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Patni brothers invest in Waterfield Advisors
27 Mar 2014
SC proposes Gavaskar as interim head of BCCI; bars CSK, RR from IPL 7
27 Mar 2014
Acting to the apex court's observation, Gavaskar said he would be "honoured" and "happy" to adhere to the directives of the highest court of the land
Uninor appoints Vivek Anand as CFO
26 Mar 2014
Rajat Gupta loses appeal against conviction
26 Mar 2014
Former global managing director of consulting firm McKinsey, Rajat Gupta, now faces two years in prison besides penalty in millions
Rajat Gupta loses appeal against conviction
26 Mar 2014
Former global managing director of consulting firm McKinsey, Rajat Gupta, now faces two years in prison besides penalty in millions
M J Akbar, N K Singh join BJP
22 Mar 2014
Bharatiya Janata Party has inducted two known faces - noted journalist M J Akbar and ex-bureaucrat and Rajya Sabha member N K Singh – in the run-up to the coming general elections
SEC seeks $13.9m penalty, life ban on Rajat Gupta
22 Mar 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission wants Rajat Gupta to be banned for life from serving as director of a public corporation
SEC seeks $13.9m penalty, life ban on Rajat Gupta
22 Mar 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission wants Rajat Gupta to be banned for life from serving as director of a public corporation
SEC seeks $13.9m penalty, life ban on Rajat Gupta
22 Mar 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission wants Rajat Gupta to be banned for life from serving as director of a public corporation
Nandan Nilekani and wife Rohini declare assets worth Rs7,700 crore
21 Mar 2014
Infosys co-founder and Congress Party candidate for Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini have declared their personal wealth as Rs7,700 crore
KC Chakrabarty resigns as RBI deputy governor
21 Mar 2014
Chakrabarty, who is under an extended term of office, is likely to take up an overseas assignment
Doyen of Indian journalism Khushwant Singh dies at 99
20 Mar 2014
Born on 2 February 1915 at Hadali, now in Pakistan, Khushwant Singh was a product of the partition, which created much trauma in India, particularly in the northern parts of the once united country
Google's Larry Page pushes for thinking big
20 Mar 2014
Bhave slams CBI’s 'crazy logic' of ignoring facts
19 Mar 2014
CBI chose to ignore the fact that the I-T department found no merit in its probe against Jignesh Shah and yet chose to file a criminal PE against former SEBI official for giving Shah the “licence that gave him undue benefit”
Bhave slams CBI’s 'crazy logic' of ignoring facts
19 Mar 2014
CBI chose to ignore the fact that the I-T department found no merit in its probe against Jignesh Shah and yet chose to file a criminal PE against former SEBI official for giving Shah the “licence that gave him undue benefit”
Bhave slams CBI’s 'crazy logic' of ignoring facts
19 Mar 2014
CBI chose to ignore the fact that the I-T department found no merit in its probe against Jignesh Shah and yet chose to file a criminal PE against former SEBI official for giving Shah the “licence that gave him undue benefit”
Bharara strikes again: US court re-opens case against Devyani Khobragade
15 Mar 2014
A New York grand jury has re-indicted Indian diplomt Devyani Khobragade on two counts of underpaying her housekeeper and falsifying a visa application, re-opening a case that triggered a bitter row with New Delhi
Tussle over battle-scarred bones of England’s Richard III
15 Mar 2014
An unprecedented legal battle got under way in the UK on Thursday as Richard III’s distant offshoot moved the High Court seeking that the late medieval ruler’s remains be re-interred in York Minster
Posco’s new CEO to steer clear of big-ticket investments
14 Mar 2014
Despite the overall investment cutback, Kwon said POSCO will not give up on its plan to build steel mills in India despite years of delays
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