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Nawaz Sharif set to be Pakistan PM for a third time
13 May 2013
The two-time prime minister, once jailed and exiled following his ouster in a military coup in 1999, has promised to improve relations with both India and Afghanistan
Bansal pushed out of railway ministry; Kharge likely to take over
10 May 2013
The move comes after the CBI told the prime minister that it has evidence that suspended Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar had met Pawan Kumar Bansal on 21 April and 2 May
Railway Scam: Minister's nephew, 4 others in judicial custody
09 May 2013
CBI had booked the five for their roles in the Rs10 crore bribery deal, allegedly finalised for getting Mahesh Kumar appointed to a more lucrative post in the Railway Board as member (electrical)
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling strikes deal for reduced sentence
09 May 2013
Jeffrey Skilling, the former CEO of Enron Corp who was sentenced to 24 years in prison, was accused of having orchestrated a series of deals to try to hide debts from investors
Brazil’s Azevedo to be next WTO director-general
08 May 2013
Azevedo, 55, becomes the first person from South America and the first representative of a BRICS nation to head the Geneva-based trade body since its inception in 1995
Navroze Dastur appointed as NCR's new MD
08 May 2013
Diageo appoints Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as CEO
07 May 2013
Paul Walsh, who has been chief executive of Diageo for 13 years, will step down as CEO of the liquor giant on 30 June and hand over reins to Ivan Menezes
Basketball legend Michael Jordan sues Chinese sports good retailer Qiaodan
07 May 2013
US basketball legend Michael Jordan has sued Chinese sports good retailer Qiaodan Sports in a Shanghai court for using his name and jersey number to promote its products without permission
Reclusive ‘Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee sues literary agents
06 May 2013
Written in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird has sold more than 30 million copies so far and made into a Hollywood film starring Gregory Peck
CBI raids premises of `graft-happy’ Army general
04 May 2013
Intel names seasoned insider Brian Krzanich new chief
03 May 2013
Brian Krzanich, 52, who currently serves as COO, will succeed Paul S Otellini on 16 May, when he takes charge as the sixth CEO of the world's top chip maker
Sarabjit Singh dies; sister blasts governments for inaction
02 May 2013
Dalbir Kaur, sister of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh who languished in a Pakistani jail for 23 years despite being wrongly convicted of espionage, says her late brother got no help from either Pakistan or India
Sajjan Kumar acquitted in Delhi riots case; judge greeted with shoe
30 Apr 2013
The verdict caused such strong resentment among the various Sikh groups that someone in the court hurled a shoe at district judge J R Aryan after he pronounced the verdict
Musharraf's remand extended beyond 11 May election date
30 Apr 2013
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s bid to re-enter politics through the democratic route is increasingly proving an embarrassment than a triumphant comeback