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India’s tech workers, students are betting on data for a better career
Coders and job aspirants alike are making a beeline to data science training shops in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, and to open online courses, in the hopes of updating their skills and landing jobs with comfortable salaries. But is the training enough?
12 min read27 Feb 2018Over 40% of foreign born tech workers in Seattle Indians: report
More than 40% of the foreign born tech workers in Seattle, which is home to Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing, are from India, says The Seattle Times
1 min read18 Jan 2018H-1B visa: US says no change in extension policy in relief for Indian tech workers
Trump administration says it is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the country
2 min read9 Jan 2018SpaceX, Google top list of companies techies want to work for
SpaceX, Google, Shopify and Tesla are the most appealing companies for technology workers, according to a survey by online jobs marketplace Hired
1 min read26 Oct 2017Why Donald Trump’s H1B visa order hurts Sikka but helps Cook
Companies like Apple and Google, led by Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, seek far fewer H1Bs, while Indian IT firms such as TCS and Infosys dominate H1B visa issuance
2 min read19 Apr 2017US immigration crackdown heats up for border crossers, tech workers
US administration is ramping up a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, taking aim at both Central American labourers, Indian tech workers in Silicon Valley
1 min read14 Apr 2017Nasscom says USCIS H1B visa memo to have little impact on Indian IT firms
Nasscom says the latest H1B visa memorandum from the USCIS reinforces existing practices by adjudicators and clarifies requirements for certain computer professionals
2 min read5 Apr 2017H1-B visa: What the USCIS guidelines mean for tech workers and companies
The USCIS has issued guidelines making it harder for companies to bring foreign tech workers to the US using the H-1B visa programme. Here are the implications of the guidelines
4 min read4 Apr 2017H1B visas to become harder to get as Donald Trump cracks down
Donald Trump government makes computer programmers made ineligible in major policy shift on H1B visa; Nasscom sees limited effect on Indian IT firms
4 min read5 Apr 2017H1B visa threat: India lobbies Trump administration to avert curbs
Nirmala Sitharaman says New Delhi reached out to the administration of President Donald Trump to stress the importance of India's $150-billion IT industry to US citizens
2 min read24 Feb 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared