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Israeli ex PM Olmert sentenced to eight month for graft
25 May 2015
The new sentence comes on top of six years in prison Olmert is already facing for taking bribes related to a controversial Jerusalem housing project while he was mayor
Nobel Laureate, mathematician John Nash, wife, killed in car crash
25 May 2015
Nobel Laureate and renowned mathematician John Nash, 86, and his wife Alicia, 82, were killed in a car accident around 4:30 p.m. Saturday
Coal scam: Naveen Jindal, Madhu Koda, Dasari Narayan Rao among 15 granted bail
22 May 2015
Naveen Jindal and 14 other accused in the coal scam were granted bail on a personal bond of Rs1 lakh each, but were asked not to leave the country
Indian-origin 13-year old invents low-cost Braille printer
16 May 2015
Last year at 12, Shubham Banerjee became the youngest entrepreneur ever to receive venture funding after Intel Capital invested in his startup, Braigo Labs
Seymour Hersh alleges Pak complicity in Osama bin Laden’s killing
12 May 2015
While President Obama might have ordered Osama's neutralisation, the theory that the hunting down of the Al Qaeda chief was an all-American affair was completely cooked up, says Hersh
Jayalalithaa acquitted; set to return as CM
11 May 2015
The Karnataka HC judgement overturning the special court verdict that disqualified her from contesting elections for 10 years — four years in jail and six years thereafter — will alter the political course in Tamil Nadu
ICICI Bank’s KV Kamath to head BRICS’s New Development Bank
11 May 2015
Besides his successful stint at the Asian Development Bank and track record as a development financier, Kamath is also familiar with the economies of the region that include China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand and their growth philosophies
Sahara agrees to pay bail for chief Subrata Roy’s release: report
08 May 2015
The latest move follows several failed attempts by Sahara in the past to raise the bail money through sale or pledging of its overseas hotel properties in London and New York
Cisco names Chuck Robbins as CEO; John Chambers is executive chairman
04 May 2015
Chuck Robbins joined Cisco in 1997 and has moved quickly through the company’s ranks, most recently serving as Cisco’s senior vice president of worldwide operations
Japan honours C N R Rao with its highest civilian award
02 May 2015
The Japanese government will confer Japan's highest civilian award, the `Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’, on distinguished scientist and Bharat Ratana CNR Rao
Modi-Jaitley-Shah regime annoying party, allies: Arun Shourie
02 May 2015
Arun Shourie, disinvestment minister and later communications minister in Atal Behari Vajpyee's government has delivered a scathing critique of the Modi government's performance so far
Xiaomi bolsters India plans with strategic investment by Ratan Tata
27 Apr 2015
Xiaomi, which clocked one million sales within its first five months of operations, is also keen to set up an R&D centre in India as it aims to become the top handset maker in the country within five years
Diageo wants Mallya out of USL board over alleged `improprieties’
25 Apr 2015
Mallya refused to quit the USL board saying that the PwC report related to transactions entered into by USL between 2010 and 2012, which have been duly reflected in the audited accounts of USL and duly approved by the then directors of USL and its shareholders
Diageo wants Mallya out of USL board over alleged `improprieties’
25 Apr 2015
Mallya refused to quit the USL board saying that the PwC report related to transactions entered into by USL between 2010 and 2012, which have been duly reflected in the audited accounts of USL and duly approved by the then directors of USL and its shareholders
NDTV’s Prannoy Roy to be honoured with Redink Award for lifetime achievement
24 Apr 2015
Prannoy Roy, executive co-chairman of NDTV Group, has been awarded the Mumbai Press Club `RedInk Award 2015’ for lifetime achievement of excellence in journalism
Vivek Murthy takes charge as US Surgeon General
23 Apr 2015
Vivek Murthy, 37, who is currently the highest-ranking Indian-American in the Obama administration, is also the youngest-ever to take reins of the country’s public health administration