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Amazon’s Bezos swings through Bangalore waving $2 bn cheque
29 Sep 2014
Showing that he has been quicker than most westerners to grasp the country’s penchant for dramatic gestures, Amazon .com founder Jeff Bezos carried out a road-show on a colourfully painted supply truck which rode through Bangalore and ended at a shopping mall in Bangalore
Vedanta's Anil Agarwal joins charity league with $2.475 billion pledge
27 Sep 2014
The Vedanta Group has delivered a total shareholder return of 12 per cent per annum since flotation, returning $1.4 billion of capital to shareholders
Maharashtra CM resigns as NCP pulls out of alliance
26 Sep 2014
Prithviraj Chavan, who took over as chief minister in November 2010, after the then chief minister Ashok Chavan got entangled in the Adarsh building scam, had since targeted NCP leaders, including Ajit Pawar, in his campaign against corruption
Indian architect Alok Shetty among Time ‘leaders of tomorrow’
20 Sep 2014
Working with the Bangalore-based non-profit Parinaam Foundation, Alok Shetty designs homes for slum-dwellers whose makeshift houses flood during the heavy rains and become breeding grounds for multiple diseases
Indian-origin Richard Verma nominated new US envoy to India
19 Sep 2014
US President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Indian-origin former State Department official Richard Verma, as the country's ambassador to New Delhi, just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington
Maruti Suzuki sales head Mayank Parekh quits after 20 years
17 Sep 2014
Mayank Pareek, Maruti Suzuki India’s chief operating officer marketing and sales, today resigned after over 20 years with the company
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on Apple TV, Jobs’ legacy, US domestic spying in wide ranging interview
13 Sep 2014
Steve Jobs limited his kids’ access to technology
12 Sep 2014
Despite being an icon of the digital age, Steve Jobs harboured worries about the effect of the technology on children
Manmohan Singh knew all about 2G, coal scams: Vinod Rai
11 Sep 2014
In an interview to Times Now, Rai alleged some Congress leaders had sought to apply pressure on him to keep the PM's name out of audit reports
Crisil MD & CEO Roopa Kudva quits
10 Sep 2014
Roopa Kudva, who has completed seven years as the MD and CEO of Crisil, believes that from a governance perspective, this is the right time to move on
Sack CBI chief Sinha, Prashant Bhushan urges PM
06 Sep 2014
Bhushan, who is appearing for two NGOs in the spectrum and coal block allocation cases, alleged that Sinha was “acting in concert” with the accused and trying to influence or derail the investigation
Sack CBI chief Sinha, Prashant Bhushan urges PM
06 Sep 2014
Bhushan, who is appearing for two NGOs in the spectrum and coal block allocation cases, alleged that Sinha was “acting in concert” with the accused and trying to influence or derail the investigation
Michael Bloomberg returns to lead Bloomberg LP, CEO quits
04 Sep 2014
Charismatic ex-mayor of New York is gearing up to return to the helm of the business media empire he founded in 1981.
Triumphant Modi beats a storm on Japanese drums
02 Sep 2014
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