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Indian-origin Nobel laureate to head prestigious UK science society

India-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain’s prestigious Royal Society. The result of a ballot held by the fellowship was......

Attacks on Indians not racist: Aus panel

Amid a spate of attacks on Indian youths in Australia, a Senate committee which probed the issue has concluded that the assaults were more likely to be "opportunistic robberies" than prompted by......

War Has Broken Between IT Giants

Trouble started brewing after Cognizant announced that Ravi Kumar, former Infosys president, would be taking over as the Nasdaq-listed company's CEO. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

After 10 years: Infosys may overtake Cognizant on revenue front

Slowing growth and execution challenges for Cognizant (CTSH) may well allow Infosys to overtake the former after a decade. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Cognizant had marched ahead of Infosys......

US retailer Macy's tech expense cut may hurt IT giants

In a development that may hurt IT companies, US retailer Macy’s has informed its tech vendors of a 10-15 per cent cut in the IT budget for this year amid fears of a recession. Photograph:......

From double-digit hikes to promotions, IT talent takes the cake

Employee costs for Indian IT services players have touched an all-time high as salaries soar in their effort to retain talent. Engineer salaries are going through the roof. Photograph: Vivek......

Cognizant sees a high 21% staff attrition in JFM quarter

Although the number of resignations came down at Cognizant in April and continued to slow in May, the impact of attrition would play out in the second quarter also because of the longer notice......

Review: 3 Storeys has endless surprises

'This colliding of worlds is a feature of chawl life in Mumbai, where the clashes in one household often become prime-time television for the neighbours; where the boundaries of good sex, lechery,......

Know who Bigg Boss's new guest Kim Kardashian is?

This curvalicious American TV personality, all set to stir the Bigg Boss 8 pot this Saturday, is a bit of a phenomenon in the western world. Kim Kardashian, 34, will join the likes of......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

The Ten Nastiest Hollywood Break-Ups

It wasn't just Tom Cruise who was shocked when Katie Holmes, his wife of five and a half years, filed for divorce last Thursday while the actor was away in Iceland, shooting for his new film......

Kim Kardashian 'handing over wedding gifts to charity'

Kim Kardashian is said to have sent out printed cards to her guests, who attended her ill-fated wedding to Kris Humphries, saying that due to the 'unfortunate' turn of events, gifts given to the......

Sports Shorts: Dipa qualifies for final round of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar performed a higher difficulty Handfront 540 vault for the first time in the competition. Photograph:......

FA Cup: Llorente treble fires Spurs after more VAR chaos

IMAGE: Tottenhma Hotspur's Fernando Llorente celebrates his hat-trick against Rochdal during their FA Cup fifth round tie on Wednesday. Photograph: Tottenham Hotspur/Twitter Fernando Llorente's......

NBA: Raptors beat Celtics in opening match

The Toronto Raptors finally sent an opening night crowd home with a smile and a win when they held on to beat the Boston Celtics 93-87 to raise the curtain on a new National Basketball Association......

Celtics' point guard Rondo suspended for two games

Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was suspended for two games for fighting with Nets forward Kris Humphries in Wednesday's 95-83 Brooklyn victory, the National Basketball Association said.......

NBA: Struggling Nets halt streak, upset Bulls

The New Jersey Nets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a surprisingly easy 97-85 road win over the Central Division-leading Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Saturday. New Jersey (9-23),......

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