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Tata joins world leaders to form ocean eco-group
12 Feb 2013
Ratan Tata, who retired as chairman of the Tata Group two months ago, is taking up a new role by joining hands with global leaders to work for a sustainable ocean environment
Pope Benedict to resign due to health reasons
11 Feb 2013
Pope Benedict, who is the first pontiff since the Middle Ages to step down, today surprised the world by saying he now lacked the mental and physical strength to cope with the demands of his job
Bullish on US recovery this year: Mukesh Ambani
11 Feb 2013
We will see the beginning of a recovery, particularly in the US, says Mukesh Ambani, chairman, Reliance Industries, in an interview with Fareed Zakaria
US energy initiatives will aid global recovery: Mukesh Ambani
11 Feb 2013
RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani is bullish on both India and the US, saying that the US will lead global economic recovery due to a fundamental transformation of the energy scene
US energy initiatives will aid global recovery: Mukesh Ambani
11 Feb 2013
RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani is bullish on both India and the US, saying that the US will lead global economic recovery due to a fundamental transformation of the energy scene
Eric Schmidt to cash in $2.5 bn by selling nearly half of his Google stock
09 Feb 2013
In an SEC filing yesterday, Google said that chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell 3.2 million shares to diversify his portfolio and raise personal liquidity
Afzal Guru hanged; Kashmir locked down under curfew
09 Feb 2013
The entire Kashmir valley has been placed under strict curfew as Afzal Guru, convicted for the attack on Parliament in 2001, was hanged in Delhi this morning.
CAG a watchdog, not just an accountant: Rai
08 Feb 2013
Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai said in his speech at the Harvard Kennedy School of government that it was imperative for public auditor to appear objective and trustworthy
BBC Global appoints Preet Dhupar as COO, India
07 Feb 2013
Dr Mukund Rajan appointed Tata Group brand custodian and spokesperson
06 Feb 2013
Dr Mukund Rajan has been appointed brand custodian and group spokesperson of the Tata Group, in the first major appointment after Cyrus Mistry took over as the chairman of the group
CWG scam: charges framed against Kalmadi, nine others
04 Feb 2013
Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur today framed charges against sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and nine others for allegedly cheating, conspiring and causing a loss of over Rs90 crore to the exchequer
CWG scam: charges framed against Kalmadi, nine others
04 Feb 2013
Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur today framed charges against sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and nine others for allegedly cheating, conspiring and causing a loss of over Rs90 crore to the exchequer
Skeletal remains of King Richard III identified
04 Feb 2013
Experts have unanimously identified the remains discovered in Leicester city centre as being those of King Richard lll, the last Plantagenet king who died in battle in 1485
Peregrine ex-chief sentenced to 50 years in prison for financial crimes
02 Feb 2013
Russell R. Wasendorf Sr's penalty is the latest in a series of stiff sentences handed down by judges for financial crimes
Govt cheated on Lokpal bill: Hazare
01 Feb 2013
Hazare has threatened to return to Ramlila Maidan if the government fails to make amends and bring in a strong Lokpal bill