Visa power, getting IT right

The full quota of the H-1B visas being snapped up on the first day itself is a mixed blessing for the Indian IT industry. Those looking to do business in the US are worried. But it is good news for those seeking to expand outsourcing operations, writes Prerana Trehan First it was the jobs that came to India, now, it appears, professionals will follow suit. The filling of the entire quota of 65,000 H-1B visas for the whole fiscal year on the day it opened last week, might just bring IT professionals — and their jobs — back home.

PUNJABI ANTENNA
A date with Zila Khan
Randeep Wadehra
Excuse Me Please highlighted Bihari labourers’ joie de vivre, even in poverty, and their touching faith in Laloo Prasad Yadav’s ability to resolve all the problems facing India – terrorism to unemployment to socio-economic inequity. 

Time of the heroes
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and sitar exponent Anoushka Shankar feature prominently in Time’s 20 Asian Heroes under the age of 40.