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Stephen Hawking passes on at 76; PM, President mourn death
14 Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who overcame a devastating neurological disease to probe the greatest mysteries of the cosmos from his wheelchair and become a globally celebrated symbol of the power of the human mind, is dead
Xi Jinping effectively makes himself President of China for life
12 Mar 2018
China's rubber-stamp parliament, meeting in the Great Hall of the People for an annual session, made Xi the most powerful leader since Mao Zedong by scrapping term limits that would have forced him to step down after 2023
Karti Chidambaram’s CBI custody extended by 3 days
10 Mar 2018
In a breather for Karti Chidambaram earlier on Friday, the Delhi High Court granted him interim protection from arrest in the INX Media case, as a result of which he cannot be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate till 20 March in the case
Netflix in talks with Obamas for show series
09 Mar 2018
Former President Obama and wife Michelle are said to be in advanced talks with the streaming service Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows
Travis Kalanick launches new venture fund ‘10,100’, to focus on India, China
08 Mar 2018
Ousted from Uber last year, Travis Kalanick has launched a new venture investment fund called Ten one Hundred or 10100, a large part of which will be devoted to backing Indian startups
Travis Kalanick launches new venture fund ‘10,100’, to focus on India, China
08 Mar 2018
Ousted from Uber last year, Travis Kalanick has launched a new venture investment fund called Ten one Hundred or 10100, a large part of which will be devoted to backing Indian startups
Hawking explains nothing existed at singularity
05 Mar 2018
Hawking explains nothing existed at singularity
05 Mar 2018
Man held for Gauri Lankesh murder; strong links with Kalburgi, Pansare killings
03 Mar 2018
K T Naveen Kumar, remanded over the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, is linked with the Hindu Yuya Sena, and the bullets used match those in the killings of other anti-right wing thinkers M M Kalburgi and Govind Pansare
Karti Chidambaram arrested in INX Media money laundering case
28 Feb 2018
The INX Media case has been alive since January 2008 when the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) flagged the foreign direct investment of over Rs305 crore by three Mauritius-based companies in INX Media Pvt Ltd
Nirav Modi seeks bankruptcy cover as PNB fraud mounts to Rs12,636 cr
28 Feb 2018
Nirav Modi's Firestar Diamond has filed for bankruptcy protection in US even as Punjab National Bank informed the CBI of another fraud Rs1,251 crore involving Gitanjali Gems
Steve Wozniak blasts Indian education, says creativity not rewarded
27 Feb 2018
Steve Wozniak, the techno wiz and co-founder of Apple, says in an interview that the fears of Artificial Intelligence posing a threat to humans are exaggerated. He also says Indians lack creativity, and an Infosys can never become a Google or a Facebook
Anand Mahindra floats idea to revive Mumbai’s iconic Rhythm House
27 Feb 2018
The defunct but iconic music store is among the properties of absconding businessman Nirav Modi attached by the ED. Mahindra’s idea of crowdsourcing its revival has met with positive response
Delhi HC attaches Ranbaxy promoters’ assets to enforce Daiichi award
26 Feb 2018
The court issued warrants of attachment on the assets of Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh, including shares, moveable and immovable property, art as well as debts owed to Oscar Investments and RHC Holding besides asking the Singh brothers to disclose all their assets
T S R Subramanian, India’s tallest bureaucrat, passes away
26 Feb 2018
Former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian, considered one of India’s most upright and outstanding bureaucrats, died today. His cremation will take place at the Lodhi Road crematorium at 5.30 pm
Trudeau admits invitation to Khalistani for his reception was wrong
22 Feb 2018
The Canadian mission was forced to rescind an invitation to Khalistani separatist Jaspal Atwal to a dinner-reception celebrating Canada-India ties during the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Kamal Haasan launches ‘Makkal Needhi Maiam’ with Kejriwal on dias
22 Feb 2018
Southern cinestar Kamal Haasan says his party has no left or right leanings and has no affiliation with any other political party but only thinks of people and their welfare, even as he indicated interest in leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Chandrababu Naidu