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Patanjali CEO Balakrishna ahead of Ruias, Nusli Wadia in rich list
14 Sep 2016
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is only the face of Patanjali, the fastest growing FMCG brand in the country, as 94 per cent of the brand is owned by its chief executive Acharya Balakrishna
Lagarde to face trial for negligence as court rejects appeal
14 Sep 2016
Lagarde has not been accused of profiting from the Tapie case, the issue is whether she gave him preferential treatment
UK ex-PM David Cameron resigns from House of Commons
13 Sep 2016
Having triggered Britain’s exit from the EU through June’s Brexit referendum, Cameron said he had hoped to continue in parliament as a backbencher but has since decided such a role would be untenable
Trump camp to keep mum over Hillary’s Ground Zero collapse
12 Sep 2016
Republicans have sought to raise questions about Hillari Clinton’s fitness for office, particularly following a concussion in 2012 that resulted in a blood clot and last weekend’s collapse at the 9/11 memorial
Raghuram Rajan justifies his FCNR act as he bids adieu to RBI
06 Sep 2016
The FCNR(B) scheme drew in $26 billion, more than anticipated, but, for the RBI, its cost could be huge, when the rupee falls against the dollar – every 1 rupee rise in the dollar-rupee rate would costs us Rs40,000 crore more in import costs
Urjit Patel suceeds Raghuram Rajan as RBI governor
06 Sep 2016
Governor Urjit Patel has several publications in Indian macroeconomics, monetary policy, public finance, Indian financial sector, international trade, and regulatory economics
Urjit Patel suceeds Raghuram Rajan as RBI governor
06 Sep 2016
Governor Urjit Patel has several publications in Indian macroeconomics, monetary policy, public finance, Indian financial sector, international trade, and regulatory economics
Thousands mourn Islam Karimov as Uzbek strongman’s body laid to rest
03 Sep 2016
With no obvious successor, Karimov's death could trigger an upsurge in Islamist violence in Uzbekistan, posing a threat to the United States, which is trying to contain the insurgency in Afghanistan as also to Russia and China
Would have stayed longer, but agreement proved elusive: Rajan
02 Sep 2016
The former chief economist of the IMF said he wanted a second term at the central bank to complete his unfinished task "but just didn't reach an agreement" with the government on it
Would have stayed longer, but agreement proved elusive: Rajan
02 Sep 2016
The former chief economist of the IMF said he wanted a second term at the central bank to complete his unfinished task "but just didn't reach an agreement" with the government on it
Trump reiterates ultra-hard line on immigrants, Mexican wall
01 Sep 2016
Hopes that Republican candidate Donald Trump may be softening his line on immigrants and his proposed Mexican wall were belied on Wednesday night, when he sounded more hard-line than ever
Brazil's Rousseff voted out, Michel Temer sworn in as new President
01 Sep 2016
The Brazilian Senate voted 42-36 to allow Rousseff to retain the right to hold public office - a departure from the country's law that bars a dismissed president from holding any government job for eight years
Bangla SC upholds death for tycoon Mir Quasem Ali over war crimes
30 Aug 2016
Bangladeshi tycoon Mir Quasem Ali who was a chief financier for Bangladesh's largest Islamist party could be executed in days after losing his final appeal today against a death sentence for 1971 war crimes
Ratan Tata, Vijay Kelkar and Nandan Nilekani in microfinance alliance
29 Aug 2016
Avanti Finance, the joint venture, hopes to provide access to credit at an affordable cost, leveraging on Tata trusts’ legacy and reach
Laptop pioneer John Ellenby dies aged 75
29 Aug 2016
John Ellenby's compact computer Compass, the precursor of today's lightweight computing devices, arrived two years before Steve Jobs' Macintosh