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Two Americans, British-Cypriot share 2010 Economics Nobel
11 Oct 2010
US professors Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen and British-Cypriot citizen Christopher Pissarides will share prize money of 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.5 million).
Obama’s NSA resigns
09 Oct 2010
In a further shake-up of his administration mid-way through his first term, US president Barack Obama announced the resignation of his national security advisor General James Jones who will now be replaced by his deputy Tom Donilon.
Retain Gurumani on board, HC orders SKS Micro
09 Oct 2010
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wins 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
08 Oct 2010
Despite vehement opposition from China, imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China."
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa wins 2010 Nobel for literature
07 Oct 2010
Vargas Llosa rose to fame in the '60s and the '70s with novels such as The Time of the Hero, The Green House, and the monumental Conversation in the Cathedral
A R Barwe passes away
07 Oct 2010
Richard F Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki share Chemistry Nobel
06 Oct 2010
The Chemistry Nobel for development of palladium-catalysed cross coupling, a chemical tool that has vastly improved the possibilities for chemists to create sophisticated chemicals, is also for carbon-based research.
Russian scientists win Physics Nobel for carbon breakthrough
05 Oct 2010
Andre Geim, and Konstantin Novoselov, 36, are currently professors at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom
Russian scientists win Physics Nobel for carbon breakthrough
05 Oct 2010
Andre Geim, and Konstantin Novoselov, 36, are currently professors at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom
Société Générale rogue trader, Jerome Kerviel, jailed
05 Oct 2010
Jérôme Kerviel, the former Société Générale trader, whose rogue dealings almost bankrupted the French bank, was convicted of breach of trust and other charges Tuesday.
Costolo to be new Twitter-in-chief
05 Oct 2010
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams is to step down as CEO, while COO Dick Costolo will take over as the company's new chief executive
Father of IVF Robert G Edwards wins 2010 Nobel for medicine
04 Oct 2010
Edwards, who began working on the IVF process development in the 1950s, met with success on 25 July 1978, when the world's first 'test tube baby' was born
SC asks Raju why bail should not be cancelled
01 Oct 2010
HCL Infosystems appoints Harsh Chitale as CEO
01 Oct 2010
Mukesh Ambani still richest Indian; Premji, Ruias move up
30 Sep 2010
The combined net worth of India’s 100 richest people is $300 billion, up from $276 billion last year. This year, there are 69 billionaires on the India Rich List, 17 more than last year
Renowned economist Sengupta passes away
27 Sep 2010
Summers’ vacation at the White House is over
22 Sep 2010
Lawrence Summers, US president Barack Obama’s top economic advisor will step down from his post after November's mid-term elections, the White House announced Tuesday.
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