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India forfeited growth in drive for fiscal discipline: Paul Krugman
06 Jul 2017
Krugman, known for his work on liquidity traps and currency crisis, feels that the Modi government, instead of trying to drive out bad money, should have followed an expansionist policy by cutting interest rates to spur growth
Nilekani, Sanjeev Aggarwal launch fund to back mid-stage startups
04 Jul 2017
Fundamentum will not only attract personal investments from Nilekani and Aggarwal, but also capital contributed by a set of institutional investors as well
Hizbul chief Slahuddin brags of carrying out terror attacks in India
03 Jul 2017
Syed Salahuddin, recently designated 'global terrorist' by the US, on Sunday boasted to a Pakistani television channel that he and his outfit Hizbul Mujahideen have carried out terror attacks in India
Lupin founder-chairman Desh Bandhu Gupta dies at 79
27 Jun 2017
Gupta, who founded Lupin with Rs5,000 borrowed cash from his wife, turned it into a pharma giant with annual sales of Rs17,000-crore, and the eighth largest generic drug firm globally
Tanmay Bakshi, 13, is youngst IBM Watson programmer
24 Jun 2017
Bakshi, who started playing with computer at age 5, is today a TEDx speaker, an AI-CognitiveDeveloper, IBM Honorary Cloud Advisor, YouTuber, author and algorithmist
Tanmay Bakshi, 13, is youngst IBM Watson programmer
24 Jun 2017
Bakshi, who started playing with computer at age 5, is today a TEDx speaker, an AI-CognitiveDeveloper, IBM Honorary Cloud Advisor, YouTuber, author and algorithmist
Trump’s pick for India has close private equity links, say reports
22 Jun 2017
White House will need to ensure that Kenneth Juster avoids any conflict of interests when dealing with matters that involve his former firm and that will depend, in part, on whether he has any continuing financial ties to Warburg Pincus
Denied bail by SC, absconding ex-judge Karnan tracked down, arrested
21 Jun 2017
More than a month after the Supreme Court sentenced him to six months imprisonment for contempt of court, former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan was arrested Tuesday night, after failing to get interim bail from Supreme Court
Opposition in disarray over Ram Nath Kovind as presidential nominee
20 Jun 2017
The opposition, now a depleted force sans BSP’s Mayawathi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, hesitated to question Ram Nath Kovind's credentials and decided to meet on 22 June to chalk out a strategy
Setback for Sikka: Infosys Americas head Sandeep Dadlani quits
17 Jun 2017
The resignation of Sandeep Dadlani comes as a setback to Infosys as the company’s senior management had shown signs of stability in the recent past
Helmut Kohl, father of reunified Germany, dies at 87
17 Jun 2017
Kohl, who also relentlessly pursued his dream of European unity, leaves behind the legacy of the common euro currency that is now used by 19 nations
'Metroman' E Sreedharan seen as likely NDA candidate for President
16 Jun 2017
E Sreedharan, who was the main force behind the Konkan Railway, as well as the Kolkata and Delhi Metros and took up the challenge of repeating the success in a state like Kerala, could be acceptable to the Left, the Right and the Secular