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SC adjourns Binayak Sen’s bail hearing to Friday
11 Apr 2011
Fasting is over, struggle will continue: Hazare
09 Apr 2011
Government sets up joint panel to draft Lokpal Bill
09 Apr 2011
`The fact that civil society and the government have joined hands to evolve a consensus to move this historic legislation augurs well for our democracy.'
Focus on bad loans; teaser rates to continue: New SBI chief
09 Apr 2011
The new State Bank chief Pratip Chaudhuri says overall loans and deposits growth, in which SBI lagged behind the industry, would get special attention
Hazare, government near meeting point
08 Apr 2011
Reports say the government has agreed to a compromise formula to set up a committee with Pranab Mukherjee as chairman and Shanti Bhushan as vice chairman to redraft the Lokpal Bill.
Barry Salzberg to be Deloitte's new global CEO
08 Apr 2011
Barry Salzberg to be Deloitte's new global CEO
08 Apr 2011
Pratip Chaudhuri to head SBI; three new MDs appointed
08 Apr 2011
Chaudhuri, 57, was deputy managing director, international banking group, before being elevated to the top role
Former top cop Kiran Bedi's name forwarded by groups for CVC post
08 Apr 2011
The names of many prominent citizens – including Kiran Bedi, a former top cop and the country's first top woman police officer – have been sent to the government by different groups
Jan Lokpal: Hazare rejects government's informal offer
07 Apr 2011
The government is reported to have offered, although informally, to form a joint committee with Pranab Mukherjee as its head, which Hazare and his supporters do not want.
Jan Lokpal: Hazare rejects government's informal offer
07 Apr 2011
The government is reported to have offered, although informally, to form a joint committee with Pranab Mukherjee as its head, which Hazare and his supporters do not want.
Lokpal Bill: Hazare's struggle unnerves UPA government
06 Apr 2011
The bill being pushed by the government does not provide for filing FIRs or prosecution of those indicted for corruption.
Raj Kamble joins BBH India as managing partner
06 Apr 2011
Wipro’s loss is Dell’s gain as Vaswani joins PC maker
06 Apr 2011
Vaswani will be responsible for further enhancing Dell’s global delivery capabilities and expanding the company’s strong presence in the Indian IT market
Wipro’s loss is Dell’s gain as Vaswani joins PC maker
06 Apr 2011
Vaswani will be responsible for further enhancing Dell’s global delivery capabilities and expanding the company’s strong presence in the Indian IT market
AMCO’s Jayshree Venkatraman dies 2 months after father's demise
06 Apr 2011
Her demise will spark intense speculation about her successor in the Rs7000-crore Amalgamation Group, as the surviving members of the founding family seem to be tied up in other senior positions
Candidate Amit Mitra quits Air India board
06 Apr 2011
Soota launches new IT services venture
05 Apr 2011
MindTree appoints Albert Hieronimus as chairman
02 Apr 2011
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