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Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at age of 91
29 Jan 2018
One of the richest people in the world, Kamprad ranked No 8 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which estimated his worth at $58.7 billion
Jerome Powell to succeed Janet Yellen as next chairman of Federal Reserve
24 Jan 2018
Jerome Powell has said he plans to continue the Fed’s gradual retreat from its post-crisis stimulus campaign and is expected to continue its slow but steady pace in raising interest rates
New Election Commissioner votes for Aadhaar linking of voter ID cards
22 Jan 2018
A former joint secretary in the ministry of defence, Om Prakash Rawat was appointed an Election Commissioner in August 2015. He will be the 22nd Chief Election Commissioner of India
ED searches Karti Chidambaram’s premises in money laundering case
13 Jan 2018
The Enforcement Directorate has contended that while Kati Chidambaram’s INX Media is shown to have received FDI worth Rs4.62 crore, the actual transactions involved more than Rs300 crore
Senior Supreme Court judges revolt against Chief Justice
12 Jan 2018
Addressing the media, four of the most senior judges of the Supreme Court after the Chief Justice— Justices J Chelameswar, Kurian Joseph, Ranjan Gogoi and Madan Lokur — say the SC needs to be preserved if democracy were to survive in the country
VSSC chief K Sivan to replace A S Kiran Kumar as Isro chief
11 Jan 2018
K Sivan will take over as Isro chairman and secretary Department of Space on 12 January 2015, the day when PSLV-C40 will launch the 710kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 30 other satellites
Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak enters UK govt in May reshuffle
10 Jan 2018
Rishi Sunak, seen as a rising star in the Conservative party, will be the parliamentary undersecretary of state in the ministry of housing, communities and local government
Fodder scam: Lalu goes to jail again
08 Jan 2018
Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail and Rs5 lakh penalty in one of the 1996 fodder scam cases
John McAfee claims his Twitter account hacked
30 Dec 2017
Lalu Yadav convicted in fodder scam; Mishra, 5 others acquitted
23 Dec 2017
Lalu has so far spent 375 days in jail in connection with the fodder scam, in five jail stints between 30 July 1997 and 27 January 2002, Mishra has been convicted and sentenced to five years of imprisonment in one of the five fodder scam cases
26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed gets himself 100-strong armed guard
23 Dec 2017
Hafiz Saeed, a United Nation-designated global terrorist with a US-sponsored $10-million reward on his head, was recently released after nearly ten months of house arrest following a Pakistan court order
‘Adult supervision no longer needed’: Eric Schmidt to step aside at Alphabet
22 Dec 2017
Eric Schmidt, a long-serving Google executive, will step down as executive chairman of Google’s parent company Alphabet in January, the company announced on Thursday
Judge throws out 'emoluments’ case against Trump
22 Dec 2017
Bachchans’ $250,000 stake in cryptocurrency firm swells to $17.5 mn
20 Dec 2017
The Bachchans would probably have never imagined that their investment would appreciate so much but for the bitcoin bubble that is enveloping Wall Street and several financial markets across the world
Coal scam: Ex-Jharkhand CM Koda, former coal secy get 3-year jail
16 Dec 2017
While all four accused were granted statutory bail for a period of two months to enable them to file appeals in the Delhi High Court, Koda would, however, remain barred from electoral politics in the light of a 2013 Supreme Court judgement
Coal scam: Ex-Jharkhand CM Koda, former coal secy get 3-year jail
16 Dec 2017
While all four accused were granted statutory bail for a period of two months to enable them to file appeals in the Delhi High Court, Koda would, however, remain barred from electoral politics in the light of a 2013 Supreme Court judgement