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Rahul, Sonia accept electoral drubbing
17 May 2014
BJD records 4th consecutive win as Patnaik wave sweeps Odisha
17 May 2014
Naveen Patnaik, now in the 14th year of his chief ministership, bucked anti-incumbency and the Modi wave to record wins in more than 3/4th of the 147 assembly seats of Odisha
Narendra Modi: ‘chaiwallah’, chief minister to prime minister
16 May 2014
Born on 17 September 1950, Modi represents a new generation of non-Congress leaders who could reshape Indian polity
Lt Gen Dalbir Singh to take over as Army chief as EC okays appointment
13 May 2014
Lt Gen Dalbir Singh is poised to become the next chief of the Indian Army, after the defence ministry proposed his name to the appointments committee of the cabinet for approval.
Hindujas top UK's 'super rich' list
12 May 2014
I decide monetary policy: RBI’s Rajan
10 May 2014
Asserting independence of the central bank, Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan today said determining monetary policy was his call and the government could fire him if it wanted.
British scientist Colin Pillinger dies at 70
09 May 2014
Sunil Mittal to co-chair WEF on Africa 2014
06 May 2014
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel to step down over December data breach
06 May 2014
The chief executive of US retail chain Target has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job because of data theft
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel to step down over December data breach
06 May 2014
The chief executive of US retail chain Target has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job because of data theft
No bail for Sahara’s Roy as SC says he’s playing mind games
06 May 2014
Accusing Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy of repeatedly defying court orders, the Supreme Court today dismissed his petition challenging his detention
Ratan Tata conferred honorary knighthood
06 May 2014
Ratan Tata is the first Indian since independence to receive the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), one of the highest civilian honours of the UK
Cipla chief Hamied calls for mechanism to make essential drugs affordable
05 May 2014
Cipla chairman Yusuf Hamied has long battled global pharmaceutical majors to ensure that the poor have access to life-saving drugs
Bookies stop betting on Rahul Gandhi: report
29 Apr 2014
With poll results looming, the illegal satta bazar is thriving in areas around the national Capital
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