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James Murdoch quits as chairman of BSkyB
04 Apr 2012
Madhu Kannan quits BSE to join as group head at Tata Sons
03 Apr 2012
Kannan, 38, chief executive officer of BSE, will join Tata Sons as group head, business development, reporting to deputy chairman Cyrus P Mistry
India should have predictable tax system: chancellor Osborne
03 Apr 2012
Speaking exclusively to CNBC-TV18, UK chancellor George Osborne says India should have a predictable tax system but added he is not going to threaten retaliatory action over the proposed amendment. CNBC-TV 18 shares its exclusive interview with domain-b
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi elected to parliament
02 Apr 2012
The win marks a dramatic reversal in the political fortunes of the veteran activist, who was incarcerated by the former junta for the greater part of the past 22 years
Army chief for CBI investigation against senior general
29 Mar 2012
In a fresh salvo, army chief, Gen V K Singh has forwarded a letter from a Trinamool MP alleging a senior general's involvement in a procurement scam to the CBI
Titanic director dives to deepest point in the oceans in unique craft
26 Mar 2012
Cameron explored and filmed the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench, which is 10,898 metres deep, for six hours and collected specimens and data before resurfacing about 500 km south-west of Guam
R Sridhar appointed MD & CEO of Shriram Capital
26 Mar 2012
JPC to summon A Raja, Behura in 2G probe
21 Mar 2012
New rail minister to be appointed soon: PM
19 Mar 2012
Announcing the resignation of railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he regretted the departure and a replacement would soon be sworn in
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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