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Italian senate committee recommends expulsion of former PM Silivio Berlusconi
07 Oct 2013
An Italian Senate committee has recommended the expulsion of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament following his conviction for tax fraud
US National Academy of Engineering to induct Ratan Tata tomorrow
05 Oct 2013
The National Academy of Engineering has been providing leadership in engineering to the US since its inception in 1964
Legendary Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap is dead
05 Oct 2013
Gen Giap was the most prominent military commander, beside Ho Chi Minh, during the Vietnam war
Lalu gets 5-year jail term in fodder scam
03 Oct 2013
A CBI court in Ranchi today sentenced former railway minister and chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lalu Prasad to 5 years' imprisonment and barred him from contesting elections for another six years
Microsoft investors push for Gates to step down
03 Oct 2013
Pak court summons Musharraf in Bugti murder case
01 Oct 2013
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has issued a warrant for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to appear before it in connection with the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case
Ballmer bids adieu at Microsoft's annual event
28 Sep 2013
Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was ‘ a mistake’
27 Sep 2013
Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was ‘ a mistake’
27 Sep 2013
RBI chief Rajan bags Deutche Bank economics prize
27 Sep 2013
Rajan was cited or his ‘path-breaking’ research and foreseeing the 1998 global economic meltdown well before it happened
RBI chief Rajan bags Deutche Bank economics prize
27 Sep 2013
Rajan was cited or his ‘path-breaking’ research and foreseeing the 1998 global economic meltdown well before it happened
Pepsico appoints Sanjeev Chadha as CEO for Asia, West Asia and Africa
24 Sep 2013
Sanjeev Chadha will take charge of operations in 90 of the 200 countries where PepsiCo has a presence
M&M elevates Pawan Goenka as executive director
23 Sep 2013
Pawan Goenka, president of automotive and farm equipment sector, is the first executive director appointment to M&M’s board since 1992.
Chancellor Merkel triumphs again in German elections
23 Sep 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Conservative Party won Germany's election on Sunday, but fell just short of an absolute majority
Ratan Tata nominated as trustee on Carnegie board
20 Sep 2013
Ratan Tata, now retired from the chairmanship of Tata Sons, has been nominated as a member of the board of trustees of the famed US think-tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Janet Yellen tipped to be next US Fed chief after Bernanke
18 Sep 2013
Janet Yellen, vice chairperson of the US Federal Reserve, who has a long career in the Fed system and chaired the White House council of economic advisers under Clinton, could be the first woman to hold the job
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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