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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

India hurling charges ‘without a shred of evidence’: Mallya’s defence

06 Dec 2017

Rebels kill former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh for 'treason’

05 Dec 2017

Winklevoss twins become world’s first bitcoin billionaires

05 Dec 2017

Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor passes away at 79

04 Dec 2017

Sashi Kapoor, the last surviving son of legendary actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was a blend of the commercial and off beat cinema

Russian links probe: Flynn pleads guilty, may help prosecutors

04 Dec 2017

Michael Flynn admitted he lied to FBI agents in January about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador, and experts suggest he has been recruited by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to give evidence against a much bigger fish

Ivanka Trump raises a toast to Modi and India’s evolution

28 Nov 2017

Ivanka Trump, herself a businesswoman, said many women become entrepreneurs out of necessity - that women-led businesses are not only good for the society but for the nation – even as she applauded PM Modi for his firm belief in women empowerment

Populist policies may dent economic growth: Raghuram Rajan

27 Nov 2017

India needs to focus on a broad-based, inclusive, economic growth generating more employment rather than addressing grievances that would only render the society more divisive, Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, said

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos now worth $100 bn

25 Nov 2017

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos now worth $100 bn

25 Nov 2017

Bharti Mittal family pledges Rs7,000 cr to charity

23 Nov 2017

A major part of the wealth pledged for charity will go towards setting up of the proposed Satya Bharti University for Science and Technology, which will offer 'free education' to underprivileged youth

Bharti Mittal family pledges Rs7,000 cr to charity

23 Nov 2017

A major part of the wealth pledged for charity will go towards setting up of the proposed Satya Bharti University for Science and Technology, which will offer 'free education' to underprivileged youth

Bharti Mittal family pledges Rs7,000 cr to charity

23 Nov 2017

A major part of the wealth pledged for charity will go towards setting up of the proposed Satya Bharti University for Science and Technology, which will offer 'free education' to underprivileged youth

Global Entrepreneurship Summit an ode to India-US ties: Ivanka Trump

22 Nov 2017

The latest Global Entrepreneurship summit is aptly themed 'Women First and Prosperity for All,' Ivanka said, adding that when women are economically empowered their communities and countries thrive

Meg Whitman to step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

22 Nov 2017

Meg Whitman will step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise six years after joining its corporate predecessor and implementing a turnaround that split the Silicon Valley corporate icon in two

Meg Whitman to step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

22 Nov 2017

Meg Whitman will step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise six years after joining its corporate predecessor and implementing a turnaround that split the Silicon Valley corporate icon in two

India wins battle of judges at the Hague

21 Nov 2017

India’s permanent representative at the United Nations quoted Lord Tennyson’s famous lines “the old order changeth, yielding place to new" as Britain lost its seat for first time in the 71-year-old history of ICJ

Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi passes away

20 Nov 2017

Dasmunshi, an influential politician from Bengal, was in coma ever since he suffered a massive heart attack and stroke in July 2008

Nilekanis sign Gates’ Giving Pledge, commit half their $1.7 bn wealth

20 Nov 2017

With the Nilekanis, there are now four Indian billionaires – all from Bangaluru – who have signed up for the Gates and Warren Buffet-founded Giving Pledge; but Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has never showed any interest

10-year old boy defeats iPhone Face ID

18 Nov 2017

Chennai girl makes it to Forbes '30 under 30’ list with de-addiction tool

17 Nov 2017

Akshaya Shanmugam, 29,  CEO of Chennai-based start-up Lumme Inc, is among the innovators and entrepreneurs in the latest Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list in healthcare

Chennai girl makes it to Forbes '30 under 30’ list with de-addiction tool

17 Nov 2017

Akshaya Shanmugam, 29,  CEO of Chennai-based start-up Lumme Inc, is among the innovators and entrepreneurs in the latest Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list in healthcare

Ambanis, India top Forbes’ Asia Family rich list

16 Nov 2017

The Mukesh Ambani family has topped this year’s Forbes list of Asia’s Richest Families, for the first time, with a net worth of $44.8 billion, upsetting Korea’s Lee family, while India continued to dominate the list with 18 rich families

Ambanis, India top Forbes’ Asia Family rich list

16 Nov 2017

The Mukesh Ambani family has topped this year’s Forbes list of Asia’s Richest Families, for the first time, with a net worth of $44.8 billion, upsetting Korea’s Lee family, while India continued to dominate the list with 18 rich families

Murthy changes tune, says all well at Infosys under Nilekani

16 Nov 2017