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Former Deutsche Bank top exec Anshu Jain joins Cantor
03 Jan 2017
Jain will be doing something different from his Deutsche Bank job, helping the Wall Street underdog that lost 658 or two-thirds of its employees in the September 2001 terrorist attacks, expand in Europe and into Asia
New UN chief Anonio Guterres seen as ideal for the job
02 Jan 2017
`Adaptable, consensual, affable, intellectual, Guterres is perhaps better qualified than any of his nine predecessors for the world’s most demanding job,’ feels The Guardian
Anurag Thakur, Shirke out of BCCI as SC upholds Lodha panel
02 Jan 2017
Indian cricket board president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke have been sacked by the Supreme Court for failing to implement the reforms suggested by the Lodha Committee
Mulayam postpones national convention as Samajwadi Party splits
02 Jan 2017
With almost 200 MLAs extending support for Akhilesh at a meeting called by the chief minister immediately after the Saturday night reprisals, sources say, the Mulayam camp is apprehensive of a poor turnout and is buying time
Mulayam goes soft on Akhilesh, revokes suspension
31 Dec 2016
A meeting of party MLAs held earlier by the chief minister Akhilwsh Yadav saw almost 200 legislators turn up, signalling that he enjoyed the support of a majority of party legislators
Admiral Sunil Lanba to head Chiefs of Staff Committee
29 Dec 2016
Admiral Sunil Lanba, who received the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee baton from outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at a ceremony in South Block today, will be assuming charge in the afternoon of 31 December
Madras HC judge says he too has doubts over Jayalalithaa's death
29 Dec 2016
The Madras High Court today said it has doubts over Jayalalithaa’s death and asked why the former CM's dead body could not be exhumed for investigations
Former union home secretary Anil Baijal appointed Delhi’s Lt Governor
29 Dec 2016
Anil Baijal’s appointment follows the sudden exit of Najib Jung, whose tenure was marked by frequent clashes with the AAP government in Delhi
Viral V Acharya appointed deputy governor of RBI
28 Dec 2016
Abe becomes first Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbour memorial
27 Dec 2016
The importance of Abe's visit may be mostly symbolic for the two countries that, in a remarkable transformation, have grown into close allies in the decades since they faced off in brutal conflict
Mayawati’s party deposited Rs104-cr in demonetised currency
27 Dec 2016
Reports quoting ED sources said the BSP account in Union Bank of India's Karol Bagh branch received the deposits of these demonetised currency between 2 and 9 December
Mayawati’s party deposited Rs104-cr in demonetised currency
27 Dec 2016
Reports quoting ED sources said the BSP account in Union Bank of India's Karol Bagh branch received the deposits of these demonetised currency between 2 and 9 December
Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi granted bail in VVIP chopper case
26 Dec 2016
The Patiala House court in Delhi today granted bail to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi and two others in the Rs3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case
Najeeb Jung resigns as Lt Governor of Delhi
22 Dec 2016
Najeeb Jung on Thursday resigned as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, saying he would be returning to academics, his first love
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