BANGALORE - Beleaguered Satyam Computer Services postponed its board meeting, convened Monday (Dec 29) to discuss a proposal for buy-back of shares by promoters, to Jan 10, the IT bellwether said Sunday.

LONDON - Teen starlet Miley Cyrus' new version of Christmas classic 'Little drummer boy' has become an instant hit on the Internet.

NEW DELHI - Financial services, information technology, consumer goods, retail and real estate sectors have witnessed the maximum decline in the creation of new jobs because of the economic slowdown, a leading business chamber has said.

BANGALORE - After nearly a decade of uninterrupted boom, the Indian information technology industry finds the road ahead bumpy as 2008 draws to a close, with the global meltdown and financial turmoil in the US and other rich countries catching the otherwise resilient sector off-guard.

WASHINGTON - Influential political scientist and former Harvard professor Samuel Phillips Huntington has died aged 81, the university reported on its website.