Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

A 29-year-old California-based Indian-origin woman techie, who travelled to Mexico to celebrate her birthday, was one of the two foreign tourists killed in a shootout between two drug gangs in the......

Talking to Taliban is Pointless for India

Pakistan has too much at stake to allow even an iota of rapprochement between India and the Taliban, asserts Vivek Gumaste. IMAGE: Former mujahideen support Afghan forces in their fight against......

Speak in one voice in times of external threat

'It is nobody's contention that uncomfortable questions regarding national security should not be raised. But that is a topic for another day and another time when the immediate threat has faded,'......

Bring web agencies onboard for security measures: AP CM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy Wednesday raised the issue of foreign web-based firms not cooperating with security agencies in monitoring anti-national activities of terror......

Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 bn

IT giant Microsoft Corporation on Friday announced that it was planning to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 representing a total equity......

US Congress takes Yahoo to task

The United States Congress is on the warpath -- and Internet giant Yahoo is on the receiving end. Early last year, officials of the Beijing State Security Bureau had asked Yahoo China for......

37% fall in H1-B visas for top 7 Indian cos in 2016

The 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......

Infosys in talks with clients on US Immigration bill

Infosys on Friday said it is in discussion with clients for a contingency plan to ensure business continuity in the event of the US immigration reforms bill becoming a law. A major part of......

Soccer WC '06 in ticket mess

Just three days ahead of the second batch of sales of tickets for the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany, the Cup organizing committee is already in damage control mode.Horst R Schmidt, senior vice......