Phaneesh to lose about Rs 84 cr in severance benefits
US-based outsourcing firm iGate on Wednesday said the company’s sacked chief executive Phaneesh Murthy will not be paid the contractual severance benefit of around $15.09 million (about Rs 84 crore) as he was dismissed from service for professional misconduct.
Stir Against LBT To Continue: traders’ body
Even as a section of traders in Maharashtra have agreed to call off their prolonged agitation against the Local Body Tax (LBT), the Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (Fam)on Tuesday said that
Trouble for Modi minister
In trouble for Gujarat minister Purshottam Solanki, a special court in Gandhinagar has ordered the Anti-Corruption Bureau to probe the `400-crore fisheries scam in which he is allegedly involved and s
Don’t be jealous, China daily tells US
As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made a “successful” visit to India despite recent border standoff, an influential state-run daily here took a dig at US saying Washington should not feel “jealous” over c
Heat at 6-decade high in nagpur; three die in MP
Heat wave conditions sweeping large parts of the country worsened, killing three persons in Madhya Pradesh, while Nagpur on Tuesday witnessed its hottest day in six decades at a sizzling 47.8 degrees
Eva misses the Beckhams
Former Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has revealed that she misses David and Victoria Beckham after the couple moved to London.
Leona wants to adopt
Singer Leona Lewis wants to adopt children because she is inspired by her own mother’s story of a childhood spent in care.
Vijender might take up pro boxing
Star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh is open to the idea of competing in professional boxing as he feels with headguards going out of the equation in the amateur arena, the dividing line between the tw
Aishwarya to join madonna at London concert
After a dazzling show at Cannes Film Festival, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will join international singing stars Madonna and Beyonce at a mega charity concert in London next month.
Cosmic impact killed mammoths?
Woolly mammoths — the gigantic cousins of modern day elephants may have died as a result of climate change following a major cosmic impact near the end of the ice age.