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Wipro sacks at least 600 employees after performance appraisal
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s third largest software services firm Wipro is learnt to have fired hundreds of employees as part of its annual “performance appraisal”. According to sources, Wipro has shown the door to […]
Foreign Tech Workers On Edge As Donald Trump Cracks Down On H-1B Visa Program That Feeds Silicon Valley
The U.S. administration began to deliver on President Donald Trump‘s campaign promise to crack down on a work visa program that channels thousands of skilled overseas workers to companies across the technology industry. Fed up […]
Is Economic Despair What’s Killing Middle-Aged White Americans?
Two Princeton economists elaborate on their work exploring rising mortality rates among certain demographics Two years ago, the Princeton economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton published an alarming revelation: Middle-aged white Americans without a college […]
Chided by Donald Trump, Ford scraps Mexico factory, adds Michigan jobs
FLAT ROCK (TIP): Ford Motor has scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the US president-elect turned his attention toward rival General Motors Co […]
Donald Trump Proposes 35 Percent Tax on Companies Outsourcing Production
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Nov. 5 that he will impose a 35 percent tax on U.S. companies that lay off workers while outsourcing their production to other countries. Trump revealed his proposal at […]
Raymonds to downsize,cut close to 10,000 jobs in 3 years
CHENNAI (TIP): Apparel giant Raymonds to cut about 10,000 jobs in its manufacturing centres in the next three years, replacing them with robots and technology, said Sanjay Behl, CEO, Raymonds. Speaking at an event at […]
NYC’s new education plans aim to diversify more classrooms, restore failing schools
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The nation’s largest public school system roars back to life Thursday as more than a million New York City kids return to class. As families and students scramble to get ready […]
Jenifer Rajkumar hopes to find a place in N.Y. State Assembly
Jennifer Rajkumar, an attorney at Sanford Heisler Kimpel LLP and a district leader on the West Side, New York, is hoping to win a seat to the New York State Assembly. The young Indian American, who […]
NYCEDC Seeks New Tenant for Hunts Point Food Distribution Center
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified food manufacturing, wholesale and/or distribution companies to lease 2.18 acres including a […]
NYCEDC Seeks New Tenant for Hunts Point Food Distribution Center
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified food manufacturing, wholesale and/or distribution companies to lease 2.18 acres including a built 27,000 square foot […]
Bill Introduced to Block Indian Firms from Hiring H-1B, L-1 Visa Workers
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of two U.S. lawmakers has introduced in the House of Representatives a legislation, which if passed by Congress would prevent Indian companies from hiring IT professionals on H-1B and L-1 […]
Consul General meets with SUNY JFEW Students
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Class of 2017 comprising all-women-students from International Relations and Global Affairs Program of the State University of New York had an audience with the Consul General on June 6, 2016 […]