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Lok Sabha to see second woman Speaker in BJP’s Sumitra Mahajan
05 Jun 2014
An eight-time member of the House, Sumitra Mahajan has been in the reckoning for the Speaker’s position in the Lok Sabha since the election results were out
Spanish liberty hero King Carlos abdicates in favour of son Felipe
03 Jun 2014
King Juan was instrumental in returning Spain to democracy after the Franco dictatorship and is widely respected across Spain
Union minister Gopinath Munde dies in car accident
03 Jun 2014
Union minister for rural development Gopinath Munde died at 8 am today after he met with a road accident in the national capital
Jaitley appointed on ADB's board of governors
02 Jun 2014
Anand Mahindra first Indian to be honoured with Harvard Medal
02 Jun 2014
Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra Group, has become the first Indian to receive the prestigious Harvard Medal
Ajit Kumar Doval appointed National Security Advisor to PM Modi
30 May 2014
The appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the prime minister or till further orders, according to an official release
Use budget to boost capital spending: Arvind Panagariya
26 May 2014
Columbia University professor and former chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, Arvind Panagariya wants the incoming administration not to be unduly worried about a small fiscal slippage, and instead boost infrastructure spending
Kejriwal refuses to furnish bond in defamation case, sent to jail
21 May 2014
Both Kejriwal and his advocates Prashant Bhushan and Rahul Mehra told the magistrate that since the case filed by Nitin Gadkari is of a political nature, AAP won’t furnish a bail bond
Maharashtra govt reinstates 2 Adarsh-tainted IAS officials
21 May 2014
Besides being charged by the CBI, former Mumbai municipal commissioner J M Phatak and former state finance secretary Pradeep Vyas were also indicted by the Adarsh Commission of Inquiry for “giving permissions as quid pro quo”, in exchange for favours
Chinese government think tank hails Modi as `India’s Nixon’
21 May 2014
Modi, with his governance style and philosophy that are very close to Chinese practices, would more likely become India's 'Nixon' who would further propel China-India relationship
Jagdish Bhagwati bats for RBI governor Rajan
19 May 2014
Jagdish Bhagwati bats for RBI governor Rajan
19 May 2014
Russi Mody, former chief of Tata Steel, passes away
17 May 2014
Russi Mody, former chairman and managing director of Tata Steel, and joint chairman and managing director of Air India and the erstwhile Indian Airlines, died in Kolkata, at the age of 95
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