New Delhi: Pepsico India Chairman and CEO D Shivakumar has resigned from the company after serving for nearly four years and will join Aditya Birla Group as the head of strategy and business development.

Shivakumar has been replaced by Ahmed El Sheikh, Senior Vice President and General Manager for PepsiCo Egypt and Jor

Kentucky: The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration will move to repeal his predecessor Barack Obama’s plan to restrict greenhouse gas emissions.

Speaking in Kentucky at a political event attended by coal miners, EPA chief Scott Pruitt said he would on Tue

Hyderabad: A Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party in Telangana on Monday abused and allegedly attacked a NRI woman with a slipper when the latter asked him to vacate her flat in which he was living. The abuses and the alleged attack was captured over a mobile phone, and the

New Delhi: If you are travelling beyond 5 km on the Delhi Metro from today, be prepared to shell out Rs 10 extra with yet another fare hike coming into effect.

The hike, which comes five months within the last one, will affect every commuter of the mass rapid transit who travels beyond 5 km, while journeys falling

Lubbock: Texas Tech University in Lubbock was placed on lock-down after a campus police officer was shot and killed.

University spokesman Chris Cook said campus police made a student welfare Monday evening and, upon entering the room, found evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Officers then brought the suspec

Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government plans to install a statue of Lord Rama on banks of the River Saryu and organise a grand Diwali this time in Ayodhya by illuminating the town and lighting 1.71 lakh earthen diyas.

The statue will be installed only after clearance from the National Green Tribunal, Principal Se

Mumbai: The market made a strong start on Tuesday as the benchmark Sensex surged 111 points, mainly driven by domestic investors and aided by positive Asian shares.

Moreover, the broader NSE Nifty reclaimed the key 10,000 level.

Extending its rally, the 30-share index advanced 110.72 points, or 0.34 per cent,

Washington: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The tremor hit 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of the coastal city of Arica, which is near the border with Peru, the US agency said.

The quake struck at a depth of 82 kilometers, it added.

New Delhi: Modernisation of India is dependent on modernisation of its water management, President Ram Nath Kovind said today as he pitched for “localised” water management approach to empower villages.

Noting that water was fundamental to “economy, ecology and human equity”, he said the issue w