The lack of a strong diversity policy on the part of companies, a limited pool of women candidates as well as socio-cultural factors contribute to their low numbers.
Lifestyle retailer Shoppers Stop plans to up its headcount by nearly 1,000 in the next six months in line with the roll-outs of its new stores in five cities across India.
Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder & CEO, Info Edge (India), and B S Nagesh, CEO, Shoppers Stop, say hiring is not taking place in companies the way it was happening two to three years earlier.
A neat review summing up what Akshay Kumar's 8*10 is all about.
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A month of non-stop fun and masti, loads of rib tickling comedy, blockbuster movies, insights on some of all time favourite stars with comic excellence, hilarious gags and favourite comic scenes culminated in a grand finale at the Vodafone Comedy Honours 2008 on May 16 where Star Gold paid tribute to comic excellence in Indian cinema and felicitated some of the finest comic talent from Bollywood.
"They were not profitable. We open new stores without much information and when we close them, we have complete knowledge about them,'' said Shoppers Stop MD B S Nagesh.
The slowdown heat is not scalding retail companies alone. At least three top recruiting firms say they have received frantic calls from clients asking them to stop hiring at least for the next couple of quarters.
"Should this be the fate of the Speaker or the assembly," Kumar asked minister Priyank Kharge.
Seven accused were held on Tuesday while one person is still at large, the official said, adding all of them fall in the age bracket of 20-25.
India's cricket captain dropped in on the sets of Nagesh Kukunoor's Aashayein, which stars John Abraham in the lead.
'After the Parliament election results many people are confused and that is why this crisis has erupted
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
My only request to the finance minister is to allow retailers to adjust the service tax on all inputs such as rent and telephone against the sales tax we collect from consumers. We will be relieved to that extent, says BS Nagesh.
Nagesh says the real estate cost and employee cost are expected to sober down this year, and that would mean a sharp increase in margins.
'India is called the largest democracy in the world, and one cannot believe that there are two Constitutions, two penal codes and two sets of laws.'
We showcase some of our readers' photos of Lord Ganesha.
The reality music show K for Kishore on Sony Entertainment Televison saw Arnab Chakraborty as its winner. He won the cash prize of Rs. 15 Lakhs and a contract from Sony TV to cut a solo album for HMV Saregama music.
The name Anaitha Nair may not ring a bell but Chak De! India's Aliya Bose is definitely a name to reckon with. Anaitha convincingly played the role of the mischievous Aliya Bose in Chak De! India. Now, she is back, this time opposite John Abraham in Nagesh Kukunoor's Aashayein.
Among the three Deputy Chief Ministers are Govind Karjol, who has also been given the charge of PWD and Social welfare; Ashwath Narayan the portfolio of Higher Education, IT & BT, Science and Technology; and Laxman Savadi with Transport department.
The actor ties the knot with the daughter of a Chennai-based businessman.
The pretty actress is a hit with readers as she fields questions on kissing to the sexiest man alive, with aplomb
Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan also scored big at the star-studded event.
The police booked him under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Crime Act for allegedly demanding money from a builder.
Reader Gaurav Gupta and his family spent a lot of time with John Abraham in hospital.
Police has registered a case against three people for allegedly buying a woman 'on rent' for a year in order to have his baby.
Nagesh Kukunoor chats with rediff.com readers.
Ruling out any "operation" by the ruling alliance to poach the BJP MLAs, the chief minister said there was no necessity for it and that he was "relaxed."
Kumaraswamy predicted that the political instability would continue in the state.
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