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Chinnamma rises to be Tamil Nadu’s new Amma
06 Feb 2017
A month after Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's death, acting Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam stepped down and cleared decks for V K Sasikala's elevation as the new chief minister
Uber’s Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s business advisory group
03 Feb 2017
Uber Technologies Inc chief executive officer Travis Kalanick's departure could signal a growing rift between technology companies and Washington
Uber’s Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s business advisory group
03 Feb 2017
Uber Technologies Inc chief executive officer Travis Kalanick's departure could signal a growing rift between technology companies and Washington
Aircel-Maxis case: Special Court discharges Maran brothers, other accused
02 Feb 2017
A Special court today discharged all accused in Aircel Maxis deal case, involving former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi Maran, Malaysian businessman C Shivashankaran and others
Pak puts 26/11 culprit Hafiz Saeed, 37 others on exit control list
02 Feb 2017
Pakistan’s interior ministry has included the names of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, and 37 others who are affiliated with JuD or Lashkar-e-Taiba, on the Exit Control List
E Ahamed, MP and Indian Muslims' secular face, passes away
02 Feb 2017
A veteran politician and former Union cabinet minister known for his secular outlook and negotiating skills, Ahamed shone whether defending India’s Kashmir position in the UN or building ties with the Gulf nations
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs legal challenge to Trump’s visa ban
01 Feb 2017
Joining the growing opposition to Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration policy from Silicon Valley to carmaker Ford, Jeff Bezos said Amazon is backing a Washington State government lawsuit against Trump’s order
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs legal challenge to Trump’s visa ban
01 Feb 2017
Joining the growing opposition to Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration policy from Silicon Valley to carmaker Ford, Jeff Bezos said Amazon is backing a Washington State government lawsuit against Trump’s order
Pak puts 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed under protective custody
31 Jan 2017
Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of $10 million on his head, is wanted in India and the US for his alleged role in masterminding the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that claimed 166 lives
Bill Gates to become world’s first trillionaire – when he is 86
25 Jan 2017
A report by Oxfam says that considering that Bill Gates' fortune is growing at 11 per cent per year since 2009, he could become the world's first trillionaire in the next 25 years
Sanjiv Puri to be ITC’s CEO as Deveshwar steps aside
25 Jan 2017
ITC appointed Sanjiv Puri as chief operating officer in 2016, giving the first clear indication that he was the front runner to succeed outgoing chairman and CEO YC Deveshwar as CEO
Mike Pompeo sworn in as CIA director
24 Jan 2017
Writer Taslima Nasreen calls for uniform civil code
24 Jan 2017
Living in exile in India, Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Monday spoke out for a uniform civil code, saying that the measure was "urgently" needed to empower people with their rights
Coal scam: SC directs probe against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
23 Jan 2017
A special judicial panel had said that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation into the coal scam by former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
Coal scam: SC directs probe against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
23 Jan 2017
A special judicial panel had said that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation into the coal scam by former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha