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Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan elected president of Britain’s Royal Society
19 Mar 2015
Ramakrishnan, the first Indian-origin scientist to hold the post, studied physics at Baroda and biology in the US before shifting to Britain where he shared the 2009 chemistry Nobel Prize for discovering the precise structure of ribosomes
Gates, Bloomberg create $4-mn fund to take on Big Tobacco
19 Mar 2015
The new fund is aimed at helping countries that are sued by the tobacco industry against restrictions
Ratan Tata sets up automotive innovation centre in UK
18 Mar 2015
The National Automotive Innovation Centre in Warwickshire, UK, is planned as the largest research facility of its kind in Europe
Ashu Suyash to succeed Roopa as Crisil MD &CEO
16 Mar 2015
Ashu Suyash, CEO of L&T Investment Management, will take over from Crisil veteran Roopa Kudva
Wipro poaches top TCS exec Neemuchwala as new COO
16 Mar 2015
Wipro on Monday announced the appointment of Tata Consultancy's BPO head Abid Ali Neemuchwala as group president and chief operating officer with effect from 1 April
Wipro poaches top TCS exec Neemuchwala as new COO
16 Mar 2015
Wipro on Monday announced the appointment of Tata Consultancy's BPO head Abid Ali Neemuchwala as group president and chief operating officer with effect from 1 April
Cook’s book says Steve Jobs ‘angrily’ turned down liver offer
16 Mar 2015
A book written by Apple CEO Tim Cook says he and his former boss shared a unique blood type, but Steve Jobs strongly declined to accept a part of his liver
India unhappy at sentencing of Maldives ex-President Nasheed
14 Mar 2015
In a court hearing late on Friday night, Nasheed, the country's first democratically elected leader, was charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1990
Sweden bows, offers to interview Assange in London
14 Mar 2015
In a climb-down, Sweden says its prosecutors could interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in his Ecuador embassy refuge – but this will need the permission of both the UK and Ecuador governments
Pak court frees 2008 Mumbai terror mastermind Lakhvi
13 Mar 2015
Disregarding the concern of both India and the US, the Islamabad High court today freed LeT chief and 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, terming his detention ‘illegal’
Greenpeace’s Pillai vindicated; HC says ‘this is a democracy’
12 Mar 2015
The Delhi High Court today asked the government to quash and set aside the lookout circular against Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was blocked by the Indian government from boarding a flight to London to speak to British MPs two months ago
CBI court summons former PM Manmohan Singh in coal scam case
11 Mar 2015
While the court move coincided the stalling of the mining bill in the Rajya Sabha, the fact remains that a rejection of the bill will also block the Rs2,00,000 crore gains to the government from sale of the first 32 coal blocks
CBI court summons former PM Manmohan Singh in coal scam case
11 Mar 2015
While the court move coincided the stalling of the mining bill in the Rajya Sabha, the fact remains that a rejection of the bill will also block the Rs2,00,000 crore gains to the government from sale of the first 32 coal blocks
Airtel’s Mittal criticises Facebook’s ‘free internet’ move
09 Mar 2015
After meeting Facebook’s Zuckerberg at an event in Barcelona, Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal says free internet would be ‘philanthropy’ unless the government eases spectrum access
The Red Sari tells us just who Sonia Gandhi is
07 Mar 2015
Javier Moro’s The Red Sari, far from being a scandalous work, humanizes Sonia Gandhi; trying to suppress it was simply absurd, writes author and journalist Sidharth Bhatia
Rajat Gupta seeks revocation of conviction
07 Mar 2015
Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi pips Mukesh Ambani to become richest Indian
05 Mar 2015
Dilip Shanghvi, who is also the world’s richest pharmaceutical billionaire, added $4.5 billion to his fortune this year, making him fourth-wealthiest in Asia and 37th in the world