Accenture appoints Rekha Menon as Chairman, Anindya Basu as MD

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 13:03

It has also roped in Anindya Basu as the Country Managing Director (MD) in India.

Greece becomes first developed country to default on IMF

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 07:16

Cash-strapped Greece missed a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) payment to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday as last-ditch efforts to find a compromise with official EU lenders came to naught.

Gionee to invest $50 mn for manufacturing in India

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 17:47

The company is in talks with a few contract manufacturers for the facility but did not divulge further details.

Govt has provided codes to provide 4G services: RJIL

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 18:26

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd on Friday said it plans to roll out 4G services through an "integrated ecosystem" using three frequency bands and the government has already allotted it various codes needed for providing the services.

Driverless car completes 3,500-mile US cross-country trip in 9 days

Last Updated: Monday, April 6, 2015, 12:31

99 percent of the trip was done with the car in automated mode.

Mercer appoints Anish Sarkar as India Country Leader

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 18:43

Mercer India today announced that it has appointed Anish Sarkar as Country Leader for their Consulting Business.

Cabinet approves creation of BRICS bank

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 21:54

India will hold the Presidency of the USD 100-billion NDB for the first six years. The Bank will be based in Shanghai, China's financial hub.

ARC gives India sovereign rating of BBB+ with +ve outlook

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 19:28

It also assigned a foreign currency country ceiling of A- and a local currency country ceiling of A to the country.

World Food Program can`t meet demand in Syria

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 06:51

Aid agencies have been overwhelmed by demand for food in Syria, with thousands surviving without a regular supply of nourishment for more than a year because of civil war.

In presidential vote, El Salvador picks between right and left

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 04:29

Voters in crime-plagued El Salvador headed to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep the leftist party in power or return to conservative rule.

120,000 households without power as snow, sleet hit Slovenia

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 03:18

Heavy snow and sleet battering most of Slovenia blocked roads and railways, and left 120,000 households without power across the Alpine country.

Lambert, McGraw score seven nods at Academy of Country Music Awards

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 04:10

The Academy of Country Music, which honors the genre`s big stars as well as small market radio DJs and concert promoters, televises its eight top awards along with the fan-voted new artist of the year honor. Final nominees for the newcomer award will be announced after voting ends on February 4.