The Indian IT companies, which account for a large number of H-1B applications, are likely to face the additional financial burden because of this proposed increase in H-1B filing fees.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's wife Nita Ambani has been nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee and will become the first Indian woman to be on the apex sporting body if she gets elected at the IOC Session scheduled from August 2 to 4.
Collegepond.com, a career guidance company responds to student queries on international admissions.
'The Pakistanis were not the mujahids or terrorists as claimed initially.' .'They were trained soldiers who held state of the art anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down our airplanes.'
If a students fails an examination, first s/he applies for revaluation. The student then approaches 'brokers', either from among the teachers or outside the university. A student pays Rs 10,000 for the broker's assistance, which ensures that marks will be upwardly revised in the revalution.
The government and World Bank on Tuesday signed an agreement for a credit of 180 million SDR ($250 million equivalent) from International Development Agency for the Technical Engineering Education Quality Improvement Project.
'Common sense says if one can afford, servicing the loans during this period is a better bet than postponing it by three months,' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'I never thought an invisible character like Radhiya would get me that much visibility.'
'The top-most functionaries and destiny-makers of the nation have thrown away the pretensions of statesmanship.' 'They seem to have made a categorical announcement that the next general election will be fought on the solo plank of Hindutva, rather than on good governance, economic development, and employment to youth', says Mohammad Sajjad.
From Braille writers and Braille paper to wheelchairs, talking books, assistive listening devices and implants for the severely physically-challenged will attract a Goods and Services Tax of 5 per cent. But inputs and raw material for manufacturing of these assistive devices or equipment attract 18 per cent GST. Since the final consumer tax is lower than the tax on inputs, a domestic manufacturer can claim refund, an official statement said.
Sarvesh Agrawal tells Shobha Warrier about how he built a start-up "of the interns, by the interns and for the interns."
"Fifteen years ago, I was leading the efforts to approve the historic civil nuclear deal with India. I said that if the US and India became closer friends and partners, then the world will be a safer place," Biden, who was vice-president in the Obama administration, said while addressing the Indian-American community on India's Independence Day.
From coming up with the correct list of beneficiaries to finding enough people to work as Ayushman Mitras to generating awareness about the scheme - many things need to fall in place before it can be successfully launched in a few days.
There is a high demand for IT professionals who can envision, design and develop applications for the future.
The following are talking points from the weekend's Premier League action:
Companies like Amazon Prime Video are also temporarily lowering bit rates -- a measure of how much data is being transferred -- to ease pressure on telecom network infrastructure.
There is nothing specific announced for Chemicals Industry, however, reduction in customs duty
The interviewer wants to know you beyond your resume and wants to gauge if you'd be an asset to the company.
The new information required by the Department of Labour is significant because before sponsoring a foreign worker for the H-1B visa, the company needs to get its labour application approved by it.
The subscribers will have to, however, wait for some more time for Internet services to resume in the Valley
A person suffering from sudden cardiac arrest will not have detectable pulse, which means the patient has only seconds to survive.
The company will also deliver an exclusive workshop to the government's key administrative officers on improving productivity by using Microsoft technologies
Atul Bhatnagar, COO, National Skills Development Corporation tells us how we can effectively tackle the issue of unemployability and make our youth more employable.
Financial programmes backed by institutions are highly focused and intensive in nature unlike a general management programmes, where the key aim is holistic development.
Reskilling and online certification are the biggest earners in the Indian online education market
Three winners from India will be given the opportunity to be trained for six-months under the supervision and direction of Hitachi in Japan.
C P Gurnani, CEO & MD of Tech Mahindra, India's fifth-largest IT services company, tells B Dasarath Reddy that the company is exploring both ways as it looks at bringing in best of the breed technologies to offer to global clients.
India is in the midst of its biggest crisis since Independence. It is a national emergency and begs to be dealt with. Politics can wait. Lives need to be saved. We need to vaccinate India at a pace faster than any country in the world, asserts Ramesh Menon.
As part of Slum Land Rights Act, the project will benefit a million people residing in 2,500 slums across the state over the next few years
These simple tips will help you stay saleable, relevant and marketable at the workplace.
Career Launcher presents a break-up of the CAT 2009 test of Day 1 and tips on what test-takers should keep in mind on test day.
Education is not simply a private affair whereby we can say that good money buys good education and little money buys not-so-good education, says Shubhashis Gangopadhyay
Official websites of some states haven't been updated for years
'By entering at an early age, they stand a better chance of developing into skilled investors.'
Be it automobile, health care, retail such as e-commerce, electricity or other utilities, everything will get disrupted and transformed over next 30 years.
This is not a new rule, but very few people know about it.
Building front-end and stitching it with back-end is a task that IT firms are learning the hard way, finds Raghu Krishnan.
These changes will entail a relook at the various laws governing banks in the country - the two Bank Nationalisation Acts (passed in 1970 and 1980); the State Bank of India (SBI) Act of 1955; and the Companies Act of 2013.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on a two-day visit during which she is expected to discuss the fishermen's issue and rights of minority Tamils with the Lankan leadership.
The delay in the announcement has led to the postponement of admission to IITs and NITs, raising anxiety among students.
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