Third time lucky is an apt phrase to describe the remarkable rise of Joe Biden, a veteran in US politics for around five decades, from being one of the youngest senators in history to the oldest American president-to-be.
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the global technology sector amounted to USD 56.4 billion in the July-September quarter of 2011, an increase of 22 per cent vis-a-vis the year-ago period, according to a report by Ernst & Young.
'We are on the world map. Every country is watching this event.'
Such criticism by China of a foreign government official, particularly of a major power like the US, is very unusual. It is clear that China will come under increasing pressure certainly till the US presidential elections are held, observes former senior RA&W officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.
Joined by his family, wife Melania, daughter Ivanka and sons Don and Eric, Trump will take the oath of office as the leader of the world's most powerful nation on Friday as hundreds of thousands of people descend on Washington to both support and protest his inauguration.
Describing the annual monetary policy announced by RBI Governor D Subbarao as a progressive one, Ernst & Young India's Ashvin Parekh said, "We have almost reached a point where inflation has become unmanageable and RBI has clearly indicated that bringing down inflation to a comfortable level is its top priority."
Protiviti Inc, one of the world's largest independent business and risk consulting firms, specialises in internal audit, estimated to be a Rs 1,35,000-crore (Rs 1.35 trillion) business globally.
Demand of mobile handsets in the country is expected to reach 350 million units per annum by 2020, says a study by industry body FICCI with market analyst firm Ernst and Young (E&Y).
According to a report by Ernst & Young, 45 PE-backed companies raised $17.2 billion in proceeds, highest quarterly total since the second quarter of 2007.
The deal was hailed by the White House as 'a significant expansion of (the) security relationship'.
In a rare gesture accorded to few foreign dignitaries, United States President Barack Obama and his family received the Pope at the Andrews Air Force base outside Washington
The big four global accountancy firms -- PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Deloitte -- are circumventing laws to provide auditing services in the country, says a report of an Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's committee.
"On behalf of the American people, I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the people of India on the passing of former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam," Obama said in a statement.
She will replace controversial Brett Kavanaugh who endured a bitter confirmation battle last year after President Donald Trump named him to the US Supreme Court.
Considered to be the worst ever civil unrest in the US in decades, the violent protests have engulfed at least 140 cities across America in the days following the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old man who was pinned to the ground in Minneapolis on Monday by a white police officer who kneeled on his neck as he gasped for breath.
An eight-member jury, chaired by M Damodaran, the former chairman of Sebi, IDBI and UTI, nominated the finalists who will be felicitated on February 7.
Even before assuming the United States President's office, Donald Trump has boasted about his election victory, his re-election prospects, re-prided himself for picking a "great" Cabinet and showered confidence on the capabilities of his son-in-law to broker peace in the volatile Middle East.
The government should devise more stringent norms to check corporate fraud in the country, a joint study released by industry chamber Assocham and consultancy firm Ernst and Young said.
A senior bank official said the preliminary report would come in three months.
In an email interview, the Mumbai-based Devdutt Pattanaik spoke to redidff.com about his latest book on the Mahabharata and about what lessons the epic holds for today's times
Second seeded Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta went down fighting to Sipke Ernst of Holland while Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria annexed the crown in the Groningen International open chess tournament which concluded in Groningen (The Netherlands), on Friday.
No, the savings as a result of preferential taxation are marginal but a concession would acknowledge the significant contribution of women to economic growth
An interview with Dilip R Vellodi, chairman and chief executive officer, Sutherland Global Services.
People tend to think that online means access to information on the fly. But that does not mean that any individual can access the data, says Sunil Chandiramani.
If the Direct Taxes Code Bill does not undergo further changes, employees in the lower tax bracket will get more retirement benefits, provided they opt for a higher basic salary.
Ahmedabad has been rated as the most favourable destination for small businesses in India followed by Bangalore and Mumbai, according to a joint report by consultancy firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) and retail solutions provider, Franchise India.
FMCG major Emami Ltd on Thursday said acquisitions in the personal and healthcare sector in the domestic market is on the company's radar.
An Ernst & Young study to measure confidence in the global economy said over half of the Indian companies surveyed were optimistic about making acquisitions in the next 12 months due to the improving business climate.
The inclination towards this field was natural for 22-year-old Sanjhi Agrawal, an alumnus of Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer.
The deadly virus, which has killed over 5,000 people globally, has spread to 46 of the 50 US states.
"we're talking about Kashmir and the relation to what's going on with Pakistan and India. And if we can help, we certainly will be helping," the President said.
Senior executives and auditing firm Ernst & Young have been criticised, among many others, for the failure of Lehman Brothers, by an official report that delved deep into the collapse of once-famed Wall Street major.
According to the survey of senior executives at nearly 900 major companies worldwide, the business environment is quite different compared to a year ago, but most part of the corporate world is still 'nervous about recovery'.
Amid growing anti-Muslim rhetoric in the US poll campaign, President Barack Obama today made his first visit to a mosque as part of his effort to assure the religious minority of their safety and security and celebrate religious diversity of the country.
India is ranked as the fifth most attractive destination for future real estate investments, according to a latest report of FCCI and Ernst and Young.
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh have been more proactive in providing the ideal environment for the growth of small business.
Trump along with Vice President-elect Mike Pence laid wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknowns at the Arlington National Cemetry in Washington
Puneet Gupta, a consultant (Tax and Regulatory Services) with Ernst & Young, took just 24 days of leave for dedicated exam study.
Rescinding its more than 13-year-old policy, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has said that the burden of proof in establishing eligibility is, at all times, on the petitioner.
The decision to seek tie-up details from CA firms, especially those associated with the Big 4 -- PWC, Ernst & Young, KPMG and Deloitte -- follows a report by an Institute of Chartered Accountants of India committee on the multi-crore Satyam scam.
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