USA H1B Facts and Myths

The US would start accepting petitions from today for the H-1B visa applications, for the fiscal 2011 without any cutoff date as in the past. As mandated by the US Congress, the fiscal year cap (numerical limitation on H-1B petitions) for 2011, beginning October 1, 2010, is 65,000. Additionally, the first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed [...]

Turning Hottest Chilli As Weapon

The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world’s hottest chili. After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized “bhut jolokia,” or “ghost chili,” to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects, defense officials said Tuesday. The bhut jolokia was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the [...]

Swami Nithyananda’s Scandal Video

Public has reason to concerned about growing number of Fraud Swamis. Recently, Swami Nithyananda’s Scandal Video with a Famous Tamil Actress Shown on Sun News Live. A video of Swamy Nithyananda’ having sex with a top tamil actress was broadcasted on Sun news live and has shocked people across India. In Nithyananda’s scandal video, he [...]

Visa Bulletin Expectations for FY2009 and FY2010

Chief of Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division at DOS. Mr. Oppenheim was a guest speaker at a May 20, 2009 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) meeting, which was attended by most of immigration attorneys. Mr. Oppenheim’s explanations and visa number / Visa Bulletin expectations for the remainder of FY2009 and for FY2010 are explained below.

Protests in Jalandhar over Vienna Shootout

JALANDHAR/PHAGWARA: Curfew was clamped in Jalandhar city on Sunday night and Army alerted as tension gripped Doaba region after violence flared up and protesters resorted to arson within hours of attack on the head of Dera Sachkhand Ballan in a temple shootout in the Austrian capital of Vienna, where about 30 people were wounded when rival Sikh factions clashed inside the premises.

Sikh Temple Shootout in Vienna, 390 Wounded

VIENNA: Police in Austria say up to 30 people have been wounded, nine severely, in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Vienna.

Mallika Sherawat Milk Shake

Mallika Sherawat became the first Bollywood personality to join the ranks of likes of Miley Cyrus, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, Perez Hilton and others after she got a milkshake named after her, thanks to Millions of Milkshakes.

Indian Election: Congress Emerges as the Single Largest Party

In the recently concluded Indian Election, ruling Congress party wins 201 seats – the highest and single party has got in last 25 years. A few imagined that Congress will retain 201 seats. The people of India have reposed their faith in the Congress, the Gandhis and Manmohan Singh.

Samsung Introduces Mini Notebooks in India

South Korean consumer electronics major Samsung today expanded its portfolio in the notebook segment by introducing four new models under its existing N and advanced R series.

New H-1B visa rules for Indians

WASHINGTON: Indian professionals aspiring to go to the US to work may now find it more difficult to get H-1B visas with Washington deciding on stricter screening following complaints of misuse of the facility.