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Ratan Tata assures early board revamp; S Ramadorai tipped to join Tata Sons board

02 Nov 2016

Tata veteran S Ramadorai is reported to have resigned from the government’s skill development bodies amidst Ratan Tata’s promise of an early revamp of the group’s board

End is near for ISIS as chief Baghdadi cornered in Mosul

02 Nov 2016

The battle for Mosul, where the self-declared caliph of IS is believed to be hiding, is likely to end in a decisive defeat for the terrorist group, as there is no viable successor with the authority and prestige of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Twitter India chief Rishi Jaitly quits, more heads may roll

02 Nov 2016

Jaitly, who helped popularise Twitter in India, would seem to be a casualty of the micro-blogging site’s global restructuring programme, as the company has failed to get new users and fallen behind Facebook, Google and Snapchat

Clinton’s lead over Trump shrinking, poll may go down to wire

31 Oct 2016

Hillary Clinton’s victory in the 8 November election is far from certain, with her lead over Trump down to a mere one point, according to a poll

Shivpal-Kishor meet raises prospects of UP ‘grand alliance’

29 Oct 2016

Dollar dips on FBI plan to probe Hillary Clinton’s emails

29 Oct 2016

Tata Group’s aviation hopes soar with Ratan Tata back at helm

29 Oct 2016

Media reports say Tata has increased its stake in AirAsia India over time to 49 per cent from 30 per cent for an undisclosed sum while approving infusion of $37 million in Vistara, its joint venture with Singapore Airlines

Tata seeking partner to buy out Mistry family stake: report

28 Oct 2016

China’s Xi elevated to the ranks of Mao and Deng Ziaoping

27 Oct 2016

The Chinese Communist Party today declared President Xi Jinping as "core" leader, placing him on par with China’s all-time greats like Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping

Mistry letter puts Tata Group under Sebi scanner

27 Oct 2016

Sebi and the stock exchanges are examining possible breach of governance norms in various listed companies of the group Tata Group

Cyrus Mistry focused more on Tata Group’s debt: report

26 Oct 2016

While Ratan Tata bought businesses like JLR, Britain's Tetley Tea and Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus, Cyrus Mistry focused on reducing the group's $30 billion debt level by selling assets and refinancing loans, say reports

BS Yeddyurappa acquitted in Rs40-cr illegal mining case

26 Oct 2016

The court also acquitted Yeddyurappa's two sons B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijayendra, son-in-law Sohan Kumar and nine other accused in the kickback case

Vijay Mallya has Rs16,440 in hand and Rs12.6-cr frozen deposits

26 Oct 2016

Mallya did not explain where the $40 million he received in February this year as part of $75 million settlement agreed with Diageo has gone

Tata board appoints Ralf Speth, N Chandrasekaran as additional directors

25 Oct 2016

Ratan Tata assures CEOs of stability, continuity

25 Oct 2016

Ratan Tata today addressed concerns that CEOs have raised regarding possible changes and assured them that long term interests of the group will get priority

Cyrus Mistry stands down as Tata Group chairman, Ratan Tata takes over

24 Oct 2016

The decision comes after a series of business shocks, including the undoing of the UK steel business, the fading of Tata Motors passenger vehicle business and the Docomo debacle, all of which combined to erode the market value of India’s best known business group

Varun Gandhi refutes allegations of leaking defence info in open letter

22 Oct 2016

Ecuador unhappy with Assange, but unlikely to throw him out

20 Oct 2016

Clinton now has 6 points lead over Trump in Fox News poll

19 Oct 2016

While Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton’s lead over Republican Donald J Trump has dropped slightly from 7 points last week to 6 points now, it is still a strong surge from the 2-point lead she had early this month

Former billiards champion Michael Ferreira arrested in QNet scam

19 Oct 2016

QNet Ltd, formerly known as QuestNet, GoldQuest, and QI Limited, a Hong Kong based multi-level marketing company with direct sales on an ecommerce platform, is owned by the QI Group

Apple hires Ruslan Salkhutdinov of Carnegie Mellon to help boost AI efforts

19 Oct 2016

The induction of Slakhutinov as head of AI research at Apple will boost its efforts after Samsung lured away its team behind Siri

Assange’s net access snapped amid Clinton revelations

19 Oct 2016

There is speculation that WikiLeaks founder Julius Assange’s ties with Ecuador may be getting strained as his internet access at the nation’s London embassy was cut off midway through damaging disclosures about US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

Peter Thiel raises hackles with $1.25 mn donation to Trump

18 Oct 2016

Fake accounts scandal forces Wells Fargo chief John Stumpf to step down

14 Oct 2016

Thailand’s beloved king Bhumibol Adulyadej passes away

13 Oct 2016

The world’s longest-reigning, the world’s richest and the most adorned (at least among his own subjects), Bhumibol staved off numerous catastrophes through intelligence, fortitude and his love for the country