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CBI raids premises of `graft-happy’ Army general
04 May 2013
Intel names seasoned insider Brian Krzanich new chief
03 May 2013
Brian Krzanich, 52, who currently serves as COO, will succeed Paul S Otellini on 16 May, when he takes charge as the sixth CEO of the world's top chip maker
Sarabjit Singh dies; sister blasts governments for inaction
02 May 2013
Dalbir Kaur, sister of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh who languished in a Pakistani jail for 23 years despite being wrongly convicted of espionage, says her late brother got no help from either Pakistan or India
Sajjan Kumar acquitted in Delhi riots case; judge greeted with shoe
30 Apr 2013
The verdict caused such strong resentment among the various Sikh groups that someone in the court hurled a shoe at district judge J R Aryan after he pronounced the verdict
Musharraf's remand extended beyond 11 May election date
30 Apr 2013
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s bid to re-enter politics through the democratic route is increasingly proving an embarrassment than a triumphant comeback
Partho Dasgupta becomes NEC's first Indian MD
30 Apr 2013
Sarabjit Singh in deep coma; Pak grants visa to 4 family members
27 Apr 2013
Singh, currently on death row in a Lahore jail, suffered head injury after four to six fellow prisoners attacked him with bricks and iron rods
Coffee with Apple chief Tim Cook going for $180,000
26 Apr 2013
Apple CEO Tim Cook resoundingly beat a number of other celebrities like director Francis Ford Coppola,actor Robert DeNiro, music producer Quincy Jones and comedian Robin Williams, in raising funds during a charity auction
SSTL names Dmitry Shukov president and CEO
25 Apr 2013
Broadcasters lament death of former Chief Justice J S Verma
23 Apr 2013
Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, the first chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority, passed away after a brief illness yesterday
Russia’s Alisher Usmanov topples L N Mittal as No.1 in Times Rich List
22 Apr 2013
Russia's richest man, Uzbek-born Alisher Usmanov, has seen his wealth rise £985 million in the past year
Maths wizard Shakuntala Devi is no more
22 Apr 2013
Mathematical wizard and astrologer Shakuntala Devi, popularly known as ‘human computer’, died at a hospital in Bangalore on Sunday
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to appear before French court
19 Apr 2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is due to appear before a special court looking into cases of ministerial misconduct
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to appear before French court
19 Apr 2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is due to appear before a special court looking into cases of ministerial misconduct
Musharraf surrenders, remanded in temporary house arrest
19 Apr 2013
A Pakistan magistrate put former military ruler Pervez Musharraf under two days’ house arrest today, a day after his bail extension plea was cancelled by the Islamabad High Court