TCS, Mitsubishi sign agreement; to merge IT units
India’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed an agreement with Japanese major Mitsubishi Corporation to form a single IT services unit, the company said on Monday. The merger, in which TCS will hold 51 per cent stake and Mitsubishi 49 per cent, will create a... read more »
Ukraine conflict: Fatal Sloviansk attack to be investigated
Ukraine says it will launch an investigation into a fatal shooting in the east of the country which has raised tension with Russia further. At least three people died in the raid on a checkpoint manned by pro-Russian separatists near the town of Sloviansk. The incident came as pro-Russian groups... read more »
RIL telecoms unit in tower lease pact with ATC
Conglomerate Reliance Industries'(RELI.NS) telecommunications unit, which holds nationwide 4G permits, has agreed to lease mobile phone masts from infrastructure provider American Tower Corporation’s (ATC) (AMT.N) local arm, the companies said in a statement on Monday. Reliance Jio... read more »
Why the rush on Lokpal appointments, asks BJP
The BJP has launched an attack on the United Progressive Alliance government’s attempt to appoint the first Lokpal, calling it a violation of the Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct. A BJP spokesperson said that the party had also written to the Election Commission asking that the... read more »
Rajasthan, UP rack up numbers in biggest polling phase
Polling began on a brisk note on Thursday morning across 12 states covering 121 constituencies in the fifth phase –the biggest – of the Lok Sabha elections, considered the most crucial... read more »
Japan’s Abe dubs China vital economic partner amid territorial disputes
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe criticized Beijing for trying to “change the status quo” with force in maritime disputes but said China was a vital economic partner, as a... read more »
Saudi Arabia jails organiser of women’s protests for six years
A Saudi court jailed a man for six years for organizing women’s demonstrations and taking part in protests against the regime, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The... read more »
Canada arrests first suspected Heartbleed hacker
A Canadian cyber crime unit has arrested a 19-year-old Ontario teen for allegedly hacking into the country’s tax agency using the Heartbleed Internet security bug. Stephen Arthuro... read more »
Indian women’s hockey team defeat Ireland 3-1 in their firs...
New Delhi – Indian women’s hockey team registered a come-from-behind victory by getting the better of Ireland 3-1 in their first Test match played at Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday. This... read more »
