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Boot him out! Man throws shoe at Musharraf in Karachi
30 Mar 2013
A footwear-thrower in Karachi has shown that the people of India and Pakistan are closer knit than their politicians want to believe.
Nokia's emerging markets head D Shivakumar quits
28 Mar 2013
U R Rao inducted into `Satellite Hall of Fame’
28 Mar 2013
America now welcomes a ‘very dynamic’ Narendra Modi
28 Mar 2013
US Congressman Aaron Schock, however, refused to say the invitation meant a change of stance at the US State Department
Kejriwal begins fast against Delhi’s `inflated’ utility bills
23 Mar 2013
Kejriwal said the price of electricity and water has been increased in Delhi only because of corruption and this has made the lives of the common man miserable
Maharashtra governor can free Sanjay Dutt: Katju
22 Mar 2013
Sabeer Bhatia’s Jaxtr launches global SIM
22 Mar 2013
In addition to calling, texting and browsing, advanced features such as voicemail, voicemail to email and SMS forwarding are included at no additional charge
India losing out on internet revolution, warns Google chief
21 Mar 2013
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has warned that lack of infrastructure and adequate technology mean that India was in very real danger of missing the internet revolution completely
India losing out on internet revolution, warns Google chief
21 Mar 2013
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has warned that lack of infrastructure and adequate technology mean that India was in very real danger of missing the internet revolution completely
Blasts case: Sanjay Dutt gets five years; Yakub Memon to hang
21 Mar 2013
While upholding the conviction of Sanjay Dutt for possessing illegal arms, India’s apex court today also upheld the life terms on 17 others in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, and said they must spend the rest of their lives in jail
New Chinese Premier Li assures Indian PM of seeking closer ties
16 Mar 2013
Hours after his official appointment, China’s new Premier Li Keqiang told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that Beijing would like to take strategic cooperation and partnership with New Delhi to a "new stage
DRL founder-chairman Anji Reddy passes away
15 Mar 2013
Dr Anji Reddy made significant contribution to making Indian pharmaceutical products globally competitive and making medicines affordable to the common man
DRL founder-chairman Anji Reddy passes away
15 Mar 2013
Dr Anji Reddy made significant contribution to making Indian pharmaceutical products globally competitive and making medicines affordable to the common man
Return to 8 % GDP growth unlikely, says Ratan Tata
15 Mar 2013
He attributed the current slackness of the economy to the tight money regime and the various scams that have affected business sentiment
Return to 8 % GDP growth unlikely, says Ratan Tata
15 Mar 2013
He attributed the current slackness of the economy to the tight money regime and the various scams that have affected business sentiment
On Day One, Pope Francis slips into basilica for private prayers
14 Mar 2013
The former archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who has assumed the name of Pope Francis is the 266th pope, and has kept out of the Vatican’s power politics
Xi Jinping formally appointed China’s president
14 Mar 2013
Though Xi had been officially elected for a five-year term, barring extraordinary events the 59-year-old would go on to hold the position for a decade.
Ericsson appoints new head of region, India
14 Mar 2013
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