Alarmed by a report that 1.7 million US jobs may be lost to other countries, particularly to India, American workers, trade unions, local governments and legislators are fighting back to keep jobs at home and prevent outsourcing.
Timex Corp, the biggest selling watchmaker in the United States, said on Thursday it planned to increase its outsourcing of watches and parts from its Indian unit but did not say by how much.\n\n\n\n
US Congressman Jay Inslee on Wednesday downplayed India's apprehension over the introduction of a certain bill proposing to curtail outsourcing to India.
Reacting sharply to the proposal by some US states to ban outsourcing of state data processing contracts to developing nations, Union Law and Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley said the move was against the principle of market access.\n\n\n\n
India's Shiv Kapur stayed in the chase in the Asian Tour Qualifying School Finals with a 71 in the second round.
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Jodhaa Akbar grabbed an estimated $1.3 million in North America and $750,000 in the UK.
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The Australian Open runner-up let slip a two-set advantage on the Davis Cup tie against Belarus.\n\n
At the same time, he hopes to provide law enforcement officials access to the tools they need to fight and win the war against terrorism.
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The senator from Massachusetts will ensure enforcement of the Hate Crimes Act and appropriate resources for the training of state and local officials in identifying, solving and prosecuting these crimes at the state level.
'Every other person I met at the interview was so well prepared and deserving,' says Rhodes Scholar Maya Uma Shankar.
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Chief executives are increasingly on the receiving end of some lush lifetime compensation deals.
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