Archive for November, 2008
Anand is king
It’s his third world chess title, but the relief at winning this one is palpable and the joy is unbridled. ”I’m just exhausted, man,” Vishwanathan Anand told the Times of India, speaking on his cell phone from Bonn on the way back to his hotel to stash away his trophy before heading out for a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )India ranks 77th in Economic Freedom Index: Report
India’s ranking in the index, which scales prosperity of the whole society, is down by 8 notches to 77th
position among 141 countries
in 2006, with uneven pattern of economic reforms widening gap between the rich and the poor, a latest report says.
However, India fared better among the BRIC countries where China was ranked at [...]
RIL among world’s 100 most respected cos
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance industries has made it to the annual list of world’s 100 most respected
companies compiled by
the Wall Street Journal , topped by US-based healthcare products major Johnson & Johnson.
Ranked 83rd, RIL is the only Indian company on the list, although there are three more companies led by persons [...]
India 2nd best country for investment: Survey
India is the second best country for business investment, a new survey of American corporate executives shows.
Conducted by Development Counsellors International every three years, the “Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing” survey has tracked trends in economic development since its inception in 1996.
This is the first year respondents were asked to rank the business favourability [...]
India top talent destination for World Inc: Experts
With the baby-boomer population in the US reaching retirement and the average age increasing in most of the western countries, global
corporates are looking at India to get the right talent, experts say.
Companies based in nations like the US, France and Germany believe that the south Asian country has a talent pool matching the [...]
Satyam eyeing acquisitions in Europe
As part of its expansion plans in Europe, leading software major Satyam
Computer Services is mulling acquisitions in France, a top
company official said.
“We see fairly large opportunities and are looking at acquisitions of French companies to expand our operations,” Satyam’s Continental Europe Head, Peter Heij, told visiting journalists at the company’s Wiesbaden facility near Frankfurt recently.
The [...]
Indian IT industry is safe: Nasscom
India’s IT industry does not need to worry about the current economic
downturn as “we have a strong knowledge base” and the est
ablished market players
here would not be affected, a top industry body official said.
“We need not worry about the slowdown in the US economy. It is all a temporary phase and very soon, the US [...]
Indra Nooyi wins leadership award for advancing diversity
Indra K. Nooyi, India-born chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, has been named the winner of the Chicago United 2008 Bridge Award honouring exemplary leadership in support of advancing diversity and inclusion. Nooyi will be presented the National Bridge Award at Chicago United’s Fifth Annual Changing Colour of Leadership Conference and 40th [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Bihar to set up film city with Bollywood actors’ help
Bihar will seek the help of Bollywood actors and filmmakers hailing from the
state to set up a film city on public-private partnership
basis.
Chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday that the government plans to establish a film city as “part of Bihar’s development agenda to attract investments”.
He said the government will revive the State Film Corporation [...]
Farewell gift for Ganguly
It was the best farewell that Sourav Ganguly could’ve asked for. In his final Test match,
India crushed Australia by 172 runs and sealed an
emphatic 2-0 series victory.
And as India was wrapping up the series in Nagpur, Ganguly was handed the captaincy by MS Dhoni for the final moments of the match. It couldn’t have been [...]
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