Justice Markandey Katju – While in North California I met many Indian NRIs who are working in Silicon Valley, either in an IT company or as an entrepreneur. One of them was a young man from Andhra Pradesh who seemed to me an idealist. He told me he was planning to go back to […]
IANS – In a fresh attempt to woo children into joining its network and boost user growth, Facebook is testing a new hub called “LOL” that will let kids share and post humorous meme content. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch late Friday that it was experimenting with the “LOL” hub for kids. “We […]
Ritu Jha- President Donald Trump said his administration is set to change the H1-B visa system to ensure both “simplicity and certainty” and a path to citizenship for skilled people. “We want to encourage talented and highly skilled people to pursue career options in the US,” Trump tweeted. Indians are the biggest […]
Justice Markandey Katju – ‘J’accuse’ (or, I accuse) was the name of the letter (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jaccuse) sent in January 1898 by the famous French writer Emile Zola to the French president, accusing the French government and army for jailing Captain Alfred Dreyfus (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Dreyfus) in Devils Island for several years on the false charge of espionage […]
Ritu Jha – Specks of calcium in the heart’s artery walls could be an early warning sign of early cardiovascular disease in South Asians, particularly men, according to a new study. Alka Kanaya, a professor at UC San Francisco, told indica that while coronary artery calcium has been shown to be a good marker […]
Justice Markandey Katju – The Editors Guild of India has issued a statement protesting Rahul Gandhi’s remark in a press conference calling Smita Prakash, editor of ANI ‘pliable’ for her interview of Modi. I am not a supporter of Rahul or his party, ( nor am I of any party ), but what wrong did […]
indica News Bureau – Hundreds of thousands of Indians waiting for permanent residency in the US stand to benefit if country-based quotas from Green Cards are removed says a latest US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report. Indians, who mostly come to the US on H-1B visas, wait for about 10 years on average for […]
Justice Markandey Katju – I wish I could wish people a happy new year, but I regret I cannot since I just cannot be a hypocrite. The truth is that from this year India is going to enter into an era of what can be called the Great Turbulence, which in my […]
Justice Markandey Katju – In poor countries such as India, art for art’s sake amounts to escapism. The people are thirsty for good literature. If someone writes about their problems, it will be popular. India faces gigantic problems today. In some States, farmers and weavers are committing suicide. Prices of essential commodities are skyrocketing. […]
indica News Bureau – Indian IT industry apex body Nasscom is working hard to change the narrative that Indians grab all the H1-B visas, by presenting facts about the kind of value and capabilities Indians add to US enterprises, thus making them more competitive. In an interview with leading business newspaper The Mint, top […]
