Bengaluru: ChrysCapital-controlled technology consulting company Infogain is acquiring the IT operations of Blue Star Infotech, a part of airconditioning major Blue Star, for Rs 180 crore to bolster its digital offerings in areas including cloud, mobility and analytics. The combined entity will have revenue of over $150 million and close to 4,000 employees across eight delivery locations globally. Post the […]
» Read moreOscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman has composed a signature tune for the 17th Mumbai Film Festival being organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) from October 29 to November 2015. This is the first time the festival is having a signature tune. “The festival is about creating, celebrating and nurturing cinema. I am very pleased to support the festival. […]
» Read moreWUHAN (CHINA): Maria Sharapova Wednesday announced her withdrawal from next week’s China Open in Beijing, citing a left forearm injury that forced her to retire from the Wuhan Open two days earlier. The world number three has been plagued by injury since July, after she lost the Wimbledon semi-final to Serena Williams in July. “I am very disappointed to have […]
» Read moreThe Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted surprise searches at the houses and offices of actors Vijay, Nayanthara, Samantha and several others. The IT department raided 35 places in Chennai, Madurai, Cochin, Trivandrum, Hyderabad from 7am onwards on Wednesday. Raids were being conducted at Vijay’s resort and residence, Nayanthara’s residence and Samantha’s residence, and the Puli producer’s house and his […]
» Read moreGoogle chief executive officer (CEO) Sunder Pichai’s father-in-law, Olaram Haryani, remarried at the age of 70 here on Tuesday. Mr Olaram, a widower, married 65-year-old Madhuri Sharma, a resident of Civil Lines area in Kota city. Ms Sharma is a widow of a military man. Mr Olaram, a retired employee of a Government Polytechnic College in Kota, lives in Mumbai. […]
» Read moreFive people were sentenced to death today for planting bombs on Mumbai’s local trains in July 2006, which killed 189 people and left over 800 injured. Seven of 12 men convicted for the train blasts have been given a life term. The convicts were found guilty of terrorist activities and mass murder earlier this month. The prosecution had asked for […]
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