstrating, and disseminating population-scale AI use cases for India.
'We want to prove to the world that they will get the best code written from a small place like Wayanad.'
Its success script: Investing more in local content ecosystem; growing its partnership footprint.
The HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, that tracks changes in activity at Indian services companies on a month-by-month basis, fell from 51.6 to exactly 50.0 in October.
On price rise, HSBC said that the rate of cost inflation decelerated sharply while output prices were unchanged.
Afghanistan's cash-strapped government relies heavily on financial aid from the United States and elsewhere. Most of the country is impoverished and there is little infrastructure outside of a handful of cities.
That prompted manufacturers to add jobs for the first time since June.
The survey showed firms passed on a greater cost burden to consumers. Prices charged rose at their fastest pace since October.
The headline HSBC Services Business Activity Index was at a 17-month peak of 54.4 in June rising from a modest 50.2 in May, HSBC said adding that 'the Modi wave has struck the service sector'.
The headline HSBC India Purchasing Managers' Index -- a composite gauge designed to give a single-figure snapshot of manufacturing business conditions -- stood at 53.3 in November significantly higher from 51.6 in October.
The HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by Markit, fell to 52.4 in August from 53.0 in July but chalked up its tenth month above the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction.
Here are 15 companies that research houses believe could see significant impact due to the Budget proposals.
The survey showed firms' confidence regarding future business grew at the slowest pace in a year last month.
Modi will get the maximum chunk of the session time.
According to official figures, retail inflation in June touched its lowest mark at 7.31 per cent since January 2012.
Most of the American military aid to Islamabad for counterinsurgency has gone into buying equipment to fight India, a former US diplomat has told lawmakers as he described Pakistan as a country which is "on the edge in many ways of being a failed state".
'Be it Al Qaeda or any other group which is also opposed to the civil authorities in Pakistan. It will be sad that if both governments cannot overlook their differences and fight this common enemy. Terrorism is a huge threat to both countries.'
In 2008, the danger facing most of us is having too much rather than too little anxiety.
While selling started in April, it has intensified this month, with FPIs pulling out $1.1 billion and $2.5 billion from equities and debt market, respectively
The HSBC Services Purchasing Managers' Index , compiled by Markit, fell to 50.6 in August from 52.2 in July.
Trust today means more than the belief that a brands' products will work as advertised; consumers want to believe that the company truly cares for its customers.
'This is for the first time home loan rates have dropped below 7 per cent,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The pace of economic growth in emerging markets continued to revive from the stagnation seen earlier in the year.
The US Federal Reserve has decided to keep its stimulus programme intact and this in turn will lead to some respite for the battered emerging market economies, but it should also be borne in mind that tapering is inevitable in the medium term.
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The HSBC Emerging Markets Index, a monthly indicator derived from the PMI surveys, sank to 50.6 in June from 51.3 in May, signalling the weakest increase in output since May, 2009.
'China's economy continues to slow and the US Fed may still hike rates before the end of the year.'
Bumper liquidity as a result of global central bank stimulus measures should prevent a sharper downturn.
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
India and the United States settled a dispute on Thursday that had paralysed the World Trade Organization and risked derailing a $1 trillion package of reforms.
The fuel reforms are a very important signal of the government's commitment to tough economic reforms.
For now, the upside appears to offset damage done to exports by weaker global demand.
Signs of a strong pickup in hiring by companies are adding to the rosier outlook for Indian households.
'What is forgotten but is actually as important for a society's long run success is morality.' 'Morals and trust are the nuts and bolts of an economy.' 'Without those you can get short run success, but not long-run development.'
RBI's surprise rate cut has revived sentiments of India Inc.
The Underwater Photographer of the Year competition has announced the winners of this year's contest, with France's Gabriel Barathieu being named Underwater Photographer of the Year for an image of a hunting octopus. UPY was kind enough to share some of this year's honorees with us below.
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