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Intel names seasoned insider Brian Krzanich new chief
03 May 2013
Brian Krzanich, 52, who currently serves as COO, will succeed Paul S Otellini on 16 May, when he takes charge as the sixth CEO of the world's top chip maker
Sarabjit Singh dies; sister blasts governments for inaction
02 May 2013
Dalbir Kaur, sister of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh who languished in a Pakistani jail for 23 years despite being wrongly convicted of espionage, says her late brother got no help from either Pakistan or India
Sajjan Kumar acquitted in Delhi riots case; judge greeted with shoe
30 Apr 2013
The verdict caused such strong resentment among the various Sikh groups that someone in the court hurled a shoe at district judge J R Aryan after he pronounced the verdict
Musharraf's remand extended beyond 11 May election date
30 Apr 2013
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s bid to re-enter politics through the democratic route is increasingly proving an embarrassment than a triumphant comeback
Partho Dasgupta becomes NEC's first Indian MD
30 Apr 2013
Sarabjit Singh in deep coma; Pak grants visa to 4 family members
27 Apr 2013
Singh, currently on death row in a Lahore jail, suffered head injury after four to six fellow prisoners attacked him with bricks and iron rods
Coffee with Apple chief Tim Cook going for $180,000
26 Apr 2013
Apple CEO Tim Cook resoundingly beat a number of other celebrities like director Francis Ford Coppola,actor Robert DeNiro, music producer Quincy Jones and comedian Robin Williams, in raising funds during a charity auction
SSTL names Dmitry Shukov president and CEO
25 Apr 2013
Broadcasters lament death of former Chief Justice J S Verma
23 Apr 2013
Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, the first chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority, passed away after a brief illness yesterday
Russia’s Alisher Usmanov topples L N Mittal as No.1 in Times Rich List
22 Apr 2013
Russia's richest man, Uzbek-born Alisher Usmanov, has seen his wealth rise £985 million in the past year
Maths wizard Shakuntala Devi is no more
22 Apr 2013
Mathematical wizard and astrologer Shakuntala Devi, popularly known as ‘human computer’, died at a hospital in Bangalore on Sunday
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to appear before French court
19 Apr 2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is due to appear before a special court looking into cases of ministerial misconduct
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to appear before French court
19 Apr 2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is due to appear before a special court looking into cases of ministerial misconduct
Musharraf surrenders, remanded in temporary house arrest
19 Apr 2013
A Pakistan magistrate put former military ruler Pervez Musharraf under two days’ house arrest today, a day after his bail extension plea was cancelled by the Islamabad High Court
Pak ex-prez Musharraf escapes after arrest order
18 Apr 2013
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's security commandos rushed the former president out of the Islamabad High Court, which ordered his immediate arrest, rejecting his application for extension of bail
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