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Indian techie in Green Card backlog dies, pregnant wife gets sent back
Shiva Chalapathi Raju, who was based in North Carolina, died suddenly on Tuesday Raju had been working with Oracle as a developer client in High Point, North Carolina
1 min read2 Nov 2019How techies from Kerala, in India and abroad, rushed to rescue the flood-hit state
Thousands of software engineers from Kerala across the globe are now working round the clock to mitigate what could be Kerala's Katrina moment.
4 min read22 Aug 2018The future belongs to liberal arts
The study of psychology can help in creating new products and services
1 min read2 Sep 2021Indian techie’s death convict gets life sentence
On February 22, 2017, 52-year- old USNavy veteran Adam Purinton entered a bar in Kansas City and started shooting, killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla, injuring his friend -- also an Indian. On May 4, 2018, Adam Purinton was sentenced to life in prison. Purinton received maximum punishment for the murder and two sentences of 165 months each for the attempted murders. Srinivas Kuchibhotla's wife Dumala in US court had submitted a statement read into the court record in which she described the night of her husband's murder and the knock at the front door by police that brought her the life-changing news
5 May 2018Japan heads toward $1 million salaries in battle for tech talent
Start Today Co., which operates popular online fashion shopping site Zozotown, posted new job offerings on Monday seeking up to seven genius tech experts, offering annual salaries of as much as $944,000
1 min read3 Apr 2018Silicon Valley talent war has Toyota seeking techies at home
Toyota searches for global IT talent to power its expansion into autonomous driving and artificial intelligence
6 min read4 Aug 2017Anand Mahindra apologises over techie’s firing as audio clip goes viral
Mahindra Group's chairman Anand Mahindra tenders a public apology over the manner in which an employee of Tech Mahindra was asked to quit
2 min read8 Jul 2017IT workers forum FITE to register as union as layoffs loom large
The Forum for Information Technology Employees (FITE) will be registered formally as the first union for IT employees in India to cope up with layoffs in IT companies
2 min read23 May 2017Donald Trump’s no help in recruiting Silicon Valley techies for US service
Recruiting computer wonks for US service has become harder, as many of them are at odds with Trump's stand on issues such as gay rights, abortion, net neutrality
5 min read17 May 2017Indian techies, IT firms fret as Donald Trump orders US visa review
The concerns are particularly acute in India, where IT firms like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro are top beneficiaries of the H1B visa programme
4 min read21 Apr 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