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Jobs kept Bill Gates’ letter close by his bed
31 Jan 2012
Jobs kept Bill Gates’ letter close by his bed
31 Jan 2012
Former ISRO chief quits IIT Patna board
28 Jan 2012
Krishna gets SC reprieve from Karnataka HC order
27 Jan 2012
The Supreme Court today granted a stay on the Karnataka high court's order for probe against external affairs minister SM Krishna in an alleged case of illegal mining during his tenure as chief minister
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
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