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iGate Corporation appoints Ashok Vemuri as president and CEO
12 Sep 2013
iGate Corporation has appointed former US head of Infosys, Ashok Vemuri, as its president and CEO
Erna Solberg set to become Norway’s new PM after poll win
10 Sep 2013
Norway’s centre-right leader Erna Solberg is set to form a new government after Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Monday admitted election defeat
Tony Abbott heads for huge win in Australian elections
07 Sep 2013
Abbott, a former boxer, Rhodes scholar and trainee priest, promised measures to restore political stability and slash taxes
Facing sack, UGC member Yadav refuses to bow out
06 Sep 2013
India still the best place to invest: Vinod Khosla
05 Sep 2013
Contrary to the pessimism of most international investors, Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla today said India is the best place in the world to invest in, particularly in the longer run
Raghuram Rajan takes over as RBI governor
04 Sep 2013
A former chief economist with the IMF who foresaw the 2008 global financial crisis in 2005, Raghuram Rajan has taken over as the 23rd governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Malala inspires as she opens Europe’s biggest library
04 Sep 2013
Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year old female education activist who was shot and almost killed by Taliban elements in Pakistan last year, yesterday opened Europe's largest public library in Birmingham, UK
WNS CFO resigns
28 Aug 2013
Audi names Joe King Head of Audi India
26 Aug 2013
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As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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