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TCS raises hiring target to 75,000 after Accenture's 1 lakh job offers

Earlier, TCS had said that it would hire 60,000 this fiscal year.

Oct 14, 2015

Twitter to layoff 8% of its global staff, says CEO

The job cuts would mostly affect its product and engineering teams.

Oct 14, 2015

TCS posts 6.1% growth in net profit in Q2

TCS said its revenues for the quarter under review also increased 14.1% over last year.

Oct 13, 2015

Flipkart Big Billion Sale: 10 lakh products sold in 10 hours, 25 items sold per second

Footwear, men's clothing and accessories witnessed heavy sales in 'The Big Billion Days' sale.

Oct 13, 2015

Market watch: Sensex slips 57 points on weak global cues; gold prices fall

The positive industrial production data for August failed to cheer the markets.

Oct 13, 2015

Regulations to bring order to taxi app market in the offing

Tough new legal guidelines are to be unveiled soon by the Union government to regulate the burgeoning taxi app market.

Oct 13, 2015

Disney's studio division is firing on all cylinders; exciting movies in the pipeline

Disney's studio division looks stronger than ever and this bodes well for both the business and its investors.

Oct 13, 2015

Kotak Mahindra Bank launches mobile app in Kannada

Kotak Bharat will allow customers to manage their savings and current accounts as well as credit cards.

Oct 13, 2015

SABMiller accepts $106 billion AB InBev offer in largest takeover of a UK company

The deal to create a brewer making almost a third of the world's beer would rank in the top five mergers in corporate history.

Oct 13, 2015

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Volkswagen: First UK emissions rigged car sold in 2008

Volkswagen (VW) first sold a diesel vehicle in Britain equipped with software which rigged the result of emissions tests in 2008, its managing director for the country said on 12 October.

Oct 13, 2015

Gold up on US rate hike delay speculation

The precious metal rose on Monday as traders reacted to an increasing belief that the US Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates this year.

Oct 13, 2015

Amazon's Great Indian Festive Sale 2015 set to begin; What to expect at event

Amazon's Great Indian Festive Sale event is all set to kick off and several devices like OnePlus 2 will be up for sale.

Oct 12, 2015

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Brain trauma widespread among high school American football players

American football is a dangerous sport, even with the best protective gear. Sprained knees, pulled muscles and an occasional broken bone are part of the game, but seven years of research into the impact of head trauma in high school players points to new dangers that parents will find extremely alarming.

Oct 12, 2015