Wal-Mart names Krish Iyer as India unit head
New Delhi – US retail major Wal-Mart Stores Friday named Krish Iyer as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of its India unit, effective Jan 20, 2014, a company statement said here. Iyer, who will report to Wal-Mart Asia regional president and CEO Scott Price, will replace interim... read more »
Digvijaya Singh meets Andhra Pradesh governor
Hyderabad – Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Friday met Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan. The meeting assumed significance in the wake of President Pranab Mukherjee sending the bill for the format! ion of Telangana state to the state assembly for its views. A senior... read more »
Deposed senior North Korean leader executed
Seoul – Jang Song-Thaek, deposed senior official of North Korea, has been executed after the Special Military Tribunal found him guilty of treason, the official news agency KCNA r! eported Friday. Jang, vice-chairman of the National Defense Commission and secretary of the Workers’ Party... read more »
Madhuri hopes to act with Big B one day
Mumbai – Shaking a leg with megastar Amitabh Bachchan once is not enough for actress Madhuri Dixit. She hopes to act with him someday and is keeping her fingers crossed for that. The two were seen dancing together in “Makhna” in the 1998 film “Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan”... read more »
Boosting green habits through art
Kolkata – Youngsters here will be encouraged to use art to campaign for the environment, courtesy a new venture launched Monday. Initiated by Nokia India and German Society for... read more »
Dharamji, child-like always: Hema Malini
Mumbai – Veteran actress Hema Malini, who has been married to Dharmendra for over three decades, says he is still “child-like”. At his 78th birthday Sunday, the actor was... read more »
Doctors’ lifestyle unhealthiest: Survey
Los Angeles – Doctors are exercising less, sleeping less and have the worst eating habits compared to any other profession, according to new research. PureGym, based in Britain, asked... read more »
Cannot close eyes, to ignore Modi wave: Sushil Kumar Modi
Patna – Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday taunted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying he should not close his eyes... read more »
BJP will get a shock in 2014 elections: Nitish Kumar
Patna – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should be prepared for a shock in the 2014 general elections adding that, the response to the Aam Aadmi... read more »
