Joining the debate on working hours, IT services company Capgemini India's chief executive Ashwin Yardi on Tuesday advocated 47.5 hours work per week, and was against sending e-mails to employees on weekends. He was speaking at Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) in Mumbai.
'If you really love your work and are good at it, it does not matter what is work and life.'
The International Cricket Council approved Adil Rashid as a replacement player for Michael Yardy in England's squad in the ongoing World Cup. Yardy quit the tournament, citing depression, following which the English team management asked for a replacement.
All-rounder Michael Yardy has been withdrawn from England's World Cup squad because of depression, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.
England cricketer Michael Yardy has backed batsman Jonathan Trott's decision to quit the Ashes tour over ''stress-related'' issues and head home, saying that by taking the tough decision Trott has taken the first step to getting himself well.
More than a month after quitting the the England team midway through the World Cup due to depression, all-rounder Michael Yardy returned to competitive cricket for his county side Sussex.
'When the girls said they want to play football, the mothers were encouraging.' 'It was the fathers who were against the idea.'
Dwayne Bravo said he apologised to Michael Yardy soon after realising that he had claimed the catch on a half-volley.
A bulk of the Paris-headquartered IT major Capgemini's proposed euro 2 billion investment over three years in artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to India, a top official of the company said here on Wednesday. The three areas where the European tech major is investing are talent acquisitions, talent reskilling and for partnerships and creating a centre of excellence (CoE). "We have announced we will be training 100,000 people by the first half of 2024.
It's Ashvini Yardi's, who has produced films like Oh My God, Singh Is Bliing and Fugly, and the Web series Masaba Masaba.
The pictures may not be out yet, but Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's wedding is reportedly in full swing.
Not just in the IT sector, Capgemini is probably the only company, in India, which has offered salary increments.
For Paris-headquartered IT services major Capgemini, India has always been the backbone of its services delivery for its global clients, but the company is focused on driving more value from India as it gears up its engineering research and development (R&D) presence worldwide with its acquisition of Altran Technologies. The company, which has about 149,000 employees in India, is looking to hire 60,000 associates this year. Of them, 30,000 will be recruits from campuses and the rest lateral entrants. For Ashwin Yardi, chief executive officer India, Capgemini, the focus is to make sure that the India unit is aligned with the global plans of repositioning the company as a hub of engineering R&D, operational technology, and IT.
After running successfully for three years on Zee TV, the television show Jamai Raja gets a Web series spin-off.
Kiara Advani turned 27 on July 31.
An unbeaten knock of 151 by Michael Yardy put England Lions in a strong position on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy match against West Zone at the Motibag ground in Vadodara.
'When women are independent financially, they will never take crap.'
Akshay Kumar gets a total makeover in his new film.
Fugly actors Mohit Marwah and Arfi Lamba talk about their acting journey and how it culminated in the Kabir Sadanand-helmed film.
Pictures from Bollywood's latest wedding.
Here are the photos from Asin-Rahul Sharma's wedding reception held in Mumbai...
'We are anticipating that the hiring trend will continue to see double-digit growth at least for the current financial year.'
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Joshi, once a close aide of the Sadhvi before they fell out over some dispute, was shot dead in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas on December 29, 2007 in Audyogik Police station area.
The bad boys of Bollywood reunite again.
'I got the script of OMG: Oh My God and I believed in it so much that I quit my job. Singh Is Bliing was a success but it was not a film that made a difference.' Meet Ashvini Yardi.
Jonathan Trott scored a century and took his first One-Day International wicket as England beat Australia by 21 runs at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday to keep the series alive.
Subhash K Jha catches up with Masaba Gupta, the newest star on the OTT platform.
# Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter were making their T20 debut. A total of 50 players have now represented England in T20s.
After Super Over loss to Diamond Eagles brought their Champions League campaign to a screeching halt, Sussex Sharks skipper Michael Yardy felt his side choked due to lack of experience in playing Eliminators.
The big boost for Sussex Sharks came a few months back when West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Smith announced that he would play for them ahead of IPL champions Deccan Chargers.Captain Michael Yardy has led from the front with the bat, while young Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will be useful given his knowledge of conditions at home.
It cannot be a comedy -- the jokes are terrible. It may have qualified as an action film, since it involves the underworld. But there is really no action to speak of here. Can we put it in the Drama category? Well, the film has drama, yes. But it's the type that makes you want to pull your hair apart.
Bravo had been charged with failing to 'conduct play within the spirit of the game' over his catch that dismissed England's Michael Yardy in Saturday's game in Ahmedabad.
Set a victory target of 296, England Lions were comfortably placed at 146 for one against Central Zone on the penultimate day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match in Vadodara on Tuesday.
England have included two newcomers in a 16-man ODI squad to play Pakistan.
The veteran fast bowler was named in a 30-man provisional squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in India but there was no place for Monty Panesar
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
Since its entry in 2016, Netflix has announced over 60 titles to be sourced from India.
The good old sari got a fashionable twist at designer Anavila Misra's store launch in Mumbai.
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