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Sharad Pawar quits as head of ministers' group on telecom
02 Jul 2012
Pawar wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh citing earlier attempts to drag him into the controversy surrounding the allocation of 2G spectrum to recuse himself from heading the EGoM
Ratan Tata chairs his last TCS AGM
30 Jun 2012
RatanTata will hand over the reins of the Tata Group to Cyrus Mistry by the end of this year
Mohamed Mursi becomes Egypt's first elected president
25 Jun 2012
Egypt's first elected president Mohamed Mursi can select his own cabinet, but the legislative powers remain vested with the army
Kolkata’s Dibyendu Nandi wins US science prize
23 Jun 2012
L N Mittal blames government for policy inaction
21 Jun 2012
L N Mittal says policy inaction on industrialisation was potentially condemning millions to poverty
Assange flees to Ecuadorian embassy, seeks asylum
20 Jun 2012
In a dramatic development, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has fled into the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he cannot be touched by UK authorities, and has sought asylum in that country
Saudi crown prince Nayef dies
16 Jun 2012
Rajat Gupta found guilty of insider trading
16 Jun 2012
Gupta was found guilty on four counts out of six charges of insider trading, and will be sentenced on 18 October
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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