The bill, however, has to be passed by the Senate, wherein the Republicans enjoy a majority, before it can be signed into law by the US President Donald Trump.
Facebook is fast learning the limits of tech exceptionalism.
The sources said Gandhi wants India to lead in the niche area which comes after software development.
Don't spend your time trying to raise funds and then get demotivated by the rejection. Spend your time growing your company first, says Arjita Sethi.
Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta.
The H-1B issue specifically did not figure in the talks, with Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar telling reporters that there was a lot of discussion with business leaders and the two leaders about the digital partnership when asked about whether H-1B visa issue figured in the talks.
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the 21st century is India's century and attributed the sudden change in India's fortune to the commitment, strength and pledge of the 125 crore people of the country.
Hazardous pollution has made anti-pollution gear and gadgets a near-necessity, says Khalid Anzar.
Analysts say the impact on Indian entities would not be immediate
Smaller cities like Pune and Noida score better than 'Vibrant' Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
'We had been talking for two hours about India and America and we stopped and looked at each other. "The issues are the same," said my hyper-successful and patriotic NRI friend, his hidden Indian self somewhere wanting to empathise. Yes, I agreed, only the planets that we inhabit seem different, notes B S Prakash.
Let's fix the system, end the abuses but make sure we recognise the role of immigrants in creating jobs: Khanna.
Company's loss-making Russian arm painted three World Cup soccer venues, and two airports to break even this fiscal; Berger now mulls acquiring competing painting companies.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
What makes Nagaraj's achievement significant is the fact that there have been only about 80 Intel Fellows globally in the 50 years of the company's operation.
Ittiam Systems India on Wednesday said it set up a wholly-owned subsidiary - Ittiam Semiconductor - to enter the fast growing silicon-on-chip design segment.
Leaving behind the luxe life and dapper suits of foreign banks, Puri and his team at the upstart venture shared fizz drinks, wore a footwear brand popular among the middle class, shared a rat-infested space in a yet-to-be gentrified work space to plan and execute it.
Majority of Indian community voted for Obama.
'That an Indian can lead the world's top software company is an important milestone for Indian Americans and for America. But the larger message is for India itself: Imagine what Indians can achieve at home if they put their differences aside and start helping one another,' says Vivek Wadhwa.
In power, Mamata Banerjee has tried to bury the ghost of the past, but it might still be work-in-progress. Big-ticket and eye-grabbing (in terms of investment size) projects are still few and far between, reports Ishita Ayan Dutt.
Tech start-ups will continue to take the lead in bolstering the regional economy, says Murali Talasila.
'There is little point in getting adoption without profit sustainability or the converse.' 'This is the dilemma that many Indian innovators face,' says R Gopalakrishnan.
It will be based in the Silicon Valley and will act as a landing pad for Indian startups looking to enter the crucial US markets.
Meet Apoorva Kothari, who decided to let go of his cushy job in the Silicon Valley and has now started up an eco-friendly and fair-trade t-shirt company in India.
The number of people, the average age and the smartness of the people, willingness to work hard and the fundamental culture of working, will work in our favour, said Kal Raman, CEO of Solutionstar, in an interview to Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com.
Industrialists have the same complaints as they did in the UPA's second stint.
This smartwatch is to Android what the Apple Watch is to the iPhone, says Khalid Anzar.
In an earlier tweet Arora who recently left Google to join SoftBank Corp and is now its President said, "Brilliant guy, clear thinker, gets things done and a wonderful person at that.
GITPRO asked US Senators to support the legislation in the Congress.
Rahul attacked Modi and BJP, alleging that 'politics of divide and polarisation is radicalising people in India'.
A number of Xooglers are employing lessons and practices learnt during their stint at Google to branch out into innovative ventures.
'As a member of Congress, it was important to meet with Prime Minister Modi. Promoting the India-US relationship is a priority. It is important to have a constructive dialogue with the biggest democracy in the world,' US Congressman Mike Honda tells Ritu Jha/Rediff.com
Modi is expected to travel to the US late September.
Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.
Design thinking is not designing as traditionally understood.
'Pakistan has to take responsibility and start cracking down on terrorists.'
Fintechs need to behave with responsibility and transparency. A lot of mis-selling has been happening. Other issues have been plaguing the fledgling industry -- high interest rates, even higher processing fees, harsh collection process and, most critically, data leakage leading to rampant frauds, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
While inaugurating the leadership summit of the US-India Business Council in Washington, DC, US Vice President Joe Biden said that there was no reason why the two largest democracies in the world should not continue to have a more productive relationship. Aziz Haniffa/ Rediff.com reports.
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