CHENNAI: With visual communication emerging a favourite career option among students in the country, the number of students going abroad for higher study is on the rise. Experts estimate a 10% to 15% increase in the number of students going abroad to pursue higher studies in visual media compared to last year. More students are… Read More »
America’s economy would be better off if the U.S. admitted more highly skilled workers, James Surowiecki recently argued in the New Yorker. That got us thinking: How does the U.S. compare to the rest of the developed world when it comes to immigration policy? The short answer: The U.S. mostly lets in family members of… Read More »
Two of the victims of the deadly shootout at the Oak Creek Gurdwara in Wisconsin — Prakash Singh and Ranjit Singh — were priests who had moved to the US as religious workers. Even as the shell-shocked Sikh community at Oak Creek mourn for the victims, they are probably missing the two men who would… Read More »
Indian students keen to study abroad are being courted aggressively by countries such as France, Germany, Australia and Canada. The bait: lower fees than the US, an easier visa regime than UK’s and more scholarships and work opportunities than either. Traditionally, the US – with more than one lakh Indian students – and the UK… Read More »
Indian business travellers are among the top spenders, second to Singaporeans, in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a survey by hospitality major Accor. Indian travellers have one of the highest hotel budgets in Asia-Pacific, spending an average of $399 a trip, the Accor Asia-Pacific Business Traveler Survey 2012 said. Only the Singaporeans spend more, averaging… Read More »