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VIP Industries Ltd elevates Sudip Ghose as CEO
04 Apr 2018
VIP Industries Ltd elevates Sudip Ghose as CEO
04 Apr 2018
Anand Mahindra calls for India’s own version of Facebook
28 Mar 2018
India needs its own social networking company “that is very widely owned, professionally managed and willingly regulated,” says automobile major Anand Mahindra
PNB could become a defaulter in 5 days, courtesy Nirav Modi
26 Mar 2018
The Rs12,700-crore fraud committed by diamantaire Nirav Modi and his associates could get PNB listed as a defaulter if the bank fails to repay Rs1,000 crore to another state-run bank, Union Bank of India (UBI), by 31 March
Musk and Mark raise the muck
24 Mar 2018
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are battling it out over SpaceX and Facebook, much to the glee of their global ‘followers’
Musk and Mark raise the muck
24 Mar 2018
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are battling it out over SpaceX and Facebook, much to the glee of their global ‘followers’
Life has become ‘hell’ for former French President Sarkozy
22 Mar 2018
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy claims life has become living hell since allegations surfaced of his having taken illegal money from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi
Bangla SC stays Khaleda Zia's release on bail for 20 days
19 Mar 2018
The Bangladesh Supreme Court has stayed the release of former prime minister Khaleda Zia on bail in a corruption case in which she was sentenced to five years in jail
Putin basks in landslide poll victory, opposition cries foul
19 Mar 2018
Vladmir Putin’s victory in the presidential election came as his most serious challenger was banned and amid reports of ballot-stuffing, but it gives him at least another six years in power amid increasingly strained relations with the West
Stephen Hawking passes on at 76; PM, President mourn death
14 Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who overcame a devastating neurological disease to probe the greatest mysteries of the cosmos from his wheelchair and become a globally celebrated symbol of the power of the human mind, is dead
Xi Jinping effectively makes himself President of China for life
12 Mar 2018
China's rubber-stamp parliament, meeting in the Great Hall of the People for an annual session, made Xi the most powerful leader since Mao Zedong by scrapping term limits that would have forced him to step down after 2023
Karti Chidambaram’s CBI custody extended by 3 days
10 Mar 2018
In a breather for Karti Chidambaram earlier on Friday, the Delhi High Court granted him interim protection from arrest in the INX Media case, as a result of which he cannot be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate till 20 March in the case
Netflix in talks with Obamas for show series
09 Mar 2018
Former President Obama and wife Michelle are said to be in advanced talks with the streaming service Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows
Travis Kalanick launches new venture fund ‘10,100’, to focus on India, China
08 Mar 2018
Ousted from Uber last year, Travis Kalanick has launched a new venture investment fund called Ten one Hundred or 10100, a large part of which will be devoted to backing Indian startups
Travis Kalanick launches new venture fund ‘10,100’, to focus on India, China
08 Mar 2018
Ousted from Uber last year, Travis Kalanick has launched a new venture investment fund called Ten one Hundred or 10100, a large part of which will be devoted to backing Indian startups
Hawking explains nothing existed at singularity
05 Mar 2018
Hawking explains nothing existed at singularity
05 Mar 2018
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