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Last woman standing: Theresa May to be UK’s next PM
12 Jul 2016
Theresa May is set to take over from David Cameron as prime minister after her only rival Adrea Leadsom pulled out, which means that all the key Brexit campaigners are now out of frontline politics
Pakistan’s ‘Father Teresa’ Abdul Sattar Edhi dead
12 Jul 2016
Although offered generously, Abdul Sattar Edhi never accepted financial assistance from any government in the world or donor agencies like UN, US AID or the World Bank
Capt Radhika Menon is first woman to receive IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
11 Jul 2016
The first woman to receive the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, Captain Radhika Menon is also the first woman captain in the Indian Merchant Navy
HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia
11 Jul 2016
Aditya Puri, chief executive and managing director of India’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank, has been named the best banking CEO in Asia
HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia
11 Jul 2016
Aditya Puri, chief executive and managing director of India’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank, has been named the best banking CEO in Asia
Goldman Sachs hires former EC president Barroso as non-executive chairman
09 Jul 2016
Goldman Sachs and other US investment banks are seen to the especially vulnerable to Brexit as they had relied on the EU's "passporting" regime that allowed them to offer services across the bloc with most of the staff and operations based in the UK
Sanjay Gupta named CMD of Konkan Railway
09 Jul 2016
Sanjay Gupta named CMD of Konkan Railway
09 Jul 2016
Blair less than contrite after adverse report on Iraq war
07 Jul 2016
Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led Britain into war in Iraq in 2003, launched a defence of his legacy following the publication of the highly critical Chilcot report into the war
Blair less than contrite after adverse report on Iraq war
07 Jul 2016
Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led Britain into war in Iraq in 2003, launched a defence of his legacy following the publication of the highly critical Chilcot report into the war
UK political turmoil deepens as UKIP’s Farage quits
05 Jul 2016
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party and a key Brexit campaigner, said he was stepping down even as Labour ousted its leader Jeremy Corbyn and the leadership of the Conservatives remained wide open
Boris Johnson out of UK PM race as Gove steps in
01 Jul 2016
While there are some dark horses, the race for leadership of the British Conservative Party, and the prime minister’s post, now seems mainly between Michael Gove and Theresa May