University of Tokyo Opens Office in Bangalore to Attract More Indian Students to Study in Japan

The University of Tokyo opens its first-of-its-kind office in India to assist Indian students on study abroad in Japan. The University of Tokyo has established its first office in Bangalore to facilitate and encourage Indian students to study in Japan. According to Akihiko Tanaka, Vice-President of University of Tokyo, “The office in India has been [...] Read more »

Bangalore will be centre for Israeli visas in the South

BANGALORE: In six months, travel to Israel from here will be simpler – you can apply for a visa at the Israeli consul general office here. Its consul general Orna Sagiv spoke to TOI on Thursday about what Israel will offer for Bangalore . Excerpts: Why an office in Bangalore? Will it issue visas? We [...] Read more »

Israel to open consulate in Bangalore

Jerusalem: In a big boost to Indo-Israel cooperation in hi-tech sector, New Delhi has granted Jerusalem permission to open a consulate in Bangalore. Welcoming the move, Israel’s foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, expressed his gratitude to his Indian counterpart, S M Krishna, here on a two day visit, emphasising that the move will give a big [...] Read more »

Skills gap is the cause of USA employment problems

Charles Campbell, former senior vice-president of the Gulf Oil Corporation says in his letter to the editor (“Free trade destroying the American economy,” Aug 23 ) that the American economy is languishing because jobs meant for the American people are now in Bangalore, India, at Infosys, Wipro and Tata, and in China, at Foxconn, an electronics manufacturing giant. [...] Read more »