Rosaiah quits, Kiran Kumar Reddy new Chief Minister for Andhra Pradesh, India Now

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah on Wednesday stepped down after14-and-a-half months in office citing “advanced age and work pressure” and Speaker of the Assembly Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy was chosen by the AICC leadership to succeed him.Fifty-year-old Reddy will be sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister by Governor E.S.L Naraimhan at Raj Bhavan at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The Governor earlier accepted Mr. Rosaiah's resignation and requested him to continue in office till the formation of...

Tier 1 (general/HSMP) to be closed;Tier 2 (general) subject to a limit of 20,700 places for 2011-12

A Clear story about Current UK Immigration Cap 25th November 2010: A day after the Home Secretary announced the number of skilled migrant workers with job offers coming from outside the EU will be cut by a fifth, it is now clear that Tier 1 (general) route will be closed. Tier 1 (entrepreneur and investor) route, on the other hand, would be reformed, while Tier 1 route for persons of exceptional talent would be introduced. The UK Border Agency has asserted: `The Home Secretary announced on...

Indian students face trouble over new UK visa rules

The Indians students in UK are in trouble because of a new visa rule. They have badly hit by the new strict immigration rules. The new rules reportedly disenfranchise non-European nationals in the country despite of holding Highly Skilled Migrant visas.The Indians said that they had switched from student visas to the HSM Program (HSMP). The HSPM visa allows non-European nationals to work in Britain and settling in UK. Now,Britain has changed...

UK Border Agency said good bye to immigrants untill 2015

Ineffective Immigration capped: Annual limit of 21,700 under skilled, highly skilled routes New rules to take effect from April 2011 24th November 2010: The number of skilled migrant workers with job offers coming to Britain from outside the EU will be cut by a fifth. From next year, it will be capped at 21,700. Home Secretary Theresa May has also asserted skilled workers without job offer will be limited to 1,000 people of exceptional talent. Quoting the Home Secretary, the UK Border...

Tougher days ahead for foreign students in UK

*On cards, a review of student visas  *Students undertaking non-degree level courses to face stringent rules. 22nd November 2010: It’s getting tougher by the day for the students. UK Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated he would stick by his election promise and numbers of immigrants would be cut to ‘tens of thousands’ a year. Cameron said it was ‘perfectly possible’ to meet the pledge; and this would be done by slashing the number of non-EU students and people allowed to settle...

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule

World Cup 2011 MatchDateTeamsVenue 119 FebIndia vs BangladeshDhaka 220 FebNew Zealand vs KenyaChennai 320 FebSri Lanka vs CanadaHambantota 421 FebAustralia vs ZimbabweAhmedabad 522 FebEngland vs NetherlandsNagpur 623 FebPakistan vs KenyaHambantota 724 FebSouth Africa vs West IndiesNew Delhi 825 FebAustralia vs New ZealandNagpur 925 FebBangladesh vs IrelandDhaka 1026 FebSri Lanka vs PakistanColombo 1127 FebIndia vs EnglandKolkata 1228 FebWest Indies vs NetherlandsNew Delhi 1328 FebZimbabwe vs CanadaNagpur 141 MarSri Lanka vs KenyaColombo 152 MarEngland vs IrelandBangalore 163 MarSouth Africa vs NetherlandsMohali 173 MarPakistan vs CanadaColombo 184 MarNew Zealand vs ZimbabweAhmedabad 194 MarBangladesh vs West IndiesDhaka 205 MarSri Lanka vs AustraliaColombo 216 MarIndia vs IrelandBangalore 226...