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Dean McCumiskey to head BAE Systems in India
23 Jan 2012
SC rejects PIL on Army chief’s age; blasts petitioners
20 Jan 2012
The Supreme Court today threw out the public interest litigation in the case of Army commander-in-chief Gen V K Singh’s birth date, which has become a cause celebre in recent weeks
Khare quits as media advisor after PMO appoints Pachauri
20 Jan 2012
NDTV India senior editor and prime time anchor Pankaj Pachauri was appointed as communication advisor in the prime minister’s office
SC to hear PIL on Army chief’s age today
20 Jan 2012
Pak PM Gilani appears before SC in contempt case
19 Jan 2012
Blow to Modi as HC upholds Lokayukta appointment
18 Jan 2012
Yahoo chief Yang quits, severs all ties
18 Jan 2012
Yang's departure comes two weeks after the company appointed Scott Thompson as its new CEO, with a mandate to return the once-leading internet portal to the heights it enjoyed in the 1990s
Government downplays Army chief’s SC plea over birth date
17 Jan 2012
In an unprecedented move, Gen Singh on Monday took the government to the apex court, challenging its decision declaring him a year older than he says he is
Pakistan Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Gilani
16 Jan 2012
The Pakistan Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for failing to reopen graft cases against president Asif Ali Zardari and has ordered him to appear personally before it on 19 January
Apple's Cook receives $380 million compensation package for 2011
11 Jan 2012
CEO Tim Cook's pay package for 2011 is among the most lucrative compensations awarded to a chief executive, according to industry experts
Soumitra Dutta named dean of Cornell's business school
10 Jan 2012
Soumitra Dutta, who will become the 11th dean of the prestigious Ivy League institution, is currently a professor of business and technology and founder and faculty director of a new media and technology innovation lab at INSEAD, in Fontainebleau
Swamy submits documents against Chidambaram in 2G case
07 Jan 2012
Swamy in his petition also alleged that Chidambaram, who was guilty of criminal breach of trust, also had compromised with national security by his act
Sukh Ram sinks into coma, cannot be jailed yet
06 Jan 2012
It seems possible that former union telecom minister Sukh Ram may yet cheat the jailer by dying before serving his sentance in a 1993 telecom scam
Yahoo picks PayPal chief as new CEO
05 Jan 2012
Scott Thompson, president of PayPal, a unit of eBay, will take over as the new chief executive of the internet giant, which is battling stiff competition from rivals such as Google and Facebook, amidst declining advertising revenues
Army chief says won’t move courts on age issue
05 Jan 2012
Army commander-in-chief Gen V K Singh has downplayed his apparent confrontation with the government, and said he has not yet thought of moving the courts on the issue
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