HP ex-CEO settles charges with victim
San Francisco, Aug. 8: Hewlett-Packard Co’s former chief executive officer Mark Hurd has reached a legal settlement with the woman who accused him of sexual harassment, and she has also agreed to rele
Naomi testimony to be put to test today
BRITISH SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell’s testimony at the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor will be put to the test on Monday when her former agent is expected to contradict her over a gift
Hospital chains vouch for overseas expansion
New Delhi, Aug. 9: India’s top hospital operators are looking to expand overseas to leverage their strengths in other markets as well as to attract medical tourists, officials and analysts say.
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SBI’s Rs 20,000cr rights issue likely in March ’11
Mumbai, Aug. 9: India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) plans to hit the market with a rights issue of about Rs 20,000 crore ($4.34 billion), likely in the fiscal quarter ending March 2011, t
Posco’s steel plant may be cleared after Aug. 16
New Delhi, Aug. 9: South Korean Posco’s $12 billion steel plant project in India could be cleared soon after a panel investigating a breach of law in acquiring land for the plant submits its report on
Bilawal Bhutto
Bilawal Bhutto defends his father, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, over his London trip after launching a flood donation point at the Pakistan high commission in London on Saturday.
Saudi BlackBerry Messenger services ban unclear
Riyadh, Aug. 6: A Saudi threat to cut off BlackBerry Messenger services did not take immediate hold on Friday as users in Saudi Arabia were still able to access the service.
Talks between maker Rese
Wheat prices fuel inflation worries
Singapore, Aug. 6: Suppliers of Russian wheat to Asia are edging nearer to cancelling contracts after Moscow’s ban on grain exports, forcing buyers to turn to alternative origins as US wheat futures s
Indians the smartest dressers at work
Wearing shorts to work in Hungary might not merit a second glance but in India you are likely to be deemed a slacker who won’t make senior management, according to a global Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Indians smartest dressed at work
Sydney, Aug. 4: Wearing shorts to work in Hungary might not merit a second glance but in India you are likely to be deemed a slacker who won’t make senior management, according to a global Reuters/Ips