Super-rich NRI Paul Parmar was once known for his lavish lifestyle, 39,000 sqft New Jersey mansion. Parmjit “Paul” Parmar, an Indian-origin investor who once called himself recession-proof as he continued splurging money in 2008, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Parmar pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud that involved inflating revenues,…

In the mid-sixth century, a devastating disease swept across the Byzantine world and changed the course of entire cities. The outbreak, now known as the Plague of Justinian, is often described in historical records, but new archaeological findings from Jerash are making the story feel far more real and human. Researchers studying a mass grave…

In the heart of the Pyrenees, archaeologists have stumbled upon an object that has left them excited but wary. In a cave high up in the mountains, there were unusual mineral pieces of a green color found among other signs of fire usage and human presence. It seems that evidence suggests early processing of copper…

The proposed wage levels for H-1Bs will discourage companies from hiring them. The Donald Trump administration is planning to raise the base salary of foreign workers who come to the US on H-1B visas so that they are not easily hired instead of Americans. Bloomberg reported that an entry-level software engineer in Silicon Valley, San…