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Genpact to acquire US-based Rightpoint

9:08 pm October 15, 2019

New Delhi: Business process management firm Genpact on Tuesday said it will acquire Chicago-based Rightpoint for an undisclosed amount. The deal is designed to bring experience and process innovation together to help clients drive end-to-end digital transformation and win in the growing experience economy, a statement said. Rightpoint’s co-founder Ross Freedman will continue as CEO […]

Unbeaten Dallas faces test against Saints

10:06 pm September 28, 2019

With the Dallas Cowboys at 3-0, their fans are beginning to see America’s Team as a team of destiny. Hold on: The combined records of the three opponents they vanquished is 1-8. Sunday night comes a true test for Dallas when it visits New Orleans. Yes, even without Drew Brees (thumb surgery), the Saints are […]

Teachers in Chicago inch closer to possible strike

9:24 pm September 15, 2019

CHICAGO: Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district are inching closer to a strike that could happen as early as next month. After rejecting the district’s latest offer, Chicago educators are back at the bargaining table negotiating issues including pay, staffing shortages and class size. The dispute follows teacher strikes this year over similar issues […]

bin Laden son Hamza bin Laden killed in US operation: White House

9:28 pm September 14, 2019

WASHINGTON: The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in a U.S. counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. A statement issued in President Donald Trump’s name gave no further details, such as when Hamza […]

US to disclose name of Saudi citizen sought by 9/11 victims

3:27 am September 13, 2019

WASHINGTON: The US said on Thursday that it will disclose the name of a Saudi citizen sought by lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks who want to link the kingdom to the terrorist plot. Attorney General William Barr had the option of invoking a “state secrets” privilege to withhold the release of the […]