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Netizens give thumbs down to Baba Ramdev
04 Jun 2011
Oxford University chancellor wants Ahluwalia as IMF chief
04 Jun 2011
Lord Chris Patten, chancellor of the University of Oxford, has mooted the name of Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of Planning Commission, as the next managing director of IMF
Government tries to woo yoga guru Ramdev
02 Jun 2011
Adrian Miller bids adieu to JWT
31 May 2011
Lokpal bill panel split as government, civil society members spar
30 May 2011
Except on the one issue of keeping public grievances under the jurisdiction of the Lokpal, the government members opposed most of the other points in the draft prepared by civil society representatives
Bloom Energy appoints Girish S Paranjpe as MD
26 May 2011
Tata Global Beverages CEO Unsworth resigns
25 May 2011
DNA evidence matches Strauss-Kahn samples
25 May 2011
Strauss-Kahn who is facing charges of assault and attempting to rape the maid at the Sofitel hotel in New York is being held in an apartment in Manhattan under armed guard
Ajit Kumar Seth appointed cabinet secretary
24 May 2011
Rajiv Kumar appointed secretary general, FICCI
23 May 2011
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