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 »
Vasundhara Raje to take oath Dec 13
Jaipur – Vasundhara Raje, the BJP’s chief minister-elect in Rajasthan, will be sworn-in Dec 13. She met Governor Margaret Alva Tuesday and staked claim to form the gover! nment... read more »
Lamar Odom gets three-year probation in DUI case
Los Angeles – Basketbal! l player Lamar Odom reached a plea agreement in his DUI case – he has got three years of probation and he has also agreed to attend a three-month... read more »
I’m an actor because of Akshay Kumar: Shiv Darshan
Mumbai – Filmmaker Suneel Darshan’s son Shiv Darshan, who will make his Bollywood debut with “Karle Pyaar Karle” in 2014, credits his choice of an acting career to... read more »
Miley Cyrus named worst dressed celeb of 2013
Los Angeles – Pop singer Miley Cyrus has topped a list of worst dressed celebrities of 2013 by Time magazine. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian takes the second spot on the list. The... read more »
My wife most important to me: Ben Affleck
Los Angeles – Actor Ben Affleck credits his wife Jennifer Garner for helping him strike a balance between his personal and professional life. He says she is the “most important”... read more »
