Cuba allows state firms to implement performance-based pay
byHavana, April 5 (IANS/EFE) Cuban state-owned firms may use up to 50 percent of post-tax profits for R&D and employee incentives, Communist Party daily…
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Brad Pitt set to star in another WWII film
byLos Angeles, April 5 (IANS/EFE) Four years after the release of “Inglorious Basterds”, Brad Pitt will be returning to the theme of World War…
Sexist? Obama in a spot after Kamala Harris remark
byWashington, April 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama has praised California’s Indian-American Attorney General Kamala Harris not only for her legal acumen but also for…
Brazilian singer goes public with lesbian relationship
byRio de Janeiro, April 5 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury, one of her country’s most popular female musical artists, revealed that she is in…
N.Korea’s actions complicate n-talks prospects: Russia
byMoscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea’s recent decision to reinforce its current nuclear weapons capability complicates the prospects of six-party talks on nuclear…
Rolling Stones at Hyde Park again
byLondon, April 5 (IANS) The Rolling Stones are set to perform in Hyde Park on July 6 after 44 years. Their Hyde Park performance…
ECB leaves interest rates unchanged in Eurozone
byFrankfurt, April 5 (IANS/EFE) The European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.75 percent despite the worsening situation in the…
Indian-American hotel owner Vikram Chatwal arrested
byNew York, April 5 (IANS) Indian-American hotel owner Vikram Chatwal, who’s reportedly been close with American actress Lindsay Lohan, since 2011,has been arrested in…
Global media probe names first offshore Indian user
byWashington, April 5 (IANS) A group of international journalists which claims to have exposed hidden dealings of politicians, con artists and the mega-rich in…
‘Modi welcome to apply for visa, will review case’
byWashington: Even as it acknowledged that a US congressional delegation’s visit to Gujarat had official sanction, the US said there was no immediate change…