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Global Entrepreneurship Summit an ode to India-US ties: Ivanka Trump
22 Nov 2017
The latest Global Entrepreneurship summit is aptly themed 'Women First and Prosperity for All,' Ivanka said, adding that when women are economically empowered their communities and countries thrive
Meg Whitman to step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
22 Nov 2017
Meg Whitman will step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise six years after joining its corporate predecessor and implementing a turnaround that split the Silicon Valley corporate icon in two
Meg Whitman to step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
22 Nov 2017
Meg Whitman will step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise six years after joining its corporate predecessor and implementing a turnaround that split the Silicon Valley corporate icon in two
India wins battle of judges at the Hague
21 Nov 2017
India’s permanent representative at the United Nations quoted Lord Tennyson’s famous lines “the old order changeth, yielding place to new" as Britain lost its seat for first time in the 71-year-old history of ICJ
Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi passes away
20 Nov 2017
Dasmunshi, an influential politician from Bengal, was in coma ever since he suffered a massive heart attack and stroke in July 2008
Nilekanis sign Gates’ Giving Pledge, commit half their $1.7 bn wealth
20 Nov 2017
With the Nilekanis, there are now four Indian billionaires – all from Bangaluru – who have signed up for the Gates and Warren Buffet-founded Giving Pledge; but Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has never showed any interest
10-year old boy defeats iPhone Face ID
18 Nov 2017
Chennai girl makes it to Forbes '30 under 30’ list with de-addiction tool
17 Nov 2017
Akshaya Shanmugam, 29, CEO of Chennai-based start-up Lumme Inc, is among the innovators and entrepreneurs in the latest Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list in healthcare
Chennai girl makes it to Forbes '30 under 30’ list with de-addiction tool
17 Nov 2017
Akshaya Shanmugam, 29, CEO of Chennai-based start-up Lumme Inc, is among the innovators and entrepreneurs in the latest Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list in healthcare
Ambanis, India top Forbes’ Asia Family rich list
16 Nov 2017
The Mukesh Ambani family has topped this year’s Forbes list of Asia’s Richest Families, for the first time, with a net worth of $44.8 billion, upsetting Korea’s Lee family, while India continued to dominate the list with 18 rich families
Ambanis, India top Forbes’ Asia Family rich list
16 Nov 2017
The Mukesh Ambani family has topped this year’s Forbes list of Asia’s Richest Families, for the first time, with a net worth of $44.8 billion, upsetting Korea’s Lee family, while India continued to dominate the list with 18 rich families
India, UK battle it out for vacant world court seat
14 Nov 2017
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor accused the UK of trying to use its Security Council muscle to silence the will of the UN General Assembly, which voted for India overwhelmingly in all five rounds
Debjani Ghosh set to become Nasscom's first woman president
11 Nov 2017
Debjani Ghosh, who has been a member of Nasscom’s executive council and a trustee of Nasscom Foundation, will succeed Nasscom president R Chandrashekhar, whose term ends in March 2018
UK minister Priti Patel resigns over bloated Israel trip
09 Nov 2017
Priti Patel, the 45-year-old Gujarati-origin MP, often touted as a potential future leader of the Conservative party and prime ministerial material, had a meteoric rise and an abrupt fall
The curious case of US Commerce Secretary Ross’s missing billions
08 Nov 2017
Forbes has published a report claiming that Ross, described as a billionaire on its list of the 400 wealthiest people since 2004, has “lied” to the magazine about his net worth, which is actually no more than $700 million
Modi’s demonetisation man Hasmukh Adhia is finance secretary
07 Nov 2017
Hasmukh Adhia was associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his days as Gujarat chief minister and was key to the successful implementation of the 8 November 2016 demonetisation of high value bank notes
Jinnah’s daughter, Nusli Wadia’s mother Dina Wadia passes away
03 Nov 2017
Dina Wadia, the estranged daughter of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and mother of Nusli Wadia, passed away at her home in New York on Thursday. She was 98
Zakir Naik finds a home in Malaysia: report
02 Nov 2017
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