Award-winning journalist and co-screenplay writer John Bowe picked a controversial topic for his book Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labour and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy, about how outsourcing, subcontracting, immigration fraud, and the relentless pursuit of 'everyday low prices' have created an opportunity for slavery to regain a toehold in America.
Arthur J Pais meets Katherine Russell Rich, a New Yorker enamoured with India's national language.
Arthur J Pais charmed her and exasperated her. But, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel as she bids him goodbye, it is the 'irrevocability' of death that 'stingingly puts into focus what you never realised you would miss terribly.'
Present a positive image by exuding enthusiasm and energy for work, says Surya Mahadevan.
Double tax exemption on wages paid to women can encourage companies to hire, retain and compensate women better, argues Nitin Pai.
Kailash Kher on his meteoric rise in the Indian music industry in less than a decade.
Find out what your favourite cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been up to these days here.
In yet another racial attack on Indian students in Australia, a 22-year-old Sikh youth was assaulted by a group of six teenagers, who tried to remove his turban and cut his hair. Resham Singh, a student who came from Punjab six months ago, became the 20th victim within a month, when he was attacked on Monday at Dandenong Station in Melbourne.Singh, who could not speak English properly, explained in Punjabi, "They tried to remove my turban and cut my hair."
Infosys HR head T V Mohandas Pai says "senior politicians" cutting across party and geographies call Infosys' top brass to recommend their candidates. While obliging these politicians their candidates are made to go through internal tests and "are hired only if they clear and satisfy our requirements."
'The men in black suits and hair dye in Beijing have not only completely blown the cover story of "peaceful rise," but have managed to antagonise regional powers in the Indo-Pacific.'
Vicky Aubin, an executive at a recruiting firm in New York, tells Arthur J Pais why she fell in love with the Indian dance form.
Here's why Bollywood dance forms is fast catching up in America.
TAPAI offers postgraduate degree in management for 2008-2010.
Sowing had started on a sluggish note in several parts of the country because of delay in the onset of the monsoon but has picked up pace subsequently as the rains progressed and performed appreciably well in August.
Spain arrived at the World Cup convinced they were ready to rule world football again but Sunday's defeat to Russia in the last 16 has set the 2010 champions back a decade and brought an end to a glorious generation.
Training a person for 16 weeks (4 months) in the US costs something like $50,000 (around Rs 21.25 lakh). However, the education system is much better in the US. So we provide short-term training courses of about 15 days for new recruits there
The impact of the global meltdown has forced India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys Technologies to freeze wage hikes and hiring in new fiscal 2009-10.
Hasan-Askari Rizvi, an independent political and defense analyst and columnist based in Lahore, speaks of Pakistan's internal strife, the ISI and the situation in Afghanistan.
A survey has revealed that Asia Pacific outsourcing market has grown substantially in 2007.
Most economists were of the view that the NSSO should release the data, as any move to withhold it will dent the image of country's statistical system.
'The rickshaw is undoubtedly the ultimate long-distance, off-road machine, says Dr Mark Cunningham-Hill, who will take part in a two-week rickshaw race to raise $15,000 for clean water in India.
There's a churn in Infosys' highest paid senior executives' list for financial year 2007-08, with Nandan Nilekani, S Gopalakrishnan and S D Shibulal conspicuously missing from the top five.According to a filing by IT bellwether to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, B G Srinivas, Ashok Vemuri and T V Mohandas Pai were the highest paid executives in FY08.
The software major has plans to invest Rs 500 crore at Kolkata campus that will create employment for 5,000 professionals. The company is yet to get possession of 90 acres of land assured by the state government. West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday said that Infosys had shown apprehension about investing in the state following recent incidents in Singur where Trinamool Congress has been agitating against acquisition of farmland by the state governme
Infosys, the country's third largest software firm, on Thursday said it was undecided on going ahead with investment plans in West Bengal, where socio-political opposition has thrown Tata Motors' Nano project into uncertainty.
T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal, invites business school students and corporates to attend its annual management festival, Atharva 2006.
Mumbai amassed a mammoth first innings total of 602 for 6 declared and then took two early wickets before Hyderabad recovered on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group A match in Mumbai on Wednesday. At stumps, Hyderabad were 82 for 2, still 520 runs behind Mumbai, with eight wickets in hand.
Over 20 premier Indian B-schools have jointly decided to present a white paper to the All India Council for Technical Education, recommending that instead of regulating them, the governing body should facilitate the growth of management education in
'Aleris will bring in $3 billion of revenue. Novelis has $12 billion of revenues. If we add Hindalco's $6-billion revenue, then on a consolidated basis, we will become the world's largest aluminium company outside China.'
I believe that the Indian IT industry has an opportunity to make further inroads into the US market during the slowdown phase of US economy, says Ashok Soota.
'If Myanmar falls to China, let it.' 'Sooner or later the rulers of the country will have to call New Delhi.'
It is important to ask the right questions before deciding where to put your savings.
Dear brides-to-be and bridesmaids, amp up your glam quotient with these stunning outfits.
RBI takes steps to control inflation but the masses are not convinced.
Calling for making the present political system a more "open", Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi admitted that he has an edge in politics due to his surname. Rahul said that his progress in the present Indian political system would not have been easy if he was not "connected to somebody".
'Despite the current tension at Doklam and the risk of escalation on the Himalayan land frontier, it is the Indian Ocean we need to worry about more,' says Nitin Pai.
Rajkumar Santoshi talks about his new films with the actor.
Trump said he was deeply honoured to be joined by so many administration officials and leaders of the Indian-American community in celebrating Diwali -- the festival of lights.
Oracle introduced on Thursday complete and affordable IT solutions for the cooperative banks in the country.
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