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Ericsson appoints Paolo Colella to head India region
26 Jun 2015
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has appointed Paolo Colella, global head of its consulting and systems integration business, as the new head of India region, effective September
KV Kamath steps down as IIM-Indore chairman
25 Jun 2015
Bobby Jindal announces US presidential bid on Twitter
25 Jun 2015
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, 44, yesterday became the first Indian-origin American to throw his hat in the ring for US presidential elections
Karnataka govt challenges Jayalalithaa's acquittal in Supreme Court
23 Jun 2015
The Karnataka government has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka high court order acquitting Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha in the 19-year-old disproportionate assets case
'Jai Shri Ram’ greets Scion of Ikshvaku
By By Swetha Amit | 23 Jun 2015
E-venture startups must avoid valuation bubble: Ratan Tata
19 Jun 2015
Ratan Tata is of the view that startup e-commerce firms are asking for too high a price for parting stakes, and that "valuations" and not "evaluations" are driving these ventures
UK inventor Sir James Dyson’s son develops lamps that lasts for 37 years
11 Jun 2015
Jake Dyson's CSYS lamp uses heat pipe technology to draw heat away from the LEDs, using technology typically used in satellites
UK inventor Sir James Dyson’s son develops lamps that lasts for 37 years
11 Jun 2015
Jake Dyson's CSYS lamp uses heat pipe technology to draw heat away from the LEDs, using technology typically used in satellites
Beijing-based online gaming company to pay $2.3 million for steak lunch with Warren Buffett
06 Jun 2015
Kamath to take charge of BRICS bank in July
04 Jun 2015
Karnataka to file appeal against Jayalalithaa’s acquittal
01 Jun 2015
Besides Jayalilathaa, the Karnatak High court had set aside the trial court’s sentencing of three others to four years in jail while allowing the appeals by all the four
More trouble for Mallya as MCA, I-T dept probe USL fund diversion
28 May 2015
The government’s move comes after the majority shareholder Diageo put pressure on Vijay Mallya to quit as the chairman of United Spirits following a probe that found huge diversion of funds to UB group firms
Carlos Slim reopens talks with Videocon for stake
28 May 2015
Carlos Slim, the world's richest man after Bill Gates and owner of America Movil, is in discussions with the Videocon group for a stake as he eyes India’s expanding telecom business
Manmohan, CBI threatened ''harm'' to force connivance in 2G deal: Trai ex chief
26 May 2015
In his "tellall" book, Baijal also alleged that the CBI forced him to implicate industrialist Ratan Tata and former cabinet minister Arun Shourie if he wanted to save himself
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