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Cairn India CEO & MD Rahul Dhir quits to pursue entrepreneurial interests
09 Aug 2012
Rahul Dhir is the sixth top level executive of Cairn India to quit the company after talks of its takeover by Vedanta Group emerged in August 2010
Anand Mahindra crowned chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra
08 Aug 2012
Anand Mahindra assumes the chair at a time when the company has posted a 20 per cent jump in quarterly net profit at Rs726 crore
Anand Mahindra crowned chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra
08 Aug 2012
Anand Mahindra assumes the chair at a time when the company has posted a 20 per cent jump in quarterly net profit at Rs726 crore
Hamid Ansari elected again as vice president
07 Aug 2012
Ansari got 490 votes against the 238 votes polled by NDA candidate Jaswant Singh
Gu Kilai to face trial on 9 August
03 Aug 2012
Team Anna accepts defeat, embraces politics
03 Aug 2012
Hazare and his supporters said an unresponsive government forced them to go the political way
Sushilkumar Shinde takes over as leader of house
03 Aug 2012
Ramdev raises team Anna hackles
30 Jul 2012
Crowds swell at Delhi venue as Hazare begins fast
30 Jul 2012
Crowds at Anna Hazare’s protest site, Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, swelled considerably on Sunday as the 75-year-old began his indefinite fast – his third over the period of a year – for a central corruption watchdog
Mystery woman leads Indian contingent!
28 Jul 2012
Tami Nadu development activist Kulandei Francis wins Ramon Magsasay award
26 Jul 2012
Kulandei Francis, 65, was recognised for "his visionary zeal, his profound faith in community energies, and his sustained programmes in pursuing the holistic economic empowerment of thousands of women and their families in rural India"
Pranab Mukherjee sworn in as 13th President of India
25 Jul 2012
Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was today sworn in as the 13th President of India by Justice S H Kapadia Chief Justice of India.
Pranab Mukherjee elected 13 th president of India
23 Jul 2012
Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, 76, was yesterday elected the 13th president of India, in a contest the outcome of which was a foregone conclusion
Pranab Mukherjee all set to assume Presidency
19 Jul 2012
With entire UPA behind him and with support from the Left, SP, JD-U and the RJD, Pranab Mukherjee has a clear edge over his opponent P A Sangma
Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna passes away
18 Jul 2012
His era initiated the wave of superstardom in the Indian film industry, a concept that was unknown till then