Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) Infosys Ltd. has granted restricted stock units currently valued at Rs.8.2 crore to its new chief executive Vishal Sikka. In a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Friday, the software major said its board’s management development and compensation committee decided Thursday to give 22,794 units to Sikka at Rs.5 per […]
Tokyo, Aug 23 (IANS) Little is known about the universe’s earliest stars but if we believe astronomers, they might have been hundreds of times more massive than the sun. Researchers have found evidence of the existence of the “monster stars” long thought to have populated the early universe. With hundreds of times the mass of the […]
Lahore, Aug 23 (IANS) Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Lahore Saturday for a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The two are expected to discuss the ongoing political stalemate induced by the protests by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) in Islamabad, Dawn online reported. Zardari, […]
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) Most Americans are not fully aware about the deadly disease Ebola, says a poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Nearly 39 percent adult Americans believe that there will be a large outbreak in the US and 26 percent are concerned that someone in their family may get sick […]
New York, Aug 23 (IANS) A teenaged girl has helped scientists discover that a deadly fungus that generally attacks HIV/AIDS patients grows on trees. As part of her science project, Elan Filler, 13, spent the summer gathering soil and tree samples from areas around Los Angeles. Her father Scott Filler, an infectious disease specialist at University […]
Madrid, Aug 23 (IANS) Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone saw his side beat Real Madrid 1-0 Friday night to clinch the Spanish Supercup 2-1 on aggregate but reiterated a day later that it was impossible for his side to compete with their rivals FC Barcelona and Real over a full season. Mario Mandzukic’s early goal gave […]
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) India should focus on production of indigenous aromatic rice varieties so that export avenues open up, an expert with the Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said Saturday. “The outlook towards production and export of rice needs to be changed in India to witness the benefits of higher revenue and profit margins […]
United Nations, Aug 23 (IANS/WAM) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on a mosque in eastern Iraq Friday that killed up to 73 people. Ban called on all Iraqi authorities to ensure that the attack is properly investigated and its perpetrators held accountable. “Attacks on places of worship are completely […]
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The concerns of human development should take precedence over old issues like Kashmir, and women should be part of the peace process between India and Pakistan, members of a Pakistani women’s delegation said here Saturday. The delegation from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province led by Mossarat Qadeem, advisor to the governor and executive […]
Nanjing (China), Aug 23 (IANS) Uzbek trampolinist Amiran Babayan, who injured his neck at the Nanjing Youth Olympics Friday, was diagnosed with neck spinal cord impairment and soft tissue in right pinbone and chest, the local hospital said Saturday. Babayan injured his neck when he lost his balance and landed outside the trampoline during his second […]