RIYADH: Saudi Arabia might restrict foreign workers' stay in the country to a maximum of eight years under a proposed law to create jobs for its citizens, a move expected to affect a large number of Indians. The proposed law has been floated by the Labour Ministry which is studying new proposals

With the advances in technology, end users are being offered easier and faster options to communicate and work efficiently. Mobile devices are playing a huge role in allowing today’s workforce to be at distant locations and yet be productive. Kiran Datar, vice president, Moxtra (A company into mobil

Chicago:  A deadly chill had much of the United States and Canada in its wintry grip on Tuesday, as a record-breaking cold snap brought temperatures lower than on the surface of Mars. It was so cold in Chicago that the polar bear at the Lincoln Park zoo - who admittedly had not built up the winte

Thane:  Six people have been killed in a fire that broke out on the Bandra-Dehradun Express near Dahanu Road Railway station in Thane district late last night. The fire broke out in S3, S4 and S5, three sleeper coaches of the train, at around 2 am when most passengers were asleep. Authorities say

January 06: A US research agency has awarded an Indian American neuroscientist, Khaleel Rezak, a five year USD 866902 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) grant for further research on his projects. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rezak for his research on how the b

Local gold and diamond retailers are welcoming reports that Indian officials are in discussions to cut a record high import duty on gold and relax rules on exports. While Indian government sources have revealed the government is looking to make such a cut this month, UAE gold and diamond jeweller

The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah launched a portable delivery service of Zamzam water in the Grand Mosque’s vicinity on Monday. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, chief imam of the Grand Mosque, formally inaugurated the delivery service, through which th

New Delhi: India's largest software services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), on Saturday said it will set up the world's largest corporate learning and development centre in Thiruvananthapuram with a total capacity to train 50,000 professionals every year. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, wh

Non-medical personnel can operate the devices and diagnose in seconds Researchers in the U.S. have come up with a way to rapidly diagnose malaria simply by shining brief pulses of light from a laser through the skin. “This method is distinct from all previous diagnostic approaches, which all rel

New York:  Millions of people across the United States on Monday made last minute preparations for an unusually bitter Arctic blast that could send temperatures plummeting to their coldest in 20 years. The northeastern United States and parts of Canada have endured heavy snow and deadly sub-zero

Sharjah: “How many fish pieces do you want? How do you like your fish to be cleaned? Let me know your preferences,” he says in clear English. His knowledge of the language takes his customers by surprise and gets them curious about this 5ft tall, light-eyed, boyish-looking man. Many even exchan

The same advances that are changing the IT landscape are also creating new opportunities, says Vivek Wadhwa, fellow at Stanford Law School and director of research at Duke University... A few years ago, Wall Street Journal and Forbes published articles predicting the demise of Indian IT. I respon

What seems to have changed the fortunes for Fasaludheen Kuttipalakkal this time is the birth of his baby, who is only three days old.  Fasaludheen Kuttipalakkal, an Indian tailor in Dubai, has won two Infiniti cars and 100,000 dirhams at a raffle at the Dubai Shopping Festival. The 33-year-old

MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs Department recovered undeclared gold collectively worth Rs 67 lakh from four passengers in separate cases at the city international airport, officials said on Sunday. Customs officials intercepted four passengers between last night and this morning

NEW DELHI: Bracing for the big exercise, the Election Commission is all set to hold Lok Sabha elections starting mid-April and spread it over at least five phases till early May. The much-awaited announcement for the polls is likely to be made by the end of February or early March, for which work

SRIHARIKOTA: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday successfully launched GSLV-D5 rocket, which is powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Seventeen minutes after liftoff at 4.18pm, the rocket successfully injected GSAT-14 commun