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Raja No 2 in Time magazine’s power abuse list
19 May 2011
The 2G scam takes the No 2 spot in the list of scandals and scams in the all time Top 10 'Abuses of Power'.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn quits as IMF chief
19 May 2011
Beleaguered IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has quit his post, a day after US treasury secretary Timothy F Geithner, demanded the appointment of an interim managing director for the fund
Amit Mitra quits FICCI, tipped to become W Bengal finance minister
19 May 2011
Eminent economist Amit Mitra, tipped to take over as finance minister of West Bengal, has quit as secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Amit Mitra quits FICCI, tipped to become W Bengal finance minister
19 May 2011
Eminent economist Amit Mitra, tipped to take over as finance minister of West Bengal, has quit as secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Departing Infosys boss Murthy betrays a tinge of regret
18 May 2011
Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy, slated to retire in August, has written an unusually lengthy valedictory letter to employees in the company’s annual report
Strauss-Kahn affair opens up French election
17 May 2011
Even if Dominique Strauss-Kahn is eventually cleared of charges that include attempted rape, there will be few takers for him running as the Socialist Party's candidate
Assange awarded Sydney Peace Foundation's top honour
11 May 2011
Only three others - the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Japanese Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda - have been awarded the gold medal for courage in pursuit of human rights earlier.
Rajaratnam found guilty of insider trading
11 May 2011
Binayak Sen on Plan panel steering committee
11 May 2011
Sen will represent Bilaspur-based healthcare organisation Jan Swasthya Sahyog and provide inputs on the health of tribal children.