Study-abroad
The British Council
The British Council, authorized by the British Government is Britain"s international network for education, science and technology, culture and development services. ...

ADDRESSES OF UNIVERSITIES IN AUSTRALIA
University of South Western Australia International Centre The University of Western Australia Nedlands,Perth,Western Australia 6907 Tel: (61 8) 9380 3939 Fax: ...

GRE
All about GRE Taking the GRE has now been simplified. Sylvan Testing Services Pvt Ltd now offers year round testing for ...

GMAT
All about GMAT Taking the GMAT has now been simplified. Sylvan Testing Services Pvt Ltd now offers year round testing for ...

In the Singapore Air
Nithin Padmanabhan is presently in Singapore on an offshore project. He shares the pros and cons of working in a foreign ...

US economic slump: Comments by an Indian living abroad.
The thin line between hype and reality… Much has been talked about the slump in the US economy and about the ...


Success
Video Jockey
Video Jockey Nikhil Chinnapa. Cyrus Broacha. Malika Arora. These names are probably the best introductions to the profession of the video ...

Two Indians on top posts of MediaPrise
September 14, 2000 New York: MediaPrise, a US-based company providing brand resource management solutions for multi-channel marketing, has announced the appointment ...

Unisys profit drops, cutting 1,500 jobs
October 13, 2000 New York: Computer services supplier Unisys Corp. said on Thursday it plans to cut about 8 percent of ...

i2 Tech ties up with two US companies
October 11, 2000 New York: An Indian American founded information technology firm has announced comprehensive and strategic alliances with a US ...

Siemens to invest 1 b euros in Internet
October 10, 2000 Munich: German electronics group Siemens AG said on Tuesday it planned to spend one billion euros ($869.6 million) ...

News Corp. names Lachlan Murdoch deputy
Sydney: Lachlan Murdoch has been appointed to the third most senior position in News Corp Ltd, the global media empire his ...

H1-B visa increase has India in a fix
October 08, 2000 New Delhi: The US decision to increase the number of visas doled out annually to skilled foreign workers ...

MSN pact with Amazon.com extends to music
October 04, 2000 New York: Amazon.com Inc renewed and expanded a pact with Microsoft Corp to extend music, video, books and ...

IBM's corporate computers to be 'eServers'
October 04, 2000 New York: International Business Machines Corp will rebrand its entire line of corporate computers as 'eServers', as part ...

Indian in Fortune's 50 powerful women
November 02, 2000 New York: Indian born Indra Nooyi, senior vice president and chief financial officer of PepsiCo, is among America's ...




Visa-wise
Travel FAQs
Flight details The flight is VERY long and tiring--bring some aspirin and Visine with you--you'll need them. Some ear-plugs, an eye-mask, ...

Processes and procedures
If you are looking at an H-1B visa as your ticket to America, make sure that you have your paperwork in ...

H1B visa holder's rights
The visa holder has the right to retain passport and travel documents. The employer does not have the right to ...

The H-1B race
With H-1B quotas expiring earlier each year, employees and consultants are finding their targets more difficult to reach. For employees there ...

The Ampersand experience
Ampersand Corporation is a company that helps businesses in building and deploying eSolutions. With offices in America and India, the organisation ...

H-1B opens Pandora's Box
As the US government contemplates hiking H-1B visa quotas, the debate on the pros and cons of H-1B visas looks like ...

If visas were horses
HI-B visa holders don't always strike gold! After the mad scramble to get into the USA, H1-B visa holders find that ...

H1B visas in demand by Indian IT professionals
February 15, 2001 Bangalore: The demand for H1B visas, temporary work visas for technically trained foreign nationals issued by the US ...

Breakthrough ruling for immigrant professionals
April 25, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO: Foreign technology workers who can prove they are working in the US under illegal, harsh contracts ...


Ready-reckoner
Tips on overseas assignment for the Indian woman
Time was once when one would have to look hard to find a woman's name in any of Who's Who of ...

Jobs in Singapore
Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) The EDB administers the International Manpower Programme to attract international talent with critical skills. Under this ...

Guide to working abroad
With more and more Western countries opening up for Indian professionals, there are a lot of issues nagging you. Which would ...


News
Indian scientist wins Swedish environment prize
October 12, 2000 Gothenburg: Indian environmental scientist Amulya K.N. Reddy has been awarded the prestigious Volvo Environment Prize 2000, an honor ...

Indian scientist wins World Food Prize
October 12, 2000 Washington: Indian plant geneticist Surinder K. Vasal has been awarded the prestigious Millennium World Food Prize along with ...

Indian CEOs make East meet West in US
October 07, 2000 Washington: A Washington, D.C.-based club of Indian-born chief executive officers (CEOs) has teamed up with a Silicon Valley-headquartered ...

8 Indian freshmen win leadership awards
October 5, 2000 New York: Eight university freshmen of Indian origin in the United States have been selected for the 2000 ...

HeyAnita hopes to revolutionize the Net
September 30, 2000 New York: The Indian American CEO and cofounder of HeyAnita hopes to revolutionize the world by making the ...

Anthropologists study 'silicon culture' of life
November 18, 2000 San Francisco: Feel like your family members are nothing more than "drag units?" Or that your life is ...

Sega to launch Dreamcast console in India
November 21, 2000 Tokyo: Leading Japanese video game machine maker Sega Corp. said on Tuesday it planned to launch its popular ...

Dubai sees India as resource for IT manpower
November 23, 2000 Dubai: The newly launched Dubai Internet City (DIC) sees India as the "most appropriate and excellent access" to ...

IT majors talk of Indian tech reality
November 24, 2000 Philadelphia: Two of India's leading information technology (IT) heavyweights have offered compelling yet starkly contrasting perspectives on India's ...

Washington meet on India to focus on IT
November 24, 2000 New York: A major conference on investment opportunities in India is to be held in Washington, D.C. in ...




Uk
Scholarships
British Chevening Scholarships India runs the largest Chevening programme globally, with an annual budget of 1.3 million funding, with 120 new ...


Germany
Study in Germany
Visa Requirements for students What is a Student Visa? Any international student who intends to undertake full-time study in a course ...


Japan
Tips
Learn as much Japanese as you can before you come. Anything you learn will make your stay here easier. Very ...

Important Numbers
In a foreign country you are bound to feel lost, but now there are many associations that can help you. Here ...

Shopping
If you wear fairly large sized clothes/shoes, you'd better bring all you'll need with you. Large-sized goods in Japan are scarce, ...

Japanese culture
There are many reactions and attitudes that Japanese will give off--many of them the typical westerner would ordinarily not pick up ...

Japanese manners and etiquette
Here's a word about good manners while living in Japan. Up to now, unless you've been living in a cave, you ...

Banking and Finance
Banks In Japan, bank interest is exceptionally poor -- less than 0.5% on any account. If you do set up such ...

Apartment, Utilities, and Phone
Apartment This sign is "Fudousan", or Real-Estate Agent. Japan is a country about the size of California (and 80% of that ...

Diplomatic Representations in Japan
Embassy of India 2-2-11, Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo - 102, Japan Tel: 81-3-326 22391 to 2397 Fax: 81-3-323- 44866 Email: indemjp@gol.com ...

Diplomatic Representations in India
Embassy of Japan 50G Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021 Tel; 011-687 6581/82/64 Fax: 011-6885587 Consulate General of Japan No. 1, ...

Factfile
Country - Japan Location - East Sea/Sea of Japan Time - IST (+) 3 ½ hours Capital - Tokyo Languages - ...