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Ex Xstrata chief Mick Davis keen to bid for Anglo American’s Chilean copper mines
10 Nov 2014
Mick Davis, who transformed Xstrata into a mining giant through aggressive acquisitions, launched mining company X2 earlier this year after he left Xstrata following its acquisition by Glencore last year
Narendra Modi ranks 15th in Forbes power list, Sonia Gandhi out
05 Nov 2014
As Narendra Modi rose, the once powerful Congress chief Sonia Gandhi slipped out of the Forbes power list
Modi picks Goa CM Manohar Parrikar as defence minister: report
05 Nov 2014
The Modi ministry is expected to see some new faces like Jayant Sinha, son of former union minister Yashwant Sinha, besides some ministers like Nirmala Sitharaman getting elevated to cabinet rank in the upcoming reshuffle
Google chief Larry Page slams European governments for failing to invest heavily in tech sector
03 Nov 2014
Sahara spends Rs31 lakh on Roy’s failed 5-star Tihar negotiations
01 Nov 2014
The Sahara group paid Rs31lakh on its chairman Subrata Roy’s stay in an air-conditioned conference room with services such as telephone, internet and video conferencing facility in Delhi’s Tihar Jail
BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra CM
31 Oct 2014
Devendra Fadnavis has promised to usher in efficiency and transparency in administration while ensuring the “right to service” to citizens
Twitter appoints Kevin Weil head of product
31 Oct 2014
Android creator Andy Rubin to leave Google
31 Oct 2014
CEAT appoints Debi Prasad Das as senior VP, HR
28 Oct 2014
Brazil markets fall as President Rousseff wins another term
27 Oct 2014
In one of the tightest voting, Rousseff polled 51.6 per cent of votes in a runoff against Neves, who won 48.4 per cent votes
Elon Musk fears “summoning the demon” with AI
27 Oct 2014
Though a leading advocate of cars smart enough to park and drive themselves, Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk has strong reservations about artificial intelligence
Elon Musk fears “summoning the demon” with AI
27 Oct 2014
Though a leading advocate of cars smart enough to park and drive themselves, Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk has strong reservations about artificial intelligence
Jaitley top crorepati, Gowda top wealth earner in Modi cabinet
25 Oct 2014
Railway minister Sadananda Gowda saw his declared assets of Rs9.88 crore increase by Rs10.46 crore to reach Rs20.35 crore in five months even as finance minister Arun Jaitley remained Modi ministry’s top crorepati with assets worth Rs114.03 crore
Google expands Sundar Pichai’s responsibilities to include key products
25 Oct 2014
If senior VP Sundar Pichai were to succeed in his new role, he could emerge as the natural candidate for the next CEO of Google
Nobel laureate Yousufzai gets US Liberty Medal as well
22 Oct 2014
Previous recipients of the Liberty Medal who went on to win the Peace Prize include former South African President Nelson Mandela, former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and former US President Jimmy Carter
French oil company, Total's CEO Christophe de Margerie dies in air crash
21 Oct 2014
The CEO of French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie, died after a private jet crashed at a Moscow airport yesterday
French oil company, Total's CEO Christophe de Margerie dies in air crash
21 Oct 2014
The CEO of French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie, died after a private jet crashed at a Moscow airport yesterday
SC grants bail to Jayalalithaa, suspends sentence
17 Oct 2014
Jayalalithaa has been barred from moving out of her home or receiving any visitors
Indian American lawyer Vanita Gupta to head US civil rights division
16 Oct 2014
Vanita Gupta, a top lawyer from American Civil Liberties Union, is the first South Asian to hold the post
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