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Nooyi's
pay package at Pepsi: over $14 mn
Indra
Nooyi, the India-born chief executive of PepsiCo, received
$14.74 million in compensation in 2007, her first full
year as head of the world's second-largest soft drink
maker. Her 2007 compensation value more than doubled the
$6.3 million she was paid in 2006, when she served as
Pepsi's chief financial officer. 
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Indian
dock workers in US allege surveillance
Nearly
100 Indian workers who broke an alleged human trafficking
racket and are marching from New Orleans to Washington,
D.C., to meet the Indian ambassador, have alleged surveillance
by US immigration authorities. The workers say they have
faced surveillance and harassment by immigration officials
since the beginning of their "satyagraha" march
last Tuesday.
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Netjets
enters Indian market
Warren
Buffet-promoted private jet company NetJets is entering
India to tap the fast-growing market here, said its executive
vice president Graeme Weston. NetJets has a fleet of 751
aircraft including Gulf stream & Boeing jets.
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H-1B
professional visas creating jobs in US: study
Confirming Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' contention that
an arbitrary cap on H-1B visas is forcing them to outsource
jobs, a new study shows US technology companies average
470 job openings for skilled positions while defence companies
have more than 1,265 each.
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Global
Indian award for Sam Pitroda
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. Called the CIF Chanchlani
Global Indian Award, it carries $50,000 in cash.
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Man
behind Bose audio systems in Inventors' Hall of Fame
Amar Bose, a pioneer in modern acoustics who is known
for the high-end audio products bearing his name, has
been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
in the US, which has previously honoured Thomas Edison,
Graham Bell and the Wright Brothers.
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Indian
dock workers protest in US; embassy sends probe team
Some of the 500 Indian dock workers who filed a lawsuit
accusing their US employer and recruiters of human trafficking
held a rally in New Orleans, even as India Tuesday suspended
the licenses of two Indian recruiting agents who sent
the workers to the US. Meanwhile, the Indian embassy in
decided to send a fact-finding team.
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Darbar
South Asian Music Festival, 4 - 6 April 2008
The Darbar South Asian Music Festival 2008
(April 4th to 6th) includes established artists like the
multi-talented Pandit Nayan Ghosh on Tabla and Sitar,
Surbahar maestro Irshad Khan and Uday Bhawalkar representing
the ancient tradition of Dhrupad.
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'A
Perfect Ganesh': UK Tour 12 March - 13 April 2008
Phizzical Productions present ' A Prefect Ganesh' which
debuts on 12 March and tours until 13 April 2008. Written
by Terrence McNally, 'A Perfect Ganesh' is a comedy about
two suburban women who travel to India and discover the
unexpected.
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The
Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic: 16
May - 14 September 2008
iPak
- 10,000 songs, 10,000 images, 10,000 abuses
Sristhi
presents 'Playball', UK Tour 11 March - 12 April 2008
'Nowhere
to Belong', UK Tour 25 February - 20 June 2008
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