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SpiceJet founder Ajay Singh rumoured in talks to bail out airline
18 Dec 2014
Ajay Singh, the man who launched SpiceJet in 2005, along with London-based Bhulo Kansagra, may come back to bail out the troubled carrier following a meeting with aviation ministry officials on Wednesday evening
Malala, Satyarthi stand together for child rights at Nobel ceremony
11 Dec 2014
At probably the most highly-attended Nobel ceremony ever, both Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai and Indian Kailash Satyarthi used the platform to push their child rights agenda
Legendary jurist VR Krishna Iyer dies at 100
05 Dec 2014
Justice Iyer, who is often referred to as the "man who triggered the Emergency" by his refusal to stay unconditionally the Allahabad High Court verdict holding then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractices, was also among the more humane faces of India’s Supreme Court
Anil Kumar Sinha takes over as CBI director
03 Dec 2014
Amid lawsuits, Steve Jobs may yet prove to be worm in Apple
By By Jagdeep Worah | 02 Dec 2014
As Apple is set to go to trial in the third major anti-trust lawsuit since Steve Jobs died, his emails could make him an exceptional witness against his own company. By Jagdeep Worah
UK PM Cameron wants EU support on migrant benefit curbs
29 Nov 2014
UK prime minister David Cameron says lower EU migration would be a priority in future negotiations on the UK's membership to the EU
Murli Deora, Congress MP and former union minister, passes away
24 Nov 2014
An avid bridge player, Deora was also a bridge between the Congress party and Mumbai's corporate world
Barack Obama to be India’s Republic Day Guest
21 Nov 2014
Saradha scam: CBI arrests another Trinamool MP, Srinjoy Bose
21 Nov 2014
He is the second Trinamool leader to be arrested by the CBI in the scam after the arrest of Trinamool leader and former director general of State Armed Police Rajat Majumdar
CSIR's Srivari Chandrashekhar wins Infosys prize for drug research
17 Nov 2014
Dr Srivari Chandrasekhar from the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research has prepared important drug molecules such as bedaquiline for multi-drug resistant TB, galantamine for Alzheimer's disease, sertraline for treatment of depression, nebivolol for hypertension, among others
8-yr-old prodigy to lecture Indian ministers, cops on cyber security
13 Nov 2014
In his address at the summit on 14 November, the US-based Reuben Paul will highlight and demonstrate the need for developing cyber security skills in the current generation
Ex Xstrata chief Mick Davis keen to bid for Anglo American’s Chilean copper mines
10 Nov 2014
Mick Davis, who transformed Xstrata into a mining giant through aggressive acquisitions, launched mining company X2 earlier this year after he left Xstrata following its acquisition by Glencore last year
Ex Xstrata chief Mick Davis keen to bid for Anglo American’s Chilean copper mines
10 Nov 2014
Mick Davis, who transformed Xstrata into a mining giant through aggressive acquisitions, launched mining company X2 earlier this year after he left Xstrata following its acquisition by Glencore last year