By Sanjana Shetty / Bangalore
Heeding calls for market analysts and other observers for reversing Infosys’ weak performance over the last several quarters, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy has been re-appointed Executive Chairman of the company – and unusual recall in the Indian context.
The Infosys board announced the appointment after a meeting today. Murthy, under whom Infosys rose to great heights, has been appointed additional director of the board with immediate effect.
Murthy’s elevation will be seen as a vote of no-confidence in the current CEO SD Shibulal, whose term ends only in March 2015.
By Dr.Rashmi Sanyal / Delhi
Hernia is generally described as a swelling where abdominal contents protrude out through an abnormal opening. It is commonly seen in the groin area in men and women, explained Dr Thirumurty Satish Kumar, Specialist General Surgeon.
However, it is also very common in women where the hernia occurs through a previous scar (incisional hernia). Hernia occurring in and around the umbilicus (umbilical or paraumbilical hernia) is another commonly seen condition. There are other varieties of hernia that are seen in clinical practice, but they are rare.
By Sarat Chandra / Bangalore
"If terrorism is uncontrolled, if left-wing extremism continues to flourish in important parts of our country which have tremendous natural resources of minerals, that will certainly affect the climate for investment."
This is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on June 9, 2009. His position has remained unchanged. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is yards ahead of him. The Congress and the BJP have the same economic policies, he says. It follows therefore that the Congress join hands with Raman Singh, the BJP chief minister in Chhattisgarh, and hammer the Maoists. But on the eve of the assembly elections, the Congress sought to make tactical adjustments to the strategic vision and got hammered in Bastar.
By S Gurumurthy (Guest Writer)
Known as ‘Mappillai’ in Tamil and ‘Damad’ in Hindi, all sons-in-law have high standing in Indian families -- religion, caste, region and language regardless.
No surprise therefore that sons-in-law of wealthy, powerful families make news, mostly for wrong reasons. Some months ago, Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi, was in the news for building, in just four years, real estate empire worth couple of billion Dollars [Rs 11,000 crore], according to California’s Celebritynetworth.com, which even the media that adores Sonia Gandhi had to confess as reeking of corruption.
By Paagal Patrkaar / Mumbai
After Cricket, it’s now Bollywood’s turn. In a shocking turn of events, following from the spot-fixing scandal in IPL, Tusshar Kapoor has been caught guilty in a spot-fixing scandal – a first in Bollywood.
Mumbai Police have arrested a bookie Tinda Kumar in a late night raid on his house. He was watching Tusshar Kapoor scenes from the movie Shootout at Wadala and making calls to various people from two dozen different mobile phones when the arrest was made.
He confessed to offering 50 lakhs to Tusshar Kapoor to “underact” for 5 minutes in the movie “Kya Super Kool Hai Hum”.
By Fauzia Arshi / Jeddah
The deadline – of July 3 — for Indians and other expatriates to either meet legal requirements to continue staying in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or exiting is fast approaching. There are no indications about an extension.
Of the total of about 2 million Indians in Saudi Arabia (who contributing to its development process) at least 100,000 are counted as ‘illegal aliens’ living in contravention of immigration and labour laws. There are reports of long queues of workers outside the Indian diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia who have come to seek relief braving the scorching desert sun.
INN News Desk
A new research reveals that probiotics found in natural yogurt could help boost a person’s mood because they affect brain function.
Previous studies have shown that beneficial bacteria affected the brains of rats but no research has confirmed that the same occurred in human brains.
The study found that those who ate probiotic yoghurt twice daily for a month showed altered brain function, both in resting brain activity and in response to an ‘emotional attention task’, which was designed to monitor how the brain responded to certain emotions.
By Rajeev Rai / Mumbai
In an extremely momentous occasion for the IPL, “Dil Jumping Jepang” has been chosen as the anthem for the upcoming FIFA World cup in Brazil, 2014.
FIFA had been scouting for new artists to compose the theme song for the World Cup to rival “Wavin Flag” and “Waka Waka” from the 2010 edition. They tried many artists including Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black, but it was “Jumping Jepang” that caught their attention, and the decision was instantaneous and unanimous.
