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2G: CBI indicts Raja’s legal advisor in third charge-sheet
14 Dec 2011
The CBI wants departmental action against former telecom minister A Raja's legal advisor for allegedly suppressing facts in the case of Loop Telecom and the shareholding of Essar in it
Activision’s video game ‘Call of Duty’ grosses in $1-bn in 16 days
13 Dec 2011
While it took director James Cameron's film Avatar 17 days to gross $1 billion at the box office, video game `Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' made it in 16 days
Bharti Airtel, Tata Communications told to pay Rs5 crore penalty each to DoT in interim TDSAT order
13 Dec 2011
Bharti Airtel, Tata Communications told to pay Rs5 crore penalty each to DoT in interim TDSAT order
13 Dec 2011
Nimbus run out by BCCI; may appeal for no-ball
13 Dec 2011
AMRI conflagration remains a mystery as investigators seek evidence in basement
12 Dec 2011
The cause of the fire that led to the death of 94 persons, including scores of patients at Kolkata’s AMRI on Friday, remains a mystery as forensic experts have been unable to find much evidence
HPCL in talks for Syrian crude
10 Dec 2011
Government denies Chidambaram had any role in 2G allocation
10 Dec 2011
Coming strongly in support of home minister P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal today attacked the opposition for attempting to "foist" culpability on the home minister in the 2G scam, making parliamentary democracy dysfunctional
Australia approves NMDC's 50-% stake acquisition in Legacy Iron Ore
10 Dec 2011
NMDC, India's largest iron ore producer, is close to making its first overseas deal after its proposed acquisition of a 50-per cent stake in Australia's Legacy Iron Ore was approved by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board
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