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Troubled IMF ex-chief Strauss-Khan now faces pimping charge
10 Feb 2015
If he is found guilty, Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn could face up to 10 years in jail and a €1.5-million fine
Banker Aldemire Bendine takes over as new Petrobras chief
09 Feb 2015
The appointment of Bendine, 51, who was the chief executive of state-owned Banco de Brasil, comes after the mass exit of Petrobras’s top management, including its CEO Maria das Gracas Silva Foster, last week following a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal
China blasts Obama, US for officially hosting Dalai Lama
06 Feb 2015
China today cautioned foreign countries against hosting the Dalai Lama, a day after US President Barack Obama and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader appeared together in public for the first time
Obama appoints Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga as member of trade body
06 Feb 2015
President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of Mastercard CEO and chairman of the US India Business Council Ajay Banga as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
Bharti MD Manoj Kohli quits Airtel board
05 Feb 2015
Manoj Kohli had relinquished his position as managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel’s International Business to take over as MD of Bharti Enterprises in April 2014
JK Group doyen Gaur Hari Singhania dies of heart attack
04 Feb 2015
Gaur Hari Singhania was president of J K Organisation and a promoter director of JK Cement Ltd since its inception in 1994
Govt rewards N-deal maker S Jaishankar with foreign secretary post
29 Jan 2015
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who played a key role during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in September and US President Barack Obama’s just concluded visit here, will replace Sujatha Singh as foreign secretary