What US looks like during a shutdown

A partial United States government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the US-Mexico border entered its 23rd day on Sunday making it the......

'This is not the case of one Sangeeta alone'

"Diplomats should recognise the work of the domestic helps..." "... media is focused on the treatment of the employer rather than the exploitation of the domestic worker she employed." "Is Sangeeta......

Nooyi elected to Fed Reserve Bank board

Indra Nooyi, president and chief financial officer, PepsiCo, Inc, has been elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for a term ending in December 2006.Nooyi was......

Indian companies likely to be prevented from hiring IT pros on H-1B, L1 visas

The 'H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016' introduced by Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell from New Jersey and Republican Dana Rohrabacher from California would prohibit companies from hiring......

Need to scale up and ramp down H-1B visas: Senator

In less than a week of Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th US President, the "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act" was introduced to prioritise American workers and restore fairness in visa programmes......

Nifty firm directors earn 170 times their staff

11 of 95 directors analysed have pay packages exceeding 400 times the staff salaryThe top brass of Nifty companies, on an average, earned 170 times what an average staff member earned in these......

Major sponsors, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, demand reforms at FIFA

A Coca-Cola logo is pictured on the back of one of their corporate delivery trucks in San Diego, California. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Two top sponsors of FIFA and its World Cup tournaments......