Don't Delay Appointing Service Chiefs!

If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a......

Trump's in-house woes: Some call him 'dangerous', some won't vote for him

In a blow to Donald Trump, a group of 50 Republican national security experts, including former top spy masters and diplomats, has said the White House nominee would be a dangerous President and......

Arsenic danger: Bengal villages may have solution at last

A health catastrophe more devastating than the Bhopal gas tragedy and the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy has unfolded in West Bengal, warns a new scientific report.But a simple project to provide......

US looms large in Modi's calculations: Experts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicated that he wants to take India's relationship with America to a new direction by inviting US President Barack Obama as Republic Day chief guest, despite......

India-born to head European development bank

India-born Suma Chakrabarti will succeed Germany's Thomas Mirow as the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which has been supporting economic transition in......

BPOs design in-house curricula to train staff

Prominent BPO firms like Essar Group's Aegis BPO, WNS and Capgemini are designing in-house curricula to suit the sector's requirements while others like Wipro and HCL Technologies are partnering......

Capgemini looks for more buys

Close on the heels of its takeover of Kanbay, Paris-based IT major Capgemini is scouting for three more acquisitions amounting to over $1 billion (around Rs 4,300 crore or Rs 43 billion). It is......

France for stronger trade ties with India

France on Wednesday said it would soon initiate steps to forge stronger trade and economic ties with India, with focus on small and medium enterprises, transport and telecommunications sectors."Our......

Weekend Watch

Want to stay indoors this weekend? Just pick up these DVDs and curl up for a fun time!The Princess DiariesCast: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore,......

Euro qualifiers: Record for Mbappe, Saka hits treble

IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe become the all-time leading French scorer over a season with 54 goals for club and country. Photograph: Ligue 1/Twitter France striker Kylian Mbappe scored to set another......

Former France great Fontaine dead at 89

IMAGE: Frenchman Just Fontaine scored a record 13 goals in a single edition of the World Cup. Photograph: Kind courtesy PSG/Twitter Former France soccer great Just Fontaine, who in 1958 scored a......

World Cup: Magnificent Mbappe shows no signs of stopping

IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe has now scored 31 goals in 61 appearances for France - well on the way towards the all-time record of 51 held by Olivier Giroud and Thierry Henry. Photograph: Stu......

FIFA WC: All you must know about Belgium-France semis history

IMAGE: France coach Didier Deschamps celebrates. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Belgium and France meet in the World Cup semi-final at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday.   It......

Dutch Open: Pranaav-Sikki reach semis

IMAGE: N Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra in action. Photograph: Twitter. Indian combo of Pranaav Cherry Chopra and Sikki Reddy continued their rampaging run as they reached the mixed......