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23 Feb 2004
28 February 2004
S.B. Chavan passes away
Mumbai: Former Union Minister and Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shankarrao Bhaurao Chavan, 83, died IN Mumbai yesterday after a prolonged illness.
26 February 2004
NALCO CMD arrested in molestation case
Mumbai: C Venkatramana, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of National Alluminium Corporation (NALCO) was today arrested in a molestation case, and later granted bail. He is facing the charge of molesting a woman employee of NALCO in a city hotel on February 8.
23 February 2004
JRD Corporate Leadership award for A M Naik
The All India Management Association and TataChem Golden Jubilee Foundation has conferred the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award 2003 on A.M. Naik, chairman and managing director, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Vinod Khosla: Look at new technology areas
Bangalore: According to Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, the country could be a leader in the new technology areas such as nano materials, biotechnology and energy technologies. He pointed out that India had largely started as a follower in the IT sector, but if the country started serious research in areas like nanotechnology, biotechnology, it could start as a leader.
Currently on a visit to India, Khosla also pointed out that although a lot of IT related work was being done from India, none of the Indians had set up a product company with unique model.
