San Francisco: Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson, at the centre of a row over his educational qualifications, told his top executives on Thursday he never provided a resume or incorrect information to Yahoo, a source familiar with the situation said. Thompson held a meeting with senior staff to address the controversy that erupted a week ago, and has caused turmoil at the struggling Internet company and raised questions about...
11:54 AM, May 11, 2012
San Francisco: Yahoo Inc's board convened on Monday afternoon to discuss the mounting upset surrounding Chief Executive Scott Thompson, who has apologised to employees after being accused last week by activist investor Daniel Loeb of padding his resume, a source with knowledge of the matter said. The source, who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the board meeting was expected to address aspects of...
10:58 AM, May 08, 2012
San Francisco: Yahoo has confirmed a shareholder's allegation that its chief executive officer (CEO) Scott Thompson did not have a computer science degree as claimed, saying that it is "an inadvertent error". "Scott Thompson's degree at Stonehill College was in bachelor science in accounting. There was an inadvertent error that stated Thompson also holds a degree in computer science," said Yahoo in a statement to technology news site AllThingsD. "This,...
11:51 AM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: In a major breather for cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, the oil companies on Thursday resumed fuel supply to it after reportedly receiving full payment from the crisis-hit airlines. On Wednesday, oil companies had pulled the plug on supply to the cash-strapped airlines due to non-payment of dues. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) too barred its agents from booking any flights, seriously jeopardising the company's international bookings. The Income-Tax...
09:00 AM, Mar 08, 2012
Washington: Two young Indian-American entrepreneurs are attempting to make the traditional paper resume a thing of the past by connecting the job seeker and the employer through video resumes. The Palo Alto Mayor, Yiaway Yeh, and several other top corporate leaders of the city which is known as the heart of the Silicon Valley - lined up last Thursday in its downtown to inaugurate the new office of GetHired.Com, which...
03:47 PM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected the application of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar and given a green signal to conduct a trial against them in their daughter Aarushi's murder case. In a setback for the Talwars, the court said that the cognizance taken by the trial court against them is correct. The CBI had claimed that the dentist couple had killed their daughter Aarushi Talwar. The couple had in...
01:48 PM, Jan 06, 2012
London: Applying for a new job? Well, don't put on your CV that you are a proactive team player with a proven track record and a dynamic skill set, even if you're. This is because words and phrases such as "dynamic" or "problem solver" have been named as the most overused cliches on jargon-filled CVs in a list compiled by business network 'LinkedIn' which has 85 million members. It found...
03:10 PM, Dec 22, 2010
Only sketchy details available on how the authorities would split European airspace ...
07:39 AM, Apr 20, 2010
Data will also include qualifications and e-mail addresses of candidates. ...
11:56 AM, Mar 14, 2009
A couple of minor mistakes may cost you your most wanted job. ...
10:20 PM, Dec 03, 2008
Honesty may no more be a priority on the mind of an Indian job seeker. ...
02:03 AM, Jul 24, 2008
Northampton: Abhinav Mukund struck a brilliant 113 as India progressed to 327/7 at stumps in their two day tour match against Northamptonshire on Friday. Mukund struck 18 boundaries and was involved in a 132 run partnership with VVS Laxman for the third wicket which allowed the visitors to dominate proceedings. Amit Mishra on 48 and S Sreesanth on 15 were the not out batsmen at the end of the day....
05:36 PM, Feb 18, 2008
New Delhi: Praising Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan for playing the role of senior players to perfection in the match against Sri Lanka, fast bowling great Wasim Akram said the Pakistan team need to rally around the experienced duo if they are to do well further in the World Cup. Younis and Misbah struck half-centuries to help Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs in their second group match on Saturday....
03:51 PM, Dec 23, 2007
Air service to and from Srinagar resumed on Wednesday after remaining suspended for two days. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 14, 2007
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