H-1B visas see drop of 37% for 7 Indian firms: Report

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 companies experienced a drop of 5,436 approved petitions (37 per cent) in 2016 as compared to previous year, a report by the National Foundation for American Policy, a Washington-based non-profit think-tank, said. It said the 9,356 new H-1B petitions for the top seven Indian-based companies ...

India will aim to put all on-field controversies regarding their head coach Anil Kumble 's exit to rest when they take on West Indies in the opening ODI of the five-match series at the Queen's Park Oval here on Friday. India would arrive in West Indies ...

The early wickets of Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli gave Team West Indies a little hope, but fifties by Ajinkya Rahane and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni steered India to build up a score of 251/4 in 50 overs in the third ODI of the five-match series at ...

India, along with the mighty Australia, will start as title contenders in the ICC Champions Trophy IMAGE:   India captain Virat Kohli celebrates. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters There are serious off-field issues plaguing both teams but defending champions India, along with the mighty Australia, will start as title contenders in the ICC Champions Trophy, beginning in London on Thursday. The two teams that will enjoy maximum traction are surely going to be India and Australia ...