Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Special: Reading Raju's mindNot to be missed in the book are the personal details of the Rajus.
NREGA: DM stops salaries for lack of progressThis step has been taken by the DM after all his efforts to spur the staff failed and the district continued to be placed among the least performing districts of the state in implementation of the scheme, the ADM added.
Indian CIOs more progressive globally: IBMIndian Chief Information Officers appear to be more progressive as compared with their global counterparts and are looking to 'make innovation real' and 'expand business impact' for their respective organisations.A study conducted by IBM based on a survey of 100 Indian CIOs says that 70 per cent of Indian CIOs are integrating business and technology to promote innovation for the entire organisation, as compared to 47 per cent of global CIOs.
Recession: Ban urges aid for poor countriesThe theme for this year parliamentary hearing is to chart out methods of dealing with the global economic crisis.
'Another financial crisis can't be ruled out'With the developed world seeing a fragile recovery from the recession, projected to be a modest 1-2 per cent in the second half of 2009-10, a further financial crisis was not completely ruled out, said C Rangarajan, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council. He said the slow recovery of the developed countries had a negative impact on external demand for both manufactured goods and services from India.
Shareholders ask Goldman to cut bonus for execsFinancial service provider Goldman Sachs Group Inc's shareholders have asked the company to cut the size of bonuses to be paid to executives and reward them instead, a media report says.
Of Naxals and rich land of the poorIndia's mineral-rich areas have the largest number of poor and are Naxal-affected - there's an obvious story here.
Born poor, now self-made billionairesMeet the inspiring people who struggled against all odds to make it big.
Ranbaxy recalls drug in USIndia's leading drug maker Ranbaxy has initiated a voluntary recall of 4,348 cartons of its skin infection drug Sotret (isotretinoin) in the United States. The entire lot pertains to a single batch of tablets which were found to be 'out of specification'.This is the second instance in four months when Ranbaxy has initiated a recall. In July, the company had pulled out a lot of Sotret from the US market after it was found to be degraded.
Beware of these 12 online Christmas scams!Cybercriminals take advantage of the holiday season, aiming to steal consumers' money, identities and financial information.
US polls,iPhone among top 10 Net moments in 10 yrsOther events singled out by the New York-based International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which has presented the annual Webby awards since 1996, were the Iranian election in 2009 when protests demonstrated the power of Twitter and other social network in reshaping democracy.
Who'll finance 'affordable' housing?Tata Housing's efforts at helping less privileged sections of society are commendable, but after a point it won't be able to do much for the simple reason that there aren't going to be enough lenders to give loans to these prospective home buyers.
Infosys Consulting eyes US buyInfosys Consulting Inc, the strategic consulting arm of IT services giant Infosys Technologies, is planning to acquire a small consulting company with revenues in the $100-140 million range (Rs 450-650 crore) as part of its inorganic growth initiatives in the US.Market sources said Infosys had been looking at a suitable acquisition target in the US with consulting expertise in verticals like aerospace, retail, healthcare and financial services.
Indian tourists ride the slowdownOne million more go globe trotting in 2008-09.
Rolls-Royce scouts for second partnerThe British aerospace giant is understood to be in the process of rolling out a series of new engine design, analysis and development programmes and is looking at roping in an additional partner to handle its sub-contracting requirements.
India's 10 highest paid CEOsNot too many surprises, but India's richest man is ranked 19th.
Kingfisher leads loss-making list of carriersIndiGo and Paramount Airways managed to register profit during the last fiscal.
Tata's tata to TataLike many other Indian companies, the Tata group too has globalised in the past decade. It is a testimony to the success of Indian enterprise in the global marketplace that many of them have done well, in the face of severe competition.
Pay Rs 19 for mobile number portabilityTelecom regulator TRAI on Friday fixed at Rs 19 the reference rate for portability to charged from users for changing operator while retaining the number.
Climate change: Let's clear the confusionThe divergent utterances by environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh and prime minister's special envoy on climate change Shyam Saran have created a good deal of ambiguity within and outside the country over the government's strategy for these talks.