| Gates
presses lawmakers for relaxing H-1B visa cap
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Washington,
Mar 13:
The "counterproductive" US immigration policies should
be revamped to allow more people to get into the country on
H-1B visas aimed at highly-skilled professionals, Microsoft
Chairman Bill Gates ...
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| Indira
gave India nationhood & democracy: Lord Paul
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London,
Mar 13:
Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has said it was former
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who gave India a nationhood and
democracy. "She was a great Prime Minister...and a greater
human being.
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| Sharif's
party pushing Zardari to be Pakistan PM
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Islamabad,
Mar 13:
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League
(PML-N) is pushing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Asif Ali
Zardari to head the yet-to-be-formed coalition government, say
political leaders.
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| Tibetan
protests ripple across mountain region
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Beijing,
Mar 13:
The biggest protests by Tibetan monks in nearly two decades
have rippled into Chinese provinces populated by Tibetans, as
the government's tough response draws condemnation from international
groups.
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| Global
Indian award for Sam Pitroda
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Toronto,
Mar 13:
The Canada-India Foundation (CIF) has decided to honour Indian
Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda with the first annual
Global Indian Award for pioneering the telecom revolution in
India.
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