Washington: In a move that is expected to hit Indian IT companies majorly, the US government has decided to hike H-1B visa fee from next fiscal even as the maximum number of applications for fiscal year 2013 has been retained at 65,000.

New Delhi: India on Thursday pitched for avoiding political disruptions that create volatilities in global energy markets affecting trade flow as the BRICS Summit began here to discuss ways to enhance intra-BRICS trade and review the situation in the region.

JAIPUR: Rahul Dravid on Thursday rubbished speculations that things were not well between him and Sachin Tendulkar. The speculations arose after the Little Master gave Dravid's felicitation ceremony in Mumbai on Tuesday a miss.

New Delhi, March 29: The Army Chief Gen V K Singh has dropped another scam bomb, by forwarding to the CBI on Wednesday a letter from Trinamool Congress MP Ambika Banerjee levelling corrupting charges against a serving Lt. Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, presently commanding the Dimapur-based 3 Corps, and is in line after Lt gen Bikgram Singh to become the next Army Chief, The Indian Express reported.

New Delhi: India is all set to play host to world leaders that include Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South African President Jacob Zuma and Chinese Premier Hu Jintao, at the fourth BRICS summit on Thursday.

New Delhi: Bowing to the pressure from Punjab government, the Centre on Wednesday stayed the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was sentenced to death for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995.

New Delhi: The first day of the BRICS summit saw tight security in the Capital with the police fearing violent demonstrations by Tibetan protestors.

Beijing, March 29: Two Indian traders who are awaiting judgment from a Chinese court over a bitter dispute with businessmen in the southern trading hub of Yiwu were forced to spend Tuesday night sleeping on the streets of Shanghai because they have run out of money, The Hindu reported.

Washington: Applications for the H-1B work visa — used extensively by Indian IT professionals — for the fiscal beginning October 1, would be accepted beginning April 2, a federal immigration agency announced on Tuesday.

Colombo: Sri Lanka is ready to walk an extra mile to establish permanent peace in the country through reconciliation and does not need any external guidance, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.