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UK PM Theresa May survives no-confidence vote
17 Jan 2019
With May ruling out a second Brexit vote and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn insisting on an alternative plan, the road now opens for a general election
Alok Verma shunted out of CBI, appointed DG Fire Services
11 Jan 2019
Verma has been posted as DG of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards and CBI Additional Director M Nageshwar Rao, who was in charge during Verma’s exile, will continue to look after the duties of the director, CBI until further orders
Ghosn held again for alleged dumping of $16.6 mn losses on Nissan
21 Dec 2018
The re-arrest of Carlos Ghosn on fresh allegations of dumping $16.6 million in personal investment losses on the Japanese carmaker comes hours after he vowed to restore his good name in court
Delhi HC orders Gandhi family-controlled AJL to vacate Herald House
21 Dec 2018
The court noted that the `dominant purpose' of publishing has been 'lost' after the premises changed hands to an entity called Young India, which is owned by Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi
US House grills Sundar Pichai on `idiot’-Trump link in Google search
13 Dec 2018
The questioning by the House Judiciary Committee came after Trump’s multiple tweets accusing Google’s search engine of promoting negative news articles about him, implying political bias as well
London court orders extradition of Vijay Mallya
10 Dec 2018
The matter of extradition of Vijay Mallya to India has been referred to the Secretary of State and any decision on repatriation will have to be approved by the UK government
London court orders extradition of Vijay Mallya
10 Dec 2018
The matter of extradition of Vijay Mallya to India has been referred to the Secretary of State and any decision on repatriation will have to be approved by the UK government
London court orders extradition of Vijay Mallya
10 Dec 2018
The matter of extradition of Vijay Mallya to India has been referred to the Secretary of State and any decision on repatriation will have to be approved by the UK government
ISB Professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian appointed new CEA
07 Dec 2018
Subramanian, one of the world’s leading experts in banking and economic policy, serves on the RBI expert committee on governance of banks and is a member of Sebi’s Standing Committee on Alternative Investment Policy headed by Narayana Murthy
VVIP chopper scam: Middleman Christian Michel brought to India
05 Dec 2018
Christian Michel, a British national, is wanted in a case related to organising bribes of Rs225 crore (about 30 million euros) to push a Rs3,600-crore contract for VVIP helicopters during the UPA regime
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