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Has Warren Buffet written the requiem for retail stores?
22 Feb 2017
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway recently sold $900 million of Walmart stock, leaving Buffet with nearly no shares in the brick-and-mortar retailer, even as he sings the praises of thriving online rival Amazon. By Jagdeep Worah
Chandrasekaran chairs Tata Sons board meeting for the first time
21 Feb 2017
N Chandrasekaran plans to focus on leveraging the collective strength of the group and bring greater rigour to capital allocation so as to deliver superior returns to shareholders
‘Patient and erudite’: legal fraternity mourns ex-CJI Altamas Kabir
20 Feb 2017
India’s legal fraternity today expressed grief over the demise of former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir, who died at a hospital in Kolkata on Sunday afternoon
Sasaikala loyalist Edapadi Palanisamy to be sworn in as TN CM
16 Feb 2017
With the AIADMK camp led by Panneerselvam hoping to receive 30 more legislators and with backing from Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayakumar, Tamil Nadu politics is still in a flux
SC jails Sasikala for 4 years in assets case
14 Feb 2017
Reports say Sasikala may choose Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayaraman to lead the AIADMK in her place to ward off Panneerselvam’s ascent to the AIADMK throne
Ajay Tyagi to succeed U K Sinha as Sebi chief
11 Feb 2017
Sasikala stakes claim to form govt amidst high drama in Chennai
10 Feb 2017
With acting chief minister O Paneerselvam staging a revolt, and several elders in the party speaking against the impost of Sasikala on the party, the suspense over the swearing-in of the new ministry continues
India again asks UK to extradite Vijay Mallya
10 Feb 2017
India again asks UK to extradite Vijay Mallya
10 Feb 2017
India again asks UK to extradite Vijay Mallya
10 Feb 2017
Ratan Tata to turn focus on start-ups; seeks level playing field
08 Feb 2017
The regulators need to focus on areas where there is unfair competition killing newer start-ups, said Ratan Tata speaking at an even in Bangaluru
Ratan Tata to turn focus on start-ups; seeks level playing field
08 Feb 2017
The regulators need to focus on areas where there is unfair competition killing newer start-ups, said Ratan Tata speaking at an even in Bangaluru
Panneerselvam revolts, says he was forced out as Tamil Nadu CM
08 Feb 2017
Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam’s open challenge to the choice of VK Sasikala as Tamil Nadu's chief minister highlights the growing rift within the AIADMK and the wider resentment outside the party
Obama official Arun Kumar returns to KPMG India as CEO
06 Feb 2017
Arun Kumar, who was assistant commerce secretary in the Barak Obama administration, is the new chairman and chief executive officer of KPMG India
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