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Sanjay Dutt gets ‘final extension’ of one month to surrender
17 Apr 2013
The Supreme Court today granted Bollywood star four more weeks to surrender and undergo the rest of his five-year jail term
Industrialist R P Goenka passes away
15 Apr 2013
Rama Prasad Goenka, one of the old guards of Indian industry who made his mark across a spectrum of businesses from music to tyre, died early on Sunday at his residence
Dada Saheb Phalke award for Pran
12 Apr 2013
Anti-Sikh riots: court orders reopening of case against Tytler
10 Apr 2013
An Additional sessions court has set aside the order of a magistrate’s court which accepted theCBI’s closure report giving a clean chit to controversial politician Jagdish Tytler
UK’s ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher dead
08 Apr 2013
Britain’s only woman prime minister Margaret Thatcher was instrumental in transforming the UK economy, and is now considered the country’s greatest leader since Churchill
Arvind Kejriwal ends fast, leaves issues to elections
06 Apr 2013
More than the number of people who voted for chief minister Sheila Dikshit are now asking her to reduce the rates for electricity and water, he pointed out
`Kris’ Gopalakrishnan is the new CII president
05 Apr 2013
Recession: Obama takes pay cut, but most other politicos demur
05 Apr 2013
Following austerity measures in the US budget which have hit Federal employees, the US President has renounced 5 per cent of his $400,000 a year salary as a solidarity gesture
Rahul Gandhi seeks industry intervention for inclusive growth
04 Apr 2013
There are no issues between the centre and states, but the real issue is between people whose voices are being heard and those who have been denied any role in the political process, Gandhi said
Protests mount in Kolkata over student leader’s death
04 Apr 2013
Autopsy report showed strong evidence that the Left-wing student leader was beaten up fatally even as chief minister Mamata Banerjee sticked to the official version that he banged his head against a lamp-post
Julian Assange’s bid for Australian Senate gathers pace
03 Apr 2013
Even if the bid is successful it would not bring Assange any legal protection from extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over sexual assault allegations.
Queen gets a £5-mn pay hike
03 Apr 2013
Queen Elizabeth II, who has long been complaining that she is too starved of funds to afford the upkeep of Buckingham Palace, has been granted a hike of £5 million in the funds she receives from the taxpayer
Rajan Mittal appointed as President of ICC India
01 Apr 2013
Rajan Mittal appointed as President of ICC India
01 Apr 2013
Study claims William Shakespeare was a tax dodger
01 Apr 2013
A new study finds the bard’s deeds, like dodging taxes and blackmarketing in foodgrains, did not quite match his stirring words
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