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Wipro appoints Rishad Premji to board; posts Rs2,272 cr Q4 net
21 Apr 2015
Wipro reported a lower-than-expected 2 per cent increase in its net profit, although revenues for the quarter rose nearly 4 per cent to Rs12,171.4 crore
Three-time Odisha chief minister JB Patnaik dies at 89
21 Apr 2015
Patnaik was Odisha’s chief minister three times - for two terms during 1980-89 and then from 1995 to 1999 - the longest time on record before Naveen Patnaik
CPM’s new chief Yechury vows merger with CPI
20 Apr 2015
Yechuri may be best bet to revive CPI-M’s flagging fortunes
20 Apr 2015
One of the most recognisable faces of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sitaram Yechury, on Sunday succeeded Prakash Karat as the general secretary of his party
Obama lauds Modi in Time magazine as ‘reformer-in-chief’’
17 Apr 2015
As Time put Modi in its latest list of the world’s 100 most influential people, the US president uniquely wrote an accompanying piece praising the Indian prime minister
Indian-origin Maya Harris on Hilary Clinton advisory team
17 Apr 2015
Maya Harris, 46, a former senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP), is the younger sister of Kamala Harris, the Attorney General of California
Obama to honour Microsoft’s Nadella with special award
16 Apr 2015
Microsoft's Indian-origin chief executive Satya Nadella is among those who will be conferred the 'Champions of Change' award by US President Barak Obama for bringing about change within his company to support working families
Satyam verdict: Ramalinga Raju challenges 7-year jail term
13 Apr 2015
Raju had pleaded for leniency in the special court saying that his family was depended on him and also wanted the court to consider his service to society
Hilary Clinton’s stature seen as both asset and liability
13 Apr 2015
Hilary Clinton’s prominence, and lack of serious rivals in the Democratic Party, may help her presidential bid; but at the same time her well-publicised past will provide fodder for the Republicans
Flipkart makes Google's Peeyush Ranjan senior VP
10 Apr 2015
Flipkart makes Google's Peeyush Ranjan senior VP
10 Apr 2015
Nasscom elects BVR Mohan Reddy as chairman
08 Apr 2015
BVR Mohan Reddy succeeds R Chandrasekaran, who served as Nasscom chairman for 2014-15
Key management changes at Isuzu Motors India
01 Apr 2015
Stephen Hawking to soon become a trademarked brand
01 Apr 2015
British physicist Stephen Hawking is getting his name trademarked, joining the ranks of celebrities like children’s writer J K Rowling and football player David Beckha
Anti-tobacco activist Tomar writes to PM from death-bed
01 Apr 2015
“You have started to take people along in your `Mann Ki Baat’ where you recently talked about de-addiction. I hope you will also take up the cause of tobacco,” She wrote
SC asks Advani, others to explain Babri demolition
31 Mar 2015
The CBI had charged Advani and 20 others under sections 153A (promoting enmity between classes), 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 505 (false statements, rumours etc. circulated with the intent to cause mutiny or disturb public peace) of the IPC
Unseasonal rains wash out Modi’s rural appeal
30 Mar 2015
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