FOR good or for ill, the start and end to a working day is increasingly blurred. Smartphones and wi-fi mean that even an airline cabin, once the last respite of the business traveller, no longer guarantees escape. But the push is not all one way. Sometimes leisure time can impinge ... Read More »
Cisco is laying off about 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the network equipment maker’s global workforce, technology news site CRN reported, citing sources close to the company. San Jose, California-based Cisco is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks, the report said, as the company ... Read More »
The last two months have been busy ones for the marijuana community. Most recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) declined to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana, and kept the drug classified in the same ‘Schedule 1’ category as LSD and heroin. There was much handwringing before and after the decision ... Read More »
Bollywood actor Salman Khan, the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent at this year’s Olympics in Rio, will present a cheque of Rs. 1,01,000 to each of the athletes. “As a gesture of appreciation for our Olympic athletes, I will present each one with a cheque of Rs. 1,01,000,” Salman, ... Read More »
Ereaders inspire powerful feelings. From their fans, intense love. From those who could never imagine reading a book on a gadget, a kind of revulsion. And for a long time now the ereader market has seemed stuck. All the major manufacturers offer identical six-inch screens from the same third-party manufacturer. ... Read More »
India’s largest taxi aggregator, Ola, has shut down itsTaxiForSure (TFS) business and has laid off 700 employees in the process, as it looks to consolidate its presence and reduce cash burn to fend off an attack from Uber. Ola had acquired smaller rival TFS in March 2015 for $200 ... Read More »
Put your feet up on the coffee table, and you might knock over those valuable pieces by Kakurezaki Ryuichi and Mori Togaku, or that vase by Matsui Kosei. Splash around in the upstairs bathtub, and you’re likely to spray water on the sculptures to your left or your right by ... Read More »
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday announced four new categories of trains, one for unreserved passengers and three for reserved ones, which will be operational in the next couple of months. “The reason behind starting new train for unreserved passengers is to ensure that those belonging to the ‘Antodya ... Read More »
American Republican presidential candidate and real estate tycoon Donald Trump has an Indian business connection. His Trump Organisation is a part of two major luxury real estate projects in Mumbai and Pune. The Trump Organisation had tied up with the Lodha Group in Mumbai in 2013 and with Panchshil Group ... Read More »
Dick Advocaat has quit as the assistant to Netherlands head coach Danny Blind just months after agreeing to take on the role, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said on Monday. Former Netherlands manager Advocaat will be joining Fenerbahce in Turkey. His abrupt departure has elicited a cold response from the ... Read More »
A GOLD Coast real estate agent who has sold millions of dollars worth of up-market homes is facing a possible ban for allegedly allowing her struck-off agent mother to act like an agent in her business. Maserati-driving Sarah Penney-Filippini, 37, who sells million-dollar homes in the The Sovereign Islands estate ... Read More »
India’s inspiring run at the Rio 2016 Olympics was ended by Belgium in the quarter-finals after they lost the match 3-1 on Sunday to crash out of the tournament. Belgium march into the semi-final of the hockey competition while India head home. India was a match of two halves as India had their chances in the ... Read More »
