7 Indian companies received less H-1B visas in 2016: Report

7 Indian companies received less H-1B visas in 2016: Report

Washington, June 6 : Top seven India-based outsourcing companies in the US received fewer H-1B visas in 2016 as compared to 2015, and as a group their numbers dropped 37 per cent, according to a new report.The companies experienced a drop of 5,436 approved petitions (37 per cent) in 2016 as compared to previous year, […]

Lodha panel not surprised, knew it was coming

New Delhi : Ramachandra Guha’s resignation from the Committee of Administrators (CoA) hasn’t come as a surprise to the members of the Justice RM Lodha panel. In fact, the panel had been dreading such a development for a while now as CoA hadn’t made much progress in the last six months in implementing the reforms […]

Kohli, Kumble, going, not going, & Mr Guha

Kohli, Kumble, going, not going, & Mr Guha

Birmingham : Who will survive, Anil Kumble or Virat Kohli? That’s the question the nation is asking -well, not really, only the diehard cricket fans and breathless TV anchors and reporters are asking this question. However, they’ve succeeded in keeping this issue burning. Back in India, there are dire predictions about the future of Kumble […]

BJP lodges formal complaint with ED against Rana Gurjit

Jalandhar : The Punjab BJP on Saturday met the Enforcement Directorate officials here and demanded the registration of cases against Rana Gurjit and seven others for the alleged scam reported during the allotment of sand mine contracts in the state. The other accused are Amit Bahadur, Kulwinder Paul, Balraj Singh, Avtar Singh Gill, Ajit Pal […]

Oppn MLAs meet Guv, demand minister’s ouster

Chandigarh : Seeking the removal of Power and Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh, MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Lok Insaaf Party today submitted a memorandum to the Governor. Leader of Opposition HS Phoolka, state AAP convener Bhagwant Mann, co-convener Aman Arora, and MLAs Sukhpal Khaira and Simarjeet Singh Bains led the delegation. […]