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S Korea ex-president Park Geun-hye jailed as court denies bail
01 Apr 2017
The Seoul Central District Court ordered Park’s arrest on charges of bribery, abuse of authority, coercion, and leaking government secrets, after a marathon court hearing
Restore my work or send me to jail: Justice Karnan
31 Mar 2017
Justice C S Karnan of the Calcutta High Court, accused of contempt of court, appeared before the Supreme Court today, continuing to be defiant
HCL’s Shiv Nadar is the most generous Indian: Hurun
30 Mar 2017
HCL founder and chairman Shiv Nadar is the most generous Indian, with a donation of Rs630 crore for philanthropic causes
It’s official, Ivanka Trump to get White House office
30 Mar 2017
Ivanka Trump would be the first child of a president to hold an official White House post since Dwight Eisenhower’s son John
Elon Musk seeking to link computers directly with human brain
28 Mar 2017
While details are not known, Elon Musk has talked of a ‘neural lace’ - an implant or appendage that would be attached to the brain, and would provide a way for brains to interact with devices or otherwise augment human intelligence
Congress stalwart SM Krishna finally joins BJP
22 Mar 2017
Paraplegic moves around hospital in a tricycle for want of Rs100 to pay bribe for wheelchair
18 Mar 2017
Indian-origin Indrani Das wins ‘Junior Nobel’, $250,000
17 Mar 2017
Indrani Das, 17, won the Regeneron Science Talent Search Competition, also dubbed the ‘Junior Nobel Prize’, for her research on treating brain injuries. The competition saw as many as five Indian-origin students in the top 10
Donald Trump says ‘buy American’; Ivanka buys Chinese
15 Mar 2017
Even as President Donald Trump promised to create jobs by following “two simple rules: Buy American and hire American”, huge shipments of his daughter’s line were reportedly on their way to the US from China?
Donald Trump says ‘buy American’; Ivanka buys Chinese
15 Mar 2017
Even as President Donald Trump promised to create jobs by following “two simple rules: Buy American and hire American”, huge shipments of his daughter’s line were reportedly on their way to the US from China?
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