US downplays visa denial issue

Francisco J Sanchez, US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, on Thursday downplayed the issue of H-1B visa denial…

Indian students still keen on studying abroad despite strict visa norms, slowing economy

Prashant Bhonsale, country head of Credila Financial Services, confirms the rising trend in the number of loan applicants. “In our…

High-tech new citizens bemoan long path to ceremony

Twenty-one years after he set foot in the United States, Facebook engineer Wei Zhu was overjoyed to take his oath…

Indians urged to register child births at missions within a year

ABU DHABI — The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has urged all Indian residents in the UAE to register the…

Attestation by ministry is must, Indian expats told

MUSCAT - It is mandatory for all Indian expatriates currently residing in Oman or planning residence in the sultanate to…

Tech firms hiring non-EU workers to fill skills gap

TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES hired non-EU workers on more than 1,000 occasions last year to help plug a job gap in the…

Corporate travel between India and Asian nations seen rising

New Delhi: Corporate travel between India and various Asian nations is set to rise over the next three years as…

Shiny Happy People

A recent survey by Forbes has listed countries with happy economies, happy societies and happier natives. Looks like the world…

US tax filing: Help for NRIs on how global income is taxed

It's tax filing season in the US. As we approach the last date - 17th April 2012 - for filing…

Global travellers skip Wonders of the World

The latest survey conducted by global hotels expert Hotels.com has found that global holidaymakers are leaving many of these ‘must-see’…