Yahoo taps former Google executive as CEO
July 17th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Yahoo Monday announced that it has appointed Marissa Mayer, a former Google executive, to be its president and chief executive officer (CEO), reported Xinhua.
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Yahoo, Facebook reach patent deal
July 7th, 2012 - 7:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 7 (IANS) Yahoo and Facebook have reached a strategic deal as part of a final settlement of their patent infringement lawsuits, according to US media.The agreement will ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Inadvertent error in CEO’s resume: Yahoo
May 4th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, May 4 (IANS) Yahoo has confirmed a shareholder's allegation that its chief executive officer (CEO) Scott Thompson did not have a computer science degree as claimed, saying that ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Jaitley seeks new commission to appoint judges
August 19th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Demanding an national judicial commission for appointing judges, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Thursday said there should be an objective criteria ... Read more...
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‘Trump’s question over Obama’s intelligence, background is racism by inference’
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): An African-American Professor of the Georgetown University has termed business tycoon Donald Trump's act of questioning Obama's intelligence and background as "racism by inference".Trump had also reportedly ... Read more...
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Meghalaya assembly adjourned over ‘academic’ feud
March 18th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 18 (IANS) The Meghalaya assembly was Friday adjourned for twenty minutes after a verbal duel between Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and members of the opposition Nationalist Congress Party.The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Gilani, Qureshi among many ministers yet to send educational degrees for verification
October 16th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 16(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi are among over 400 lawmakers whose graduation degrees are yet to be verified by the Higher ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Germany Stops Employers To Peep Into Facebook Account Of Prospective Employees
August 24th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Germany, Aug 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been several instances where people have suffered on the career front after venting their anger and frustration about their job and employer in ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Bigg Boss 3, Episode 24-Sheryl performs seductive dance number
October 29th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The day starts with Vindu bitching on his own to the cameras in the garden. He thinks that the couple on the show – Baktiyaar ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Skeletons tumbling out of HRD ministry cupboards? (Capital Buzz)
August 23rd, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Skeletons are tumbling thick and fast out of the musty cupboards of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD). Apparently several millions of rupees were paid ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Lok Sabha passes ‘historic’ right to education bill (Lead)
August 4th, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed what Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal termed "historic" legislation providing for free and compulsory education for all children in the ... Read more...
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Prime Minister condoles passing away of IUML leader
August 2nd, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condoled the passing away of Panakkad Shihab Thangal, the prominent Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader from Kerala.In his ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Two Canadian ministers to visit India
January 7th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.7 (ANI): Two Canadian ministers involved with that country''s development in the agricultural sector and immigration-related issues, will arrive in India on an official at the weekend.
Gerry Ritz, Minister ... Read more...
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Barbers help reduce HIV stigma in rural India
April 18th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Training community members such as barbers in rural areas of developing nations like India can play a key role in boosting HIV awareness in rural communities, according ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dr. Sharma can be sacked for unethical tests on mentally ill patients
March 29th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 29 (ANI): Dr. Tanmoy Sharma, a former senior lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, is expected to be sacked this weekend after being found guilty of conducting ... Read more...
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