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 »
Temperature mystery of planetary atmospheres revealed
Washington – Researchers have said that they have solved the atmospheric peculiarity that Earth shares with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, claiming that it is likely common to... read more »
Geminid meteor shower to peak on Dec 13
Washington – Geminid meteor shower will be at their best after dark on Friday, December 13 and before dawn on Saturday, December 14, according to reports. The Geminids are one of the... read more »
Facebook develops `sympathise` button to avoid `awkward Likes` on sad statuses
London – Facebook has reportedly developed a ‘sympathise’ button to save users the embarrassment of hitting ‘Like’ even for sad statuses, solely because they lack any... read more »
Oz media says Johnson must remain `cool killer` to `keep striking` in Ashes
Sydney – The Australian media has suggested that Mitchell Johnson should remain the same ‘cool killer’ if his side are to win back the Ashes against England in the Perth... read more »
Johnson leaps into world’s top 10 after beating Woods in Wo...
Ottawa – Zach Johnson has jumped into the top 10 of this week’s world golf rankings by defeating tournament host Tiger Woods in a playoff at the World Challenge on Sunday, according to... read more »
