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Even Hitler ran a ‘strong’ government, says RBI chief Rajan
21 Feb 2015
Despite apparent cooperation, Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday gave further indication that he is not a great admirer of the Modi government, using Hitler to make the point that a strong government may not always move in the right direction
Amartya Sen blasts govt for subverting varsities, refuses 2nd Nalanda term
20 Feb 2015
Nobel laureate for economics Amartya Sen has withdrawn his candidature for a second term as Nalanda University Chancellor despite being the unanimous choice of the university’s board
Social activist Pansare shot critically, wife hurt in Kolhapur
17 Feb 2015
The 82- year old Pansare, a lawyer and writer and an associate of the deceased activist Narendra Dabholkar, was leading a campaign against the collection of toll on Maharashtra’s roads
RR Patil, former Maharashtra minister, dies at 57
16 Feb 2015
A six-term MLA from Tasgaon in Sangli district, Patil was being treated at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital for cancer
Tessy Thomas, Geeta Varadan named for Nayudamma Award
16 Feb 2015
It is for the first time the Nayudamma Memorial Trust is concurrently honouring two eminent women scientists, says Vishnu Murthy, founder and managing trustee
Anna Hazare plans two-day protest in Delhi over Land Act
16 Feb 2015
This time, however, Hazare's protest has the backing of the AAP government in Delhi, which too has voiced opposition to the amendments made in the Land Acquisition Act
Arvind Kejriwal takes oath as Delhi chief minister
14 Feb 2015
Arvind Kejriwal, who heads the youngest government in the country, said he wanted to do away with Delhi’s VIP culture and the “lal batti” that goes with it, so that ordinary people do not suffer just because a minister is passing by
Troubled IMF ex-chief Strauss-Khan now faces pimping charge
10 Feb 2015
If he is found guilty, Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn could face up to 10 years in jail and a €1.5-million fine
Banker Aldemire Bendine takes over as new Petrobras chief
09 Feb 2015
The appointment of Bendine, 51, who was the chief executive of state-owned Banco de Brasil, comes after the mass exit of Petrobras’s top management, including its CEO Maria das Gracas Silva Foster, last week following a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal
China blasts Obama, US for officially hosting Dalai Lama
06 Feb 2015
China today cautioned foreign countries against hosting the Dalai Lama, a day after US President Barack Obama and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader appeared together in public for the first time
Obama appoints Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga as member of trade body
06 Feb 2015
President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of Mastercard CEO and chairman of the US India Business Council Ajay Banga as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
Bharti MD Manoj Kohli quits Airtel board
05 Feb 2015
Manoj Kohli had relinquished his position as managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel’s International Business to take over as MD of Bharti Enterprises in April 2014
JK Group doyen Gaur Hari Singhania dies of heart attack
04 Feb 2015
Gaur Hari Singhania was president of J K Organisation and a promoter director of JK Cement Ltd since its inception in 1994
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