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Google search chief Amit Singhal handing baton to AI head
Washington, Feb 4: India-born Amit Singhal, the longtime chief of Google's Internet search business, will leave the company on Feb 26 and be replaced by the head of the technology giant's artificial intelligence (AI) business.
With John…
Brand Finance rates TCS World’s Most Powerful Brand in IT
Brand Finance, a leading global brand valuation firm, has rated Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as the world's most powerful brand in IT Services in its annual report. TCS has scored 78.3 points, earning an AA+ rating.
TCS scored high on…
‘Invest Karnataka 2016 brought 100-plus ready-to-invest projects’
Bengaluru, Feb 3: Invest Karnataka 2016 is the first Global Investors Meet (GIM) with more than 100 ready-to-invest projects, said Karnataka's Large and Medium Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande at the inaugural session here on Wednesday.…
Exhibition to mark 40 years of China-Bangladesh ties
Dhaka, Feb 3: An ongoing photo exhibition marking Bangladesh's 40 years of bilateral relations with China has attracted record number of high profile visitors, including academics, governments officials, diplomats and politicians. US…
Vice President Hamid Ansari arrives in Thailand
Bangkok, Feb 3: Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day visit to Thailand on the second and last leg of his visit to southeast Asia.
“Eastern friendships flourish. After a successful visit to Brunei, VP…
Wipro to hire 25,000 techies in Karnataka, says Azim Premji
Bengaluru, Feb 3: Global software major Wipro Ltd. will hire 25,000 more techies in Karnataka, especially Bengaluru, its chairman Azim Premji said on Wednesday.
"We will add 25,000 more IT jobs in Karnataka where we already employ over…
‘India has agreed on a site for second Russian Nuclear project’
New Delhi, Feb 3: India has agreed to allot a site for a second Russian-built nuclear power plant in the country after Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, according to a senior official of Russia's atomic energy corporation.
Evgeni Griva, director…
Cabinet nod for joint venture companies between states, railways
New Delhi, Feb 3: The cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to allow the Railways Ministry to form joint venture (JV) companies with the state governments to mobilize resources for undertaking various rail infrastructure projects in…
Supreme Court nod for Make in India function at Mumbai’s Chowpatty beach
New Delhi, Feb 3: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave its nod for the holding of the Make in India function at Mumbai's Chowpatty beach on February 13 that will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the prime ministers of four…
India’s traditional Coir Industry embracing modernisation
Alleppey (Kerala), Feb 3: One of India’s oldest industries is steadily embracing modern machinery, and the men presiding over the future of coir making say there is absolutely no other way out. And for a state where trade unions have often…