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Former union home secretary Anil Baijal appointed Delhi’s Lt Governor
29 Dec 2016
Anil Baijal’s appointment follows the sudden exit of Najib Jung, whose tenure was marked by frequent clashes with the AAP government in Delhi
Viral V Acharya appointed deputy governor of RBI
28 Dec 2016
Abe becomes first Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbour memorial
27 Dec 2016
The importance of Abe's visit may be mostly symbolic for the two countries that, in a remarkable transformation, have grown into close allies in the decades since they faced off in brutal conflict
Mayawati’s party deposited Rs104-cr in demonetised currency
27 Dec 2016
Reports quoting ED sources said the BSP account in Union Bank of India's Karol Bagh branch received the deposits of these demonetised currency between 2 and 9 December
Mayawati’s party deposited Rs104-cr in demonetised currency
27 Dec 2016
Reports quoting ED sources said the BSP account in Union Bank of India's Karol Bagh branch received the deposits of these demonetised currency between 2 and 9 December
Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi granted bail in VVIP chopper case
26 Dec 2016
The Patiala House court in Delhi today granted bail to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi and two others in the Rs3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case
Najeeb Jung resigns as Lt Governor of Delhi
22 Dec 2016
Najeeb Jung on Thursday resigned as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, saying he would be returning to academics, his first love
IMF’s Lagarde convicted of negligence in French pay-out case
20 Dec 2016
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde will not face any fine or jail for ministerial negligence, and will continue as head of the global organisation
Psychiatry professors urge Obama to order Trump’s medical examination
20 Dec 2016
Three professors of psychiatry have written to President Barack Obama urging him to order a medical evaluation of President-elect Donald Trump, who they say may suffer from ‘Narcissistic Personality Disorder’
Cyrus Mistry voted out as TCS director with support from 93% shareholders
14 Dec 2016
93 per cent shareholders of TCS voted to oust former chairman Cyrus Mistry as a director,
Karnataka JD (S) leader among 8 held in currency racket
13 Dec 2016
The CBI has so far arrested eight middlemen, four bank officials and a Reserve Bank official in raids, in which crores of rupees in new notes have been found
Exxon chief Rex Tillerson to be Trump’s secretary of state
13 Dec 2016
The selection of Exxon CEO Tillerson as America’s top diplomat has raised Republican hackles due to his close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and a messy confirmation battle in the Senate may be in the offing
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