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Tata Global Beverages CEO Unsworth resigns
25 May 2011
DNA evidence matches Strauss-Kahn samples
25 May 2011
Strauss-Kahn who is facing charges of assault and attempting to rape the maid at the Sofitel hotel in New York is being held in an apartment in Manhattan under armed guard
Ajit Kumar Seth appointed cabinet secretary
24 May 2011
Rajiv Kumar appointed secretary general, FICCI
23 May 2011
Raja No 2 in Time magazine’s power abuse list
19 May 2011
The 2G scam takes the No 2 spot in the list of scandals and scams in the all time Top 10 'Abuses of Power'.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn quits as IMF chief
19 May 2011
Beleaguered IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has quit his post, a day after US treasury secretary Timothy F Geithner, demanded the appointment of an interim managing director for the fund
Amit Mitra quits FICCI, tipped to become W Bengal finance minister
19 May 2011
Eminent economist Amit Mitra, tipped to take over as finance minister of West Bengal, has quit as secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Amit Mitra quits FICCI, tipped to become W Bengal finance minister
19 May 2011
Eminent economist Amit Mitra, tipped to take over as finance minister of West Bengal, has quit as secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Departing Infosys boss Murthy betrays a tinge of regret
18 May 2011
Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy, slated to retire in August, has written an unusually lengthy valedictory letter to employees in the company’s annual report
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