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Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN Secretary-General

13 Dec 2016

Sworn in as the ninth chief of the United Nations, former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres pledged to reposition development at the centre of the organisation's work and meet the myriad challenges facing the world

Ruia group chairman Pavan Ruia arrested over Jessop factory fires

10 Dec 2016

Demonetisation: Modi turns to 'Jan Sabha’, says Lok Sabha not listening

10 Dec 2016

Exxon Mobil chief executive Rex Tillerson emerges top candidate for secretary of state

10 Dec 2016

Trump vows to end H1B visa woes of American workers

10 Dec 2016

Donald Trump won the US Presidential election riding a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment, especially against the influx of South Americans and Muslims, into the United States

`Chinna Amma’ rises on TN’s political horizon

10 Dec 2016

CBI arrests former IAF chief SP Tyagi, 2 others in chopper scam

09 Dec 2016

The CBI has alleged the former Air Force chief changed the "official parameters" of the helicopters in order to favour AgustaWestland

John Glenn, first American in space, dies at 95

09 Dec 2016

John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the US Senate, died on Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95

Germany’s Merkel vows to ban full-face veil, curb refugee influx

08 Dec 2016

Noted lawyer, writer, actor, comedian Cho Ramaswamy dead

07 Dec 2016

A multi-faceted personality, Ramaswamy was a law graduate, a playwright and a stage actor who had also directed several movies and was also a screenplay writer

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar appointed next Chief Justice of India

06 Dec 2016

Leaders converge in Chennai as Jayalalithaa’s body laid to rest

06 Dec 2016

People from all walks of life, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, state chief ministers and other political leaders, gathered in Chennai for Jayalalithaa's last journey

Airtel appoints Raghunath Mandava as MD and CEO, Africa

06 Dec 2016

National mourning for Jayalalithaa, PM, Prez pay last respects

06 Dec 2016

The centre today announced a state mourning throughout the country on the demise of chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram, one of the most powerful women in Indian politics

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa passes away, state in mourning

06 Dec 2016

Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman was declared dead close to midnight on Monday by Apollo Hospitals, after a tense final 24 hours amidst rumours that she had died hours earlier

Tamil Nadu CM on 'critical' life support, Tamil Nadu on edge

05 Dec 2016

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa continues to be “very critical” after she suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening

Humanity on brink as AI to decimate jobs: Stephen Hawking

03 Dec 2016

The automation of factories has already decimated jobs in traditional manufacturing, and the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes, warns Stephen Hawking

Humanity on brink as AI to decimate jobs: Stephen Hawking

03 Dec 2016

The automation of factories has already decimated jobs in traditional manufacturing, and the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes, warns Stephen Hawking

Humanity on brink as AI to decimate jobs: Stephen Hawking

03 Dec 2016

The automation of factories has already decimated jobs in traditional manufacturing, and the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes, warns Stephen Hawking

Chitra Ramkrishna quits as CEO and MD of NSE

03 Dec 2016

As CEO of NSE, Chitra Ramkrishna had ensured the bourse remained a market leader with an absolute hold on the equity market

‘El Comandante’: Firebrand orator, indomitable leader

26 Nov 2016

Revolutionary Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at 90

26 Nov 2016

One of the world’s best-known and most controversial leaders, the revolutionary icon survived countless US assassination attempts and saw 11 American presidents come and go, but finally succumbed to illness

Journalist Dilip Padgaonkar, ex-editor of The Times of India, passes away

25 Nov 2016

Indian-Americans hail Nikki Haley as UN envoy

24 Nov 2016

Trump chooses Indian-American Nikki Haley as UN envoy

24 Nov 2016

US president-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa) as ambassador to the United Nations