A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Bangalore-based IT services firm Mindteck has announced acquisitions of three companies for $9.6 million (around Rs 38.4 crore). It completed the acquisition of the US-based Primetech Solutions, an IT consulting company. It also acquired two of its associate companies - Mindteck UK and Mindteck Singapore. These acquisitions will expand Mindteck's operation in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific as part of its 'Go Global' strategy. In February, it completed its first acquisition.
The government on Wednesday unveiled the FTP for 2015-20.
Money transfers and merchandise purchases are expected to account for about 71 per cent and 21 per cent respectively, of total transaction value in 2013.
The Summit comes at a time when China is flexing its muscle to tighten its grip over the disputed South China Sea.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has supported Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's suggestion on doing away with a rule that bars Indian carriers from flying abroad unless they complete five years of service and own a 20-aircraft fleet.
M&M has been declared as the 'Employer Brand of the Year' for 2007-08 at Asia Pacific HRM Congress.
However, the US recession could 'lead to a decline in capital inflows and weaker exports particularly of services. This could affect the capital and current account and put pressure on the balance of payment surplus,' says a Standard & Poor's report.
IT major Satyam Computer Services Ltd on Wednesday said it will implement an infrastructure lifecycle management solution for the Dubai Municipality engineering departments with a view to address its administrative and technical problems.
In a background briefing arranged by the Prime Minister's Office, a government official last week suggested that Atwal's presence was arranged by "factions within the Indian government who want to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi from getting too cosy with a foreign government they believe is not committed to a united India," the paper said.
'India appears to have stood its ground on strategic autonomy by resisting US pressure on Russia, China and Iran, but succumbed to the temptation to walk into a tighter embrace in defence cooperation, a high priority of the Trump administration,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Cyberspace is a battleground as important as the traditional domains of air, land, sea and space, says US Defence Secretary Ash Carter, who visits India next week.
Swaraj expressed satisfaction over the agenda of the inaugural dialogue while giving the details of the deliberations.
Recovery in US gives extra boost to IT/ITeS office deals in Bangalore and the National Capital Region.
A country liquor manufacturer is set to launch the Radisson brand in Ranchi.
Large cross sections of the financial sector employees are more conservative compared to the IT sector employees, says a new survey by the global consultancy CLSA Asia Pacific.
The company expects around $40 million annualised revenue from the acquisition but declines to share financial details of the deal.
Prices of perishable items could spike in the near term.
Pakistan-based terrorist outfits like Lashkar-e-Tayiba are likely to turn their attention to India with the drawdown of US forces from Afghanistan, a top Pentagon commander has told lawmakers.
China, it said, is projected to grow at 6.6 per cent in the current year which will moderate to 6.4 per cent next year.
Indian software firms have been retraining their workforce in emerging technology areas, also helping them get certified
Indian employers reported the strongest hiring plans while the weakest Asia Pacific forecast was reported in mainland China.
Car maker Ford plans to unveil a new concept vehicle at the upcoming Delhi Auto Expo as the company looks to tap growth in the compact car segment India.
Growth is coming across both government as well as private sector.
Top seed Ana Ivanovic beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 in the Pacific Life Open final on Sunday.
The Asia-Pacific Mobile Alliance plans to promote voice, video and data via members' GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA networks.
Infosys has signed a deal with Fujitsu to provide co-development and functionality enhancement services to the Fujitsu suite of software products.
Second-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova swept past Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals at the Pacific Life Open on Wednesday. Kuznetsova, who was upset by Radwanska in the third round of the Australian Open in January, broke her 19-year-old opponent in the first and third games of the opening set on the Stadium Court.
The member operators are SingTel (Singapore), SingTel Optus (Australia), Maxis (Malaysia), Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan), Telkomsel (Indonesia), Globe Telecom (POhilippines), CSL (Hong Kong) and Airtel (India).\n\n
Though the summer is expected to be hotter, global and domestic forecasts point to good rains.
Warning India against the increasing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean region, a top American military commander on Wednesday stressed on the need to sign two key agreements between India and the US for joint tracking.
Trump was good for world peace. He didn't start a war anywhere, which is not something that can be said for most of his predecessors, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Asia-Pacific has been the only region to show growth in the business process outsourcing (BPO) market in the first half of 2007.
Sipika Singh switched careers from being a senior consultant with Ernst and Young to a regional marketing role in the pharma major, Novartis in Singapore.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap outperformed the frontline indices to gain 0.2% and 0.3%
Tata Consultancy Services, the country's biggest software exporter, on Monday said it is eyeing up to 150 deals ranging from $5 million to $200 million in the financial solutions space over the next 12-18 months.
They also inked a pact for cultural exchanges through 2018-2020.
Vodafone's Kisan Mitra will provide a spectrum of services for India's small farmers, simple mobile service interventions that can increase a farmer's income by Rs 8,000 per year.
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