Spread the love IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Facing an impending quarterly earnings miss driven by shifting enterprise IT budgets and rising AI distractions, IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna opted for radical transparency — a move that triggered a historic stock plunge but is reported to have aligned with his core leadership philosophy. In an interview with CRN, IBM CEO...
SC faults UP Gangsters Act, says it is prone to misuse
Spread the love SC flags ‘serious flaws’ in UP Gangsters Act, warns of misuse against innocents NEW DELHI: Pointing out various flaws in Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, Supreme Court on Thursday said the law is prone to misuse as there is no safeguard against vindictive and malicious action against innocents.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala...
Joe Root scripts history, becomes first player to achieve this feat
Spread the love England’s Joe Root (AP/PTI) Joe Root etched his name into the World Test Championship record books on Friday, becoming the first player to score 3,000 runs as a captain in the WTC during England’s opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds.Root needed 42 runs to reach the landmark at the start of the match and completed...
‘Shocked’: Kangana reacts to Sharmila Tagore’s ‘Vande Mataram’ comment
Spread the love The debate over ‘Vande Mataram’ has resurfaced amid discussions about its place as India’s National Song and the difference between it and the National Anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana’. The song, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s and featured in his novel Anandamath, the poem became a major rallying cry during India’s freedom movement. The first...
‘Awarapan 2’ day 7: Rs 113cr week 1, 151% ROI, declared a hit
Spread the love Emraan Hashmi’s romantic action drama ‘Awarapan 2’ has emerged as a super hit at the box office within just seven days of its theatrical release. The film has secured a strong verdict for itself, marking a significant turnaround for Hashmi, who has been waiting for a clean theatrical success. Taking full advantage of the Independence Day holiday...
Noel Tata kicks off hunt for next Tata Sons chief
Spread the love Noel Tata kicks off Tata Sons succession search MUMBAI: Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata is understood to have informally kicked off the search process for Tata Sons’ eighth chairman, meeting former HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh at the Taj Wellington Mews Residences in Mumbai on Wednesday, according to people aware of the meeting.The meeting, which also included another...
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan moved to private hospital from prison after SC order
Spread the love Imran Khan’s transfer follows months of health concerns, including a dispute over worsening vision in his right eye Imprisoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shifted from Adiala prison to a private hospital in Islamabad after midnight Thursday for a medical examination, news agency AP reported citing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s statement.Khan was taken to Shifa...
61.5% of women taking up G RAM G work shows positive indicator of rural livelihoods
Spread the love VB G RAM G generates 11.4 crore person-days, women account for 61.5% NEW DELHI: Over 11.4 crore person-days have been generated since the rollout of Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB G RAM G Act), which replaced MGNREGA, according to the govt portal on the new scheme. Women account for 61.5% of the...
Tit for tat: India removes Pak high commission queue liners
Spread the love Encroachment removed outside the Pakistan high commission in Delhi (Credit: Rajesh Mehta) NEW DELHI: Indian authorities removed queue liners outside the Pakistan high commission visa section along with other encroachment on a lane outside the boundary of the compound. The action Wednesday followed removal of parking poles and security barricades outside the Indian high commission in Islamabad...
After 30 years, SC acquits 2 accused of taking Rs 20 bribe
Spread the love Bribe demand unproven, Rs 20 note no proof: SC acquits 2 NEW DELHI: Thirty years after they were accused of taking a bribe of Rs 20 to issue an income certificate, Supreme Court has acquitted two govt employees in a 1996 corruption case in which they were convicted and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment by a trial...
