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Rajat Gupta: Done in by his own greed and envy
16 Jun 2012
With the conviction of Rajat Gupta, former managing director of McKinsey & Co and independent director on the boards of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble, for insider trading and securities fraud, a spectacularly successful career has come to a tragic end. It is yet another example of how greed and envy can get the better of even the most brilliant minds. By Vivek Sharma
Pranab Mukherjee is UPA nominee for President
15 Jun 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to take charge of the finance ministry after Mukherjee steps down as finance minister by 24 June
Government is headless, says Azim Premji
13 Jun 2012
Government is headless, says Azim Premji
13 Jun 2012
Insider trading: Goldman’s Gupta may conduct own defence
09 Jun 2012
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc board member Rajat Gupta's decision, while relatively rare, is not unprecedented in high profile white-collar crime trials
Chidambaram to face trial in election case
07 Jun 2012
Home minister P. Chidambaram suffered a setback on Thursday after the Madras High Court refused to dismiss a petition challenging his parliamentary election in 2009
Gupta was privy to secrets: Goldman chief
05 Jun 2012
Gupta protégé testifies in New York court
02 Jun 2012
Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life imprisonment
02 Jun 2012
A criminal court in Cairo on Saturday sentenced Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters last year
Shanghvi steps down as Sun Pharma chairman; Israel Makov to take over
30 May 2012
Dilip Shanghvi, who will continue to be the managing director, is stepping down as chairman in favour of former chief executive of Israel's Teva Pharma, Israel Markov
Graft case: Jagan remanded in 14-day judicial custody
28 May 2012
A special CBI court in Hyderabad remanded YSR Congress head Jaganmohan Reddy to judicial custody
Ex-Galleon portfolio manager testifies against Rajat Gupta
26 May 2012
Michael Cardillo, a former fund manager at Gallion, said he had learned from Raj Rajaratnam’s brother R K Rajaratnam that the P&G stock was all hype without much substance
Businessmen get bail in 2G spectrum scam
26 May 2012
Gina Rinehart triples wealth after mining deals, named world’s richest woman
24 May 2012
If the resources boom were to continue, Rinehart's wealth could rise to $100 billion, which would make her the richest person in the world
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