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Delhi gang-rape victim dies at Singapore hospital, body being flown in
29 Dec 2012
The 23-year-old physio-therapy student, who was raped, brutally assaulted and thrown out of a running bus in New Delhi, died following multi-organ failure early on Saturday morning
Economic downturn a `passing phase’: Ratan Tata
29 Dec 2012
Ratan Tata asked group companies to reinvent themselves as he handed over the baton to 44-year-old Cyrus Mistry
Bengal legislator equates CM with a whore
28 Dec 2012
Amid the continuing outrage over the Delhi bus rape case, Left MLA puts foot right in mouth
Ratan Tata to retire, Cyrus Mistry to take over
28 Dec 2012
Tata, who turns 75 today, is handing over the reins of the group to 44-year-old Cyrus Mistry, who was chosen his successor in 2011 and formally appointed chairman earlier in December
Narendra Modi takes over as Gujarat CM for the fourth time
26 Dec 2012
`A memorable day’, Modi tweeted after the swearing-in, adding `I assure we will live up to the faith people have reposed in us’
Yen dips to 20-month low as Abe vows easy money policy
26 Dec 2012
Abe, who is being sworn in as premier, has reiterated his decision to tame the strong yen to help revive Japan's economy
Rape protest: ire justified, violence not, says PM
24 Dec 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today finally broke his silence on the angry protests over the brutal 17 December rape of a young woman on a moving bus, appealing for peace
`India could be the rape capital of the world'
22 Dec 2012
Capital rape: protests across India; Delhi cops get tough
22 Dec 2012
Outrage swells over the brutal rape of a young woman on a bus in the national capital
Time appoints first woman editor-in-chief
22 Dec 2012
Sen John Kerry to replace Clinton as US secretary of state
22 Dec 2012
Barack Obama on Friday nominated Senator John Kerry as his next secretary of state, replacing Hilary Rodham Clinton.
Digvijay gets bail in Gadkari defamation case
21 Dec 2012
Bill Gates becomes Canadian National Rail's largest shareholder with 12 % stake
13 Dec 2012
US billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has boosted his stake in Canadian National Railway Co to approximately 12 per cent, worth around $4.7 billion
Bill Gates becomes Canadian National Rail's largest shareholder with 12 % stake
13 Dec 2012
US billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has boosted his stake in Canadian National Railway Co to approximately 12 per cent, worth around $4.7 billion
Pt Ravi Shankar passes away at 92; India loses 'national treasure'
12 Dec 2012
Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, 92, who defined classical Hindustani music for a global audience, died on Tuesday at a hospital in La Jolla, California
Sandip Sen appointed interim CEO of Aegis Ltd
11 Dec 2012
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