Of all the tremors to rock the start-up world of late -- Snapdeal's layoffs, Stayzilla's shutting down, Flipkart's frequent devaluations -- nothing will match the rumble at ShopClues for poignancy.
In beating Czech Tomas Berdych in straight sets, the Swiss became the first man to reach 11 finals at the All England Club -- making the contention that, after knee surgery and a six-month layoff, he is back to his best at 35 more compelling than ever.
While knowing the limits of his body and full of praise for his team for being able to patch him up repeatedly, the 37-year-old admitted fortune has played a part in his longevity.
Sania Mirza will kick off her Australian Open campaign with a first round match against Marta Domachowska of Poland and might run into 10th seed Nadia Petrova if she clears the hurdle in the first Grand Slam of the year. Ranked a lowly 107th after her long injury layoff, Sania would take on world number 61 Domachowska hoping to get past the player who beat her in their only previous meeting in a hard-court tournament back in 2003.
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is likely to be out for up to a month with an ankle injury in a further blow to the troubled Premier League champions, British media reported on Friday.
Jelena Dokic was unable to shake off the rust of a two-month layoff and lost to Belgian Kirsten Flipkens 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open on Monday.
Marat Safin's swan song hit another sour note at the Montreal Masters with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 first round defeat by Frenchman Gael Monfils on Monday.
Having a job may be the latest status symbol for Americans in these times of massive layoffs, but many still skip work with no valid reason and one in three employees calls in sick when they are not.
US banking behemoth Citigroup is still looking out for new employees and has posted more than 100 job vacancies over last week
Among the blizzard of pink slips on Wall Street, some banks are growing their staffs ... others aren't.
The country's second largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Bajaj Auto, on Sunday said there was no case for any layoff in the company even though there has been a cut in production due to a slowdown in demand. According to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, motorcycle sales in the country during October was down by 18.17 per cent at 5,38,353 units, against 6,57,874 units in the same month a year ago.
Financial giant Citigroup, led by India-born Vikram Pandit, is in for an aggressive round of layoffs, where it will start firing about 6,500 employees from its investment banking business from Monday, media reports said.
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his maiden tour title after beating top seed Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-4 at the Thailand Open.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted a first-half penalty as injury-depleted Real Madrid recovered from their derby defeat by Atletico Madrid at the weekend with a 3-1 win at Levante on Wednesday.
South Africa have recalled fit-again batsman AB de Villiers to captain their one-day international side in the five-match home series against Sri Lanka.
Rodriguez whipped Everton in front from the edge of the box, and Michael Keane and Calvert-Lewin ensured it was two wins from two in the Premier League so far this season.
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashed the world record to win the Olympic 10,000 metres title on Friday, blowing away the competition in one of the greatest ever long-distance races at the Games.
People who are close to retirement and don't intend to go back to full-time work again should deploy a part of their VRS money in equities so that it keeps growing at a faster rate.
The layoffs would mark the most aggressive step yet by Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, who began a reorganisation to revive the company's fortunes after taking over from movie studio mogul Terry Semel in June 2007, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Monday.
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, English batting star Kevin Pietersen and South African speedster Dale Steyn were among the biggest names to be released by their respective franchises ahead of the Indian Premier League's 10th edition next year. As many as 140 cricketers, including 44 overseas players, have been retained, while 63 were let go by the eight franchises for season 10.
The most experienced administrator in the country seems to have sat back and allowed bureaucrats and policemen to manage the lockdown, observes Jyoti Punwani.
With future prospects being difficult to predict, hiring for a short period is proving to be cost-effective
Angel Di Maria has admitted to clashing with former manager Louis Van Gaal during his ill-fated stint at Manchester United and hinted that his poor relationship with the Dutchman contributed to a dip in his performance.
Currently, Housing.com makes Rs 1.2-1.5 crore a month, against a burn of Rs 10.05 crore.
Former French Open finalist Guillermo Coria lost in the first round of the Vina del Mar International.
Manchester United beat Sunderland 1-0 to continue their climb in the EPL table after a poor start.
China's Li Na celebrated her comeback from injury with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 triumph over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the Australian Hardcourt Championships in Gold Coast on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic said he would have to reassess the way forward for his injured elbow after it flared up again during his shock defeat by Chung Hyeon at the Australian Open on Monday.
Former world number one Andy Murray's comeback from a year-long injury layoff was ended by Nick Kyrgios at Queen's Club on Tuesday but only after the Briton produced a typically dogged display of resistance.
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The company's loss in the financial year 2013 was Rs 13.82 crore (Rs 138.2 million).
The Brazilian's return to fitness is a much-needed boost for AC Milan, who have endured a woeful start to their Champions League campaign.
'India is in a slowdown which most of us have not seen in our living memory.'
Amelie Mauresmo made an unspectacular return to tennis after a two-month layoff with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Romania's Ioana Raluca Olaru at the China Open.
Intel, which recently announced over 10,000 job cuts worldwide, on Thursday said impact of the layoff decision was "relatively minimal" on its workforce in India, where the world's largest computer chip-maker plans to set up a manufacturing facility.
The world number one beat China's Peng Shuai 7-5, 6-2 in the third round.
The world number seven said she needed time off to recapture her best form.
The Russian beat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-2, 7-6 in the Toronto Cup on Tuesday.
Poor quality of education is one of the most important reasons for high unemployment in India, says Kavita Nigam.
Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, inching his way back to top form after a long injury layoff, crushed Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Los Angeles Classic on Wednesday.
Immigration reform is bogged down in controversy, but there's compelling new evidence that the U.S. should let in the most educated.
