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The Jaya you didn't know

'We spoke of everything but politics.''She was well-versed in the Eng. Lit. canon of Dickens and Austen, but had also read Oscar Wilde's famous epistolary tract from jail, De Profundis.'Sunil Sethi......

World's 10 biggest tech acquisitions

In one of the biggest mergers in the IT space, Microsoft on Monday said it will acquire professional networking platform LinkedIn in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion. IMAGE:......

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in its largest deal

The offer of $196 per share represents a premium of 49.5 per cent to LinkedIn's Friday closing price Microsoft Corp will buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal, combining the......

Most influential people in the world of business

ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have found a place in Time magazine’s ‘The 100 Most Influential People’ in the world. Image: Chanda Kochchar among......

Tighter US oversight comes to H-1B visa programme

As the unemployment rate in the US rises, the federal government is tightening its oversight of a controversial visa program that allows companies to bring in skilled workers from overseas. The......

H1B visa: Fee hike plan dropped

High-tech industry bodies have welcomed the move to drop a hefty $3500 fee increase in the H1B visa programme, which would also benefit Indian professionals seeking jobs in the US. Hailing the......

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra. 'Does the world need another cinematic representation of the Ripley story?'......

'We all have stories to tell and projects we need financed'

Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel may have made sure the speeches remained short this year -- the shortest speech would win a Kawasaki jet......

The Cannes Film Festival like you have never seen before

A young Arnold Schwarzenegger in swimwear, Cary Grant setting airport chic standards, a socialite even the Kardashians can't keep with and other vintage moments from the film festival on La......

Om Puri: A career in 30 pictures

Om Puri passed away into the ages on January 6. The actor has worked in over 300 movies, over several languages. He has also worked in many Hollywood movies, in prominent roles. Here's......

Cate is awesome. Will she win an Oscar again?

'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.' Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 picks from the Zurich Film Festival... In 11 years the......

Refereeing scandal shocks Germany

Germany's Football Association (DFB) will hold an emergency meeting on Monday following the shock resignation of a referee under suspicion of fixing at least one Cup match and betting on the......

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