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Berlusconi booted out of Italian house; can’t hold office for 6 yrs
28 Nov 2013
The Italian Senate has expelled three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his conviction for tax fraud
Neeraj Sahai appointed president as S&P fights lawsuit over ratings fraud
28 Nov 2013
Neeraj Sahai is the second person of Indian origin to take over the reins of S&P after Deven Sharma who quit in 2011 after a controversial downgrade of the US from its `AAA’ rating
Neeraj Sahai appointed president as S&P fights lawsuit over ratings fraud
28 Nov 2013
Neeraj Sahai is the second person of Indian origin to take over the reins of S&P after Deven Sharma who quit in 2011 after a controversial downgrade of the US from its `AAA’ rating
Nepal on brink again as Maoist Prachanda sees poll rout
22 Nov 2013
Maoist supremo Prachanda himself lost to Nepali Congress candidate Rajan K C from Kathmandu-10 constituency, and was trailing in Siraha-5
Plot to malign me and Arvind Kejriwal, says Anna Hazare
20 Nov 2013
Hazare said he had never doubted Kejriwal’s bona fides and that he would write to him again
Nobel-winning writer Doris Lessing dead
19 Nov 2013
Pakistan to put Musharraf on trial for high treason
18 Nov 2013
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government has announced that it will put Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on trial for high treason for suspending the constitution while in power
Sachin bags Bharat Ratna; first sportsperson to do it
16 Nov 2013
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award
Arvind Kejriwal set for straight fight against Sheila Dikshit
16 Nov 2013
The AAP leader has refused to shift to another constituency despite persuasions from his own party members, saying it would be going back on AAP's stance if he filed a nomination from elsewhere
Tendulkar blasts a masterly 74
15 Nov 2013
Sachin Tendulkar will remain India’s most loved sportsperson and perhaps the most prolific batsman in the history of cricket
Azim Premji is top Indian philanthropist with Rs8,000 cr donation in 2013
14 Nov 2013
Education, which garnered Rs12,200 crore, ranked as the most important area for Indian philanthropists
Sachin’s last Test on Thursday sees unequalled hoopla
13 Nov 2013
The media hype surrounding the impending retirement of Sachin Tendulkar is unprecedented in the annals of cricket thanks largely to the Indian media’s penchant for hyperbole rather than analysis, says Jagdeep Worah
Anand, Carlsen settle for quick draws in early games
By By Jagdeep Worah | 12 Nov 2013
Some commentators have accused world champ Anand of not pushing hard enough with White - but these are early days in a historic chess match, says Jagdeep Worah
Arafat may have been poisoned with polonium: Swiss forensic report
08 Nov 2013
The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium, a Swiss forensic report suggests