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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs legal challenge to Trump’s visa ban
01 Feb 2017
Joining the growing opposition to Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration policy from Silicon Valley to carmaker Ford, Jeff Bezos said Amazon is backing a Washington State government lawsuit against Trump’s order
Pak puts 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed under protective custody
31 Jan 2017
Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of $10 million on his head, is wanted in India and the US for his alleged role in masterminding the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that claimed 166 lives
Bill Gates to become world’s first trillionaire – when he is 86
25 Jan 2017
A report by Oxfam says that considering that Bill Gates' fortune is growing at 11 per cent per year since 2009, he could become the world's first trillionaire in the next 25 years
Sanjiv Puri to be ITC’s CEO as Deveshwar steps aside
25 Jan 2017
ITC appointed Sanjiv Puri as chief operating officer in 2016, giving the first clear indication that he was the front runner to succeed outgoing chairman and CEO YC Deveshwar as CEO
Mike Pompeo sworn in as CIA director
24 Jan 2017
Writer Taslima Nasreen calls for uniform civil code
24 Jan 2017
Living in exile in India, Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Monday spoke out for a uniform civil code, saying that the measure was "urgently" needed to empower people with their rights
Coal scam: SC directs probe against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
23 Jan 2017
A special judicial panel had said that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation into the coal scam by former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
Coal scam: SC directs probe against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
23 Jan 2017
A special judicial panel had said that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation into the coal scam by former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
Xiomi global VP Hugo Barra to leave in February
23 Jan 2017
Netaji great intellectual, fought for the marginalised: PM
23 Jan 2017
On the occasion of 120th birth anniversary, the prime minister also made several files related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose available on the internet
Donald Trump sworn in as US President
21 Jan 2017
In a populist outburst that could appeal to the common man, Trump vowed to rid the country of ravaged factories and gangs of criminals and drug peddlers and resurrect America as the greatest power on Earth
Free-trade champion, China’s Xi calls for complete nuclear disarmament
19 Jan 2017
The Chinese leader's speeches at Davos and Geneva are seen as an attempt to grab the mantle of global leadership from the United States
Manmohan defends Urjit: ‘Needn’t answer awkward queries’
19 Jan 2017
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday defended Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel before a Parliamentary committee on the issue of demonetisation
Chandrasekaran appointed Tata Motors chairman as Mistry challenges his role
18 Jan 2017
The appointment comes five days after Tata Sons announced Chandrasekaran as its executive chairman
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