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India outsourcers angered by US job visa hikeNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 13, 2010 India's flagship outsourcing industry reacted angrily Saturday to a new US law that tightens security at the Mexico border with measures paid for by steep hikes in work visa fees. The 600-million-dollar measure, signed into law Friday by US President Barack Obama, will sharply increase visa fees for some information technology workers entering the United States. "The US government has a legitimate right and critically important responsibility to protect its borders but foreign companies should n ... read more |
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Moscow (UPI) Aug 5, 2010 The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline, first proposed in 1995, is back on the drawing boards. The TAPI technical working group's executive committee - originally the Trans-Afghan Pipeline, "TAP," now "TAPI" with the inclusion of Pakistan and India - stated that construction of TAPI could maintain and strengthen political stability throughout Central Asia, in ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Aug 4, 2010 The death toll in India's disputed northern Kashmir area rose to 24 after police opened fire on rioters, killing two people and injuring five more. Some of the worst clashes between police and demonstrators have been in the Kashmir Valley area's main city Srinagar. A curfew has been in place in all 10 districts of the Kashmir Valley area for a week because of demonstrations again ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Jul 29, 2010 BAE Systems has won a contract to supply products and services for another 57 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers to be built under license in India. Under the $700 million deal 40 Hawks will go to the Indian air force and the navy will get 17 aircraft. The final terms and conditions for the contract were signed by Guy Griffiths, group managing director international at BAE Systems and BA ... more |
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GM invests in plug-in hybrid commercial vanChicago (AFP) Aug 3, 2010 General Motors will pour five million dollars into a plug-in hybrid commercial van being developed by an Indiana firm, the automaker said Tuesday. The IDEA van will be able to drive up to 40 miles (64 kilometers) on its electric battery before switching over to a hybrid gas-electric engine which offers a fuel economy of 36 miles per gallon (6.5 liters/100 km). "It's an opportunity to bring more efficient, greener utility to the country's commercial and government fleets and to do it in a way tha ... read more |
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