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Nelson Mandela passes away
06 Dec 2013
Mandela, who ushered in a multi-racial democracy in South Africa replacing the whites-only rule, was the face of black resistance
‘Cheapest car’ tag for Nano a mistake: Ratan Tata
30 Nov 2013
Ratan Tata yesterday told a news channel that tagging the Nano as the ‘cheapest’ had been a mistake
Berlusconi booted out of Italian house; can’t hold office for 6 yrs
28 Nov 2013
The Italian Senate has expelled three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his conviction for tax fraud
Neeraj Sahai appointed president as S&P fights lawsuit over ratings fraud
28 Nov 2013
Neeraj Sahai is the second person of Indian origin to take over the reins of S&P after Deven Sharma who quit in 2011 after a controversial downgrade of the US from its `AAA’ rating
Neeraj Sahai appointed president as S&P fights lawsuit over ratings fraud
28 Nov 2013
Neeraj Sahai is the second person of Indian origin to take over the reins of S&P after Deven Sharma who quit in 2011 after a controversial downgrade of the US from its `AAA’ rating
Nepal on brink again as Maoist Prachanda sees poll rout
22 Nov 2013
Maoist supremo Prachanda himself lost to Nepali Congress candidate Rajan K C from Kathmandu-10 constituency, and was trailing in Siraha-5
Plot to malign me and Arvind Kejriwal, says Anna Hazare
20 Nov 2013
Hazare said he had never doubted Kejriwal’s bona fides and that he would write to him again
Nobel-winning writer Doris Lessing dead
19 Nov 2013
Pakistan to put Musharraf on trial for high treason
18 Nov 2013
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government has announced that it will put Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on trial for high treason for suspending the constitution while in power