In a sudden move, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday sacked six of her ministerial colleagues and inducted an equal number to replace them.
Microsoft will lay off 10,000 workers, about five per cent of its total workforce, its CEO Satya Nadella announced on Wednesday, terming it a hard choice that the tech giant had to make to remain a "consequential company" amid global economic uncertainties. Microsoft is the latest company after Facebook and Amazon to cut jobs as the bloodbath continues in the technology sector in 2023. Describing the current times as "significant change", Indian-origin Nadella said customers who accelerated their digital spend during the Covid-19 pandemic, are now optimising their digital spend to do more with less.
They were each sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 28 years behind bars.
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill has been dropped for the Test series against Pakistan and the uncapped Jeet Raval is poised to make his debut.
England made the right decision to end Kevin Pietersen's international career when the batsman was axed in February, the country's test captain Alastair Cook was quoted as saying by British media on Tuesday.
He believes that being overlooked for the limited overs leg of the UK tour will give him more time to do his homework for the five-match Test series against England, starting on August 1.
Dumped from the One-day squad, former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said it might actually help him prolong his Test career as he would be able to maintain the highest fitness levels.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's youngest brother died on Saturday in a hospital after being attacked by a man wielding an axe two days earlier, police said.
Simon Katich has debunked speculation that his axing from Cricket Australia's list of contracted players was fallout of his two and a half year old dressing room spat with current captain Michael Clarke.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya was named as India's T20I captain for the three-match series against Sri Lanka, with Rohit Sharma retaining the ODI leadership role.
Cricket Australia should not have stopped at just veteran batsman Simon Katich while axing 30-somethings from its list of contracted players, feels spin legend Shane Warne.
Police earlier claimed the three "Naxalites" were killed on a forested hill between Bhomra-Hurtarai villages under Koyalibeda police station limits on Sunday morning in an encounter with security personnel during an anti-Naxal operation.
To believe that the key job of his senior ministers is to ensure that his image be kept intact whatever be the outcome of his policies is to expect too much even of someone as ambitious as Narendra Modi, asserts Rashme Sehgal.
A 23-year-old student of Jawaharlal Nehru University attacked a woman friend inside a classroom with an axe, leaving her severely injured before taking his own life by consuming poison and slitting his throat on Monday.
Former India skipper Rahul Dravid has termed Australia's decision to drop Nathan Lyon from the ongoing second Test as a "tactical blunder" and said the visting captain Michael Clarke must take some responsibility for the off-spinner's axing.
Ajinkya Rahane, who has been axed for the upcoming three-match T20 series against Australia, on Monday said that he respects the decision taken by the team management and the selectors.
With an eye on the future, Hockey India's selectors made as many as seven changes from the squad that finished a disappointing 12th and last at the London Olympics.
Saha said a cricketer should treat every match with equal importance citing his own example.
Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and his brothers Adnan and Umar have been axed from the Pakistan squad for the three-Test tour of South Africa beginning next month.
The UK has initiated moves to scrap the controversial 5 billion pounds national Identity Card scheme, with the new Home Secretary Theresa May declaring it "intrusive, bullying and ineffective."
Bangladesh axed opening batsman Zunaed Siddique and left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jr. from an 18-man squad announced on Tuesday for next month's home Tri-series against India and Sri Lanka.
Yuvraj Singh was left out of the Indian squad for the forthcoming Test series against Australia next month. His place in the team was taken by Saurashtra middle order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been one of the most successful batsmen in domestic cricket in the last few years.
The former Pakistan captain is likely to be replaced as team manager for the ICC Champions Trophy following his "failure" to play a stronger role in the Oval Test fiasco.
Russia have axed midfielder Alexander Mostovoi from their Euro 2004 squad after he criticised the coach's training methods.
Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland on Wednesday backed the team management that had axed four players, including then vice-captain Shane Watson, ahead of the Mohali Test against India in March on grounds of breach of discipline.
Audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has major companies like HCL Infosystems, GMR Group, Bosch, and Maruti Suzuki among its over 100 clients in India, faces a possible axe after its role has come into question in the Satyam fraud case, of about Rs 7,800 crore (Rs 78 billion).
AICTE to seek states' help to close institutes.
Following the arrest of their own Gurunath Meiyappan for his alleged role in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, there are questions whether Chennai Super Kings should be allowed to play in Sunday's IPL final against Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
In an unprecedented move, Australia axed vice-captain Shane Watson and three other key players from the side on Monday for the third Test against India for failing to obey team management orders. Watson, pacers James Pattinson and Mitchell Johnson and batsman Usman Khawaja were dropped for failing to make a presentation on how to improve their personal as well as the team's performance after the innings and 135 runs defeat in the second Test in Hyderabad.
The selectors finally lost patience with Virender Sehwag and dropped him from the Indian team for the last two Tests against Australia.
However, it is unlikely for Khan to promulgate the ordinance soon as the tussle between him and the state government over the issue was yet to die down, sources added.
Seeks to cut 1.7 billion pounds in annual costs and improve standards.
Former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision to axe Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab from T20 tournament, saying it is 'illegal', as the Board has chosen the path of vengeance.
'Hardik will lead the side. As far as KL Rahul is concerned, his T20I days seem to be numbered'
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes that the dramatic axing of England batsman Kevin Pietersen is related to underlying issues within the team.
India's star batter Virat Kohli is likely to miss the third and fourth Tests against England due to personal reasons, which also kept him out of the first two matches of the series, a BCCI source said on Wednesday.
England skipper Andrew Strauss has warned that banishing 50-over cricket from the country's domestic schedule could have dire consequences for the team's World Cup campaigns.
