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Everything you need to know about Bain: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

25 weirdest questions asked in job interviews

May 11, 2013 at 12:14 PM

Washington, May 11 (ANI): To help job-seekers prepare for interviews, career guidance company Glassdoor has compiled a list of 25 strange questions which were asked from prospective candidates in 2012.

Ten Indians on Forbes Midas List

May 9, 2013 at 11:04 AM

Washington, May 9 (IANS) Only three Indian dealmakers figure among 100 top tech investors on Forbes Midas List, far outdistanced by China with 17 top dealmakers in the Asian venture market.

Brits spend ten days standing in queues every year

April 26, 2013 at 1:48 PM

London, April 26 (ANI): British people suffer a tedious 10 days a year waiting in queues, a new research has revealed.

'Pervert' Indian-origin UK doc found guilty of recording sexual abuse with 'James Bond' watch

March 16, 2013 at 3:02 PM

London, Mar 16 (ANI): An Indian-origin doctor in the UK is facing a jail term after he was busted using a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself sexually abusing female patients.

How can India return to heyday of high growth?

March 13, 2013 at 11:58 AM

Boston, March 13 (IANS) Where should India invest next to return to the heyday of high growth? Where should the private sector make its bets? And will increased participation in local markets or global markets become necessary tools for today's businesses to thrive?

Maken speaks on "Challenges of Urbanisation" at Harvard India Conference

March 11, 2013 at 6:59 PM

New Delhi, Mar. 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken, who delivered a keynote address at the India Conference held at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School campus, wowed the audience by talking about how India and its policymakers took a decade to accept that urbanization is inevitable and how that sentiment has changed drastically today when everybody understands that urbanization is actually desirable.

Harvard meet to address contradictions in India's growth story

March 5, 2013 at 2:11 PM

Boston, March 5 (IANS) Top business leaders, entertainment professionals, government officials and philanthropists will come together to address the contradictions in India's growth story at the India Conference organized by the students of Harvard University.

Romney's Bain Capital dodged $102 mln in taxes using Dutch tax loophole

November 6, 2012 at 1:52 PM

Washington, Nov. 6 (ANI): GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's Bain Capital evaded about 102 million dollars in taxes by using a financial loophole in the Netherlands, according to a report.

Romney's refusal to come clean with tax returns may hurt election chances

November 6, 2012 at 1:52 PM

Washington, Nov. 6 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has again faced pressure to release more information about his finances from President Barack Obama's campaign, as campaigning for the White House race draws to close.

Romney's granddaughter poses in designer dress on lavish 'Rich Kids of Instagram' blog

November 4, 2012 at 5:51 PM

Washington, Nov. 4 (ANI): It's a well-known fact that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is rich and now his granddaughter has shown just how weighty the former governor's wallet really is.

Mitt the challenger - from flip-flopper to credible alternative

November 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM

Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Starting as an underdog, Republican challenger Mitt Romney has emerged as a credible alternative to President Barack Obama despite his shifting views on issues galore, thanks to an image of a successful businessman who can get things done.

Tax expert Calvin Johnson 'skeptical' whether Romney pays 'all taxes he legally owes'

October 30, 2012 at 3:48 PM

Washington, Oct. 30 (ANI): An respected tax attorney and deficit hawk is skeptical about whether Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has paid all the taxes he legally owes.

'Budgetless' Romney 'thinks we're dumb': Bill Clinton

October 19, 2012 at 2:38 PM

Washington, Oct. 19 (ANI): During a campaign rally for President Barack Obama in Parma, Ohio, former President Bill Clinton went after Mitt Romney's tax plan, alleging that the Republican 'thinks we're dumb.'

Morrison, Ramsay share lead at Indian Open golf

October 18, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Bangalore, Oct 18 (IANS) Englishman James Morrison and Richie Ramsay of Scotland got off to a spirited start at the Hero Indian Open golf as they shared the opening round lead on five-under-par 66 Thursday.

Deputies' night out after Obama's bad night

October 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) Usually vice presidential debates don't generate much excitement. But after President Barack Obama admittedly flubbed his first debate against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, stakes are high for their deputies Thursday night.

Romney presses advantage over Obama's 'bad night'

October 11, 2012 at 8:44 AM

Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) President Barack Obama has conceded he had a bad night at the first debate against his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, but insisted that the "fundamentals" of the presidential race haven't changed.

Romney's Bain Capital made millions from tobacco business in Russia in 90s

October 9, 2012 at 5:48 PM

Washington, Oct. 9 (ANI): An investigation into Republican Mitt Romney's Bain Capital tobacco work has found that the consulting firm helped Philip Morris, which is America's leading cigarette manufacturer, increase its revenues in the U.S., and aided two other tobacco titans as they vied to move forcefully into the Russian market.

Obama still ahead in polls as Romney scores in debate

October 4, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) President Barack Obama is still ahead in national polls even as critics across media and snap polls declared Republican challenger Mitt Romney the winner in their first presidential debate.

Romney still heavily minting money off Bain, offshore tax havens: Report

October 3, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Washington, Oct. 3 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's offshore investment strategy has not only allowed him to only avoid taxes, but he also continues to make money from the company that he quit more than a decade ago, a new report has revealed.

Romney's buy-out firms to be probed for saving millions of dollars in tax

September 3, 2012 at 11:53 AM

Washington, Sept. 3 (ANI): KKR and Bain Capital, the buy-out firms co-founded by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, are two of at least a dozen private equity groups reported to be under investigation over a strategy that allegedly saved them millions of dollars in tax.

Leaked documents reveal Romney made offshore investments to avoid taxes

August 24, 2012 at 1:28 PM

Washington, Aug. 24 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's offshore financial accounts are coming under new scrutiny after the publication of internal audits and private letters related to his 250 million dollars fortune.

Romney may have violated 'ethics laws' by holding stake in company linked to VP-pick Ryan's brother

August 18, 2012 at 12:44 PM

London, Aug 17 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may have breached state ethics laws while serving as the Governor of Massachusetts, by holding a stake in a company that did lucrative work for his administration and was linked to the family of Paul Ryan, according to a recent investigation.

Romney says he never paid less than 13 percent in taxes

August 17, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Washington, Aug. 17 (ANI): Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has said he never paid less than a 13 percent tax rate over the last 10 years.

Palin accuses media of 'prostituting' itself to gain access to Obama campaign

August 11, 2012 at 1:05 PM

Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Sarah Palin has reportedly accused the media of "prostituting" itself, after American reporters failed to point out an alleged collaboration between US President Barack Obama's reelection campaign and a super Political Action Committee (PAC) backing his White House bid.

Fox News poll gives Obama 9-point lead over Romney ahead of November election

August 10, 2012 at 2:01 PM

Washington, Aug. 10 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama would have 49 percent of American votes compared to Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney's 40 percent if the presidential election are held today, a new poll has found.

Romney must recover from 'self-inflicted gaffes' if he hopes to topple Obama: Experts

August 6, 2012 at 3:29 PM

Washington, August 6 (ANI): U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has stumbled badly over the last six weeks to self-inflicted blunders resulting in negative headlines, must recover from the gaffes to topple President Barack Obama in the White House race, political experts have said.

Obama gains significant lead over Romney in key US swing states, finds poll

August 2, 2012 at 1:47 PM

Washington, Aug 2 (ANI): President Barack Obama has established a six-point lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney in both Ohio and Florida, and is also up by a surprising 11 points in Pennsylvania, a new poll has revealed.

49 percent Americans prefer Obama over Romney at 43 percent for White House: Poll

July 25, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Washington, July 25 (ANI): Almost 49 percent Americans prefer to vote for President Barack Obama in the White House race, according to a new poll.

Americans less likely to vote for Romney after Obama Campaign attacks on his business record

July 25, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Washington, July 25 (ANI): The Obama Campaign's attacks on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's business record is having a penetrative effect on the American electorate, a new poll reveals.

Romney $250m fortune 'funded and aided' by 'defamed' English tycoons: Report

July 21, 2012 at 5:06 PM

London, July 21 (ANI): Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney had built his 250 million dollar fortune with the help of two of Britain's most disreputable business figures, Guinness fraudster Jack Lyons and crooked newspaper boss Robert Maxwell, according to a report.

Bobby Jindal blasts Obama, helps Romney

July 17, 2012 at 2:08 PM

Washington, July 17 (IANS) Louisiana's Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal helped Mitt Romney raise two million dollars amid speculation that he could be presumptive Republican presidential nominee's running mate in the November poll.

Now, Romney under pressure from party members to release tax records

July 16, 2012 at 5:04 PM

Washington, July 16 (ANI): Pressure is mounting on Republican contender Mitt Romney to release his tax returns as senior members of his own party called on the multi-millionaire management consultant to end speculation over his finances.

Team Obama tells Romney to 'stop whining' about Bain Capital attacks

July 16, 2012 at 4:08 PM

Washington, July 16 (ANI): President Barack Obama's campaign team has said that Republican challenger Mitt Romney should 'stop wining' about Bain Capital attacks, and added that he was not going to get an apology.

Evidence shows Romney had stayed with Bain Capital post-1999: Globe

July 15, 2012 at 5:28 PM

Washington, July 15 (ANI): The Globe is out with a report pointing that Mitt Romney, who has claimed in a new ad that he had not stayed with Bain Capital after February 1999, had stayed with the company after the said period. "Romney's own words, along with other documentary evidence, appear to challenge his campaign's assertion in a recent financial disclosure that Romney had "retired" from Bain in 1999 and "since February 11, 1999, Mr. Romney has not had any active role with any Bain Capital entity and has not been involved in the operations of any Bain Capital entity in any way," Politico quoted the Globe report stating.

Romney's 'dodgy' Bain Capital role triggers war between Democrat and Republican campaigners

July 14, 2012 at 12:56 PM

Washington, July 14 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's alleged role in Bain Capital has triggered a war between the campaigners of US President Barack Obama and the former Massachusetts Governor.

Romney brands Obama 'liar' for 'outsourcing jobs to China' quip

July 13, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Washington, July 13 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has branded President Barack Obama a 'liar'.

Romney says 'won't apologize for his wealth'

July 11, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Washington, July 11 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said that he will not apologize for his success as a wealthy businessman

Obama ad calls Romney 'outsourcer' 'The Problem' for moving jobs to China

July 8, 2012 at 4:08 PM

Washington, July 8 (ANI): The Obama Campaign has attacked presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney for outsourcing jobs to China in a new TV ad.ccording to ABC News, the 30-second advertisement, titled "The Problem", claims Romney condoned the Chinese 'taking our jobs and taking a lot of our future'.

Romney keeps bulk of $250 million fortune in offshore accounts: Report

July 4, 2012 at 1:10 PM

Washington, July 4 (ANI): Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has amassed massive fortune, estimated to be almost 250 million dollars, in complex and opaque offshore investments, according to a report.

Obama takes clear lead over Romney for first time since April

July 4, 2012 at 12:22 PM

Washington, July 4 (ANI): For the first time since April, President Barack Obama has opened up a sustained lead over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

Obama makes hay with Romney's 'offshoring' record

June 27, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Washington, June 27 (IANS) President Barack Obama is having good fun over his likely Republican opponent Mitt Romney's campaign splitting hairs between 'offshoring' 'outsourcing' to defend his alleged export of jobs to India and China.

Obama attacks Romney for shipping jobs to India

June 23, 2012 at 9:15 AM

Washington, June 23 (IANS) Seizing a news report that a company founded by Mitt Romney shipped American jobs to countries like India and China, President Barack Obama went into attack mode against his likely Republican rival.

Romney's Bain Capital invested in firms that relocated jobs to India, China

June 22, 2012 at 3:48 PM

Washington, June 22 (ANI): US Republican Presidential contender Mitt Romney's financial firm, Bain Capital, invested in a series of companies that relocated jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like India and China, according to a report.

Obama campaign claims electoral advantage, despite 'hasty roll-out' in May

June 5, 2012 at 12:32 PM

Washington, June 5 (ANI): Obama campaign manager Jim Messina has said President Barack Obama is in a stronger position in head-to-head poll count with Republican candidate Mitt Romney, than he was four years ago, when he first contested presidential elections.

Hero to merge investment arm with self, invest Rs.2,575 crore

June 4, 2012 at 11:14 PM

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest two-wheeler maker, Monday said it would merge with itself Hero Investments, the investment arm of the parent firm, and set up two more plants in Gujarat and Rajasthan under an investment plan Rs.2,575 crore.

Obama says Romney's business background could help run company, not country

May 22, 2012 at 5:14 PM

Washington, May 22 (ANI): President Barack Obama has attacked GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney business background arguing that it could help in running a company, but was not enough to run a country.

Obama re-election campaign shows ad revealing Romney's 'vampire' job record

May 15, 2012 at 2:10 PM

Washington, May 15 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has released an advertisement against Republican rival Mitt Romney in a bid to weaken his record on jobs.

Indian Americans in Forbes Midas List

May 4, 2012 at 12:14 PM

Washington, May 4 (IANS) Nine Indian origin entrepreneurs feature in this year's Forbes Midas List of technology's best investors for fuelling a bull market for hot young companies.

Obama's order to get Osama was 'go in and get Bin Laden'

April 27, 2012 at 2:02 PM

Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): President Barack Obama's order to "go in and get Bain Laden", as recorded in a memo scribbled by then-CIA chief Leon Panetta shortly after the decision was made, was made public on Thursday.

Romney using ethics exception to limit disclosure of Bain holdings

April 6, 2012 at 1:14 PM

Washington, Apr.6 (ANI): Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, whose wealth has become a central issue in the 2012 campaign, has taken advantage of an obscure exception in federal ethics laws to avoid disclosing the nature and extent of his holdings.

New Jersey Governor Christie describes Gingrich as 'embarrassment' over ethics violation

January 23, 2012 at 8:26 PM

Washington, Jan 23(ANI): New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has described 2012 White House Republican contender Newt Gingrich as an embarrassment to the party, citing his ethics violation and pointed out that the latter was asked to quit as Speaker of the House of Representatives by his own party.

'Shameless' sex scene during news show leaves viewers horrified

January 19, 2012 at 9:13 PM

London, Jan 19 (ANI): Television viewers were left stunned when a sex scene appeared in the background during a Scottish news debate show.

'Shameless' sex scene during news show leaves viewers horrified

January 19, 2012 at 5:36 PM

London, Jan 19 (ANI): Television viewers were left stunned when a sex scene appeared in the background during a Scottish news debate show.

Romney admits to paying lower taxes than millions of Americans

January 18, 2012 at 8:16 PM

Washington, Jan 18 (ANI): US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has acknowledged that he pays a lower tax rate than millions of struggling Americans.

Romney admits to paying lower taxes than millions of Americans

January 18, 2012 at 1:28 PM

Washington, Jan 18 (ANI): US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has acknowledged that he pays a lower tax rate than millions of struggling Americans.

Oz beer maker Coopers named world's best family business

December 22, 2011 at 12:17 PM

Sydney, Dec 22 (ANI): Australian beer maker, Coopers Brewery, has been named the world's top family business for 2011 in a poll by a UK magazine.

Yahoo shares rise on Alibaba takeover bid report

December 2, 2011 at 3:58 PM

Washington, Dec 2(ANI): Yahoo shares have surged amid reports that China's Alibaba Group is preparing a takeover bid with private equity firms Blackstone and Bain Capital.

Twitter introduces political ads ahead of 2012 US presidential election

September 22, 2011 at 3:52 PM

Washington, Sep 22(ANI): Social networking and microblogging website Twitter has approved political advertisement for the first time since its inception in 2006.

Robot creates world record by solving Rubik's cube in 10secs

June 2, 2011 at 11:25 AM

Sydney, June 2 (ANI): A new robot has been invented by a group of Australian students, capable of solving Rubik's Cube in a world record time of just over 10 seconds.

Half of US women feel more successful than their man

February 11, 2011 at 12:22 PM

New York, Feb 11 (ANI): A new poll has found that nearly half of all American women think they are doing much better in their career than the man in their life.

Twitter to introduce in-stream ads for users' timelines

November 2, 2010 at 4:49 PM

New York, Nov 02 (ANI): Twitter is all set to team up with a host of marketers, such as Starbucks, Virgin and Best Buy, to introduce in-stream ads to its users' timelines.

Pak jails 70-yr-old Briton for trying to sneak across Pak-Afghan border to research book

September 22, 2010 at 12:15 PM

London, Sept 22 (ANI): A 70-year-old British man, Nicholas Bain, accused of spying in Pakistan is being reportedly held in Peshawar Central Jail along with Taliban suspects after being arrested in a lawless tribal region, close to the border with Afghanistan.

Brown gets a popularity ratings boost with Labour by-poll win Glasgow North East

November 13, 2009 at 12:02 PM

London, Nov.13 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has got a much needed popularity ratings boost with his Labour Party securing a huge victory in the Glasgow North East by-election on Thursday.

Race hate murderer of Indian merchant navy officer jailed for life

November 11, 2009 at 10:40 AM

Glasgow (Scotland, UK), Nov.11 (ANI): A man was jailed for life with a minimum term of 18 years yesterday after being convicted of murdering an Indian merchant navy officer because of the colour of his skin.

Jacko 'pleads ignorance' in publicist's case

June 20, 2009 at 11:54 AM

Washington, June 20 (ANI): Michael Jackson has reportedly asked a judge to drop the case filed against him by his former publicist, saying he was never served with legal papers.

Denise Richards' beauty secrets revealed

June 7, 2009 at 1:04 PM

London, June 7 (ANI): Actress Denise Richards has spilt her beauty secrets that make her the envy of other ladies.

Indebted Jacko spent #4m on statues of Peter Pan, kids, claims ex-lawyer

May 26, 2009 at 12:27 PM

London, May 26 (ANI): Michael Jackson splurged almost 4 million pounds on statues of Peter Pan and kids while being laden with debts, claims his former lawyer.

Former publicist sues Michael Jackson

May 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM

London, May 7 (IANS) Pop legend Michael Jackson's former publicist Raymone Bain has sued the singer for 30 million pounds ($45 million).

Records galore for Chapchai on way to SAIL Open title

March 21, 2009 at 7:52 PM

Gurgaon, March 21 (IANS) Chapchai Nirat's flawless final round of five-under 67 was just enough to give him a bagful of records en route to winning the $300,000 SAIL Open golf tournament at the Classic Golf Resort here Saturday.

Chapchai continues record march at SAIL Open golf

March 20, 2009 at 7:45 PM

Gurgaon, March 20 (IANS) Chapchai Nirat continued to pound the course, adding a sizzling seven-under 65 for a sensational 27-under after three rounds in the SAIL Open golf here Friday.

Chapchai shoots stunning 62, takes three-shot lead in SAIL Open

March 18, 2009 at 8:06 PM

Gurgaon, March 18 (IANS) Big-hitting Chapchai Nirat of Thailand made the best of ideal golfing conditions to bring home a course record in the first round of the SAIL Open as the Asian Tour returned to the Classic Golf Resort after eight years. The 25-year-old chubby golfer shot five birdies on either side of the turn to score a flawless 10-under 62 that saw him open up a three-shot lead over four players crowding the second place.

IIM Bangalore grads slog to grab jobs in tough times

March 11, 2009 at 12:07 AM

Bangalore, March 10 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) is relieved now that its outgoing post-graduate programme (PGP) batch of 242 students has secured jobs at an extended campus placement.

Salary packages of IIM-C graduates down 23 percent

March 10, 2009 at 9:17 PM

Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) The global recession has taken its toll on the salary packages of India's new corporate managers, with the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C), seeing a drop of 23 percent in the average salary offered to its fresh graduates.

Slowdown affects placement at IIM, Ahmedabad

March 6, 2009 at 2:58 PM

Ahmedabad, Mar 6 (ANI): Global economic slump affects placement process at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad, which has marked a 25 percent decline in average salaries of students this year.

Lahiri best among Indians at Final Q-School golf tourney

January 14, 2009 at 1:15 PM

Rayong (Thailand), Jan 14 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri brought in an one-under 72 in the first round of the final stage of the Asian Tour's Qualifying School golf presented by Sports Authority of Thailand.

US court agrees to partial sale of Lehman Brothers

December 23, 2008 at 5:41 PM

New York, Dec 23 (DPA) A US bankruptcy court approved the sale of investment bank Lehman Brothers' investment-management division Neuberger Berman, media reports said.

No meltdown in summer placements for IIM-Bangalore interns

November 17, 2008 at 10:51 PM

Bangalore, Nov 17 (IANS) Interns from the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) were up for grabs for summer placements by global firms, especially from the financial sector, spiking fears of global meltdown impacting top Indian business schools.

Swarms of robots may soon revolutionise warehouse business

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Washington, June 29 (ANI): Robots may soon revolutionise the warehouse business across the world, if experts at a US-based company have their way.

Swarms of robots may soon revolutionise warehouse business

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Washington, June 29 (ANI): Robots may soon revolutionise the warehouse business across the world, if experts at a US-based company have their way.

Randhawa climbs atop, shares joint lead with Carolan

February 22, 2008 at 1:01 AM

Local favourite Jyoti Randhawa upped the ante of the game and climbed to the pole position, after losing out top position in round one by a whisker,

Randhawa misses joint top-lead at the doorstep

February 21, 2008 at 1:01 AM

Scotsman Ross Bain and Australian Tony Carolan started off their campaign quite well as they used the tailor-made conditions of the