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Justice S H Kapadia sworn in as new Chief Justice of India
12 May 2010
Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, was sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India (CJI) today
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US energy visionary award for Ajay Mathur, DG, Bureau of Energy Efficiency
12 May 2010
Dr Ajay Mathur, also a member of the prime minister's council on climate change, has led the Bureau in driving India's market transformation towards energy efficiency.
IPL not my cup of tea, says Lakshmi Mittal
11 May 2010
Rajiv Bakshi elevated as VP marketing
07 May 2010
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Savitri Jindal, mother of nine, is Asia's richest lady
06 May 2010
With a net worth of $12.2 billion, Savitri Jindal ranks 44th in a Forbes.com list of 70 billionaire women around the globe, who will celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday.
Metropolis appoints Ameera Patel as its new CEO
06 May 2010
NCR appoints new managing director to lead India
05 May 2010
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Indian-origin N Nohria appointed Dean at Harvard Business School
05 May 2010
Nohria, the Richard P Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS), will take up his new role on 1 July, HBS president Drew Faust said on Wednesday
GVK Biosciences Appoints Dr. John Ellingboe as Senior Vice President, Discovery Chemistry
03 May 2010
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Sarosh Homi Kapadia appointed new chief justice of India
30 Apr 2010
Supreme Court justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia has been appointed the new chief justice of India and assumes charge on 12 May.
Aspect appoints Apurva Boradia as director for channels and business development in India
29 Apr 2010
N Raja appointed VP sales, Ford India
29 Apr 2010
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Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods is highest-paid woman CEO
29 Apr 2010
Rosenfeld jumped to the top slot by nearly tripling her compensation package to $16.7 million in 2009
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`Aliens' may exist, but encounters may be catastrophic: Hawking
26 Apr 2010
`If aliens were to ever pay a visit to meet earthlings, it would have much the same consequences for us as Christopher Columbus's landing in America had for the native Americans.'
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