NRIs worry as US plans more work visas
President Clinton's proposal on Thursday to increase visa quotas for high-skilled workers to more than 200,000 per year for meeting the needs of a booming new American economy was greeted differently across work groups and countries.



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Indian commander in Sierra Leone faces criticism
The Indian commander of the peacekeeping forces in Sierra Leone, Maj Gen Vijay Kumar Jetley, has come under flak from Zambia, whose troops have been taken hostage in large numbers, for his style of functioning.



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