After Satya Nadella’s gaffe, Microsoft board to look at gender pay ga...
A well-known picture in tech circles, taken in 1978, shows the first 11 employees at Microsoft. Two are women. One of them left two years later after a pay dispute. Almost four decades later, the ratio has improved: About a third of Microsoft’s 110,000 or so employees are women. But the... read more »
Border tension: Onus on Pakistan to de-escalate, India says
NEW DELHI: As stray incidents of firing continued to be reported from the international border in J&K, India further hardened its position saying the onus for de-escalation is on Pakistan. After the Pakistan foreign ministry accused India of starting ceasefire violations, the MEA responded by... read more »
Gold falls 0.23% on weak global cuesGold falls 0.23% on weak global cues
NEW DELHI: Gold futures fell 0.23 per cent to Rs 26,897 per 10 grams on Friday as speculators locked in gains amid a weak global trend. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, Gold for delivery in December fell by Rs 61, or 0.23 per cent, to Rs 26,897 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 13 lots. On... read more »
Bombay high court rules in favour of Vodafone in transfer pricing case
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday ruled in favour of the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc in a case relating to addition of about Rs.3,200 crore to the taxable income of Vodafone India Services Pvt. Ltd for fiscal year 2009-10 by the tax department. A division bench of chief justice... read more »
Eating fish may prevent hearing loss in women
According to a new study, published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, eating two or more servings of fish every week may cut down the risk of hearing loss in women. The... read more »
Putin Orders Forces in the East on Combat Drill
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered military forces in the country’s east to carry out a major exercise to test their preparedness. This is a second major drill of... read more »
Obama Lays Out Plan to Fight Islamic State Militants
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama authorized the start of U.S. airstrikes in Syria and expanded a monthlong bombing campaign in Iraq to “degrade and ultimately destroy”... read more »
Israeli police officer charged with beating American teen during East Jerusalem protests
An Israeli policeman has been charged with assaulting a 15-year-old American of Palestinian descent during a protest over the apparent revenge killing of the teenager’s cousin. Tariq... read more »
Oscar Pistorius verdict
The judge at Oscar Pistorius’ trial has ruled out premeditated murder She could find him guilty of common murder or culpable homicide, for which he would face a long jail term The South African... read more »
