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Kanhaiya Kumar released to vociferous welcome
04 Mar 2016
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar emerged from Tihar Jail in Delhi late on Thursday as feisty as ever
Fiat’s Marchionne wants to help Apple build cars
03 Mar 2016
Describing himself as an ‘Apple freak’, Fiat Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne says it makes more sense for Apple to partner an existing automobile manufacturer than make cars on its own, and his firm is well suited for this
Charges will be filed in Aircel-Maxis case: Jaitley
03 Mar 2016
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that the Enforcement Directorate and the investigative wing of the Income Tax Department, during recent searches in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal, have recovered several “incriminating” documents which are being scrutinised
Mumbai writer Jerry Pinto wins Yale University prize
03 Mar 2016
Mumbai-based writer Jerry Pinto is among the nine recipients of the Yale University's Windham-Campbell Prize this year, awarded to English-language writers "for their literary achievements or their potential"
Kelly, Kornienko back after year-long space odyssey
03 Mar 2016
Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented year in space for NASA, landing in barren Kazakhstan with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko who shared his whole space station journey
Trump, Clinton on course for showdown with 7 wins each
02 Mar 2016
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton won seven of eleven states each on ‘super Tuesday’ to put themselves well ahead of their rivals and head for a presidential showdown
Ex-Chief Justice of India H L Dattu is new NHRC chief
01 Mar 2016
Former chief justice of India H L Dattu on Monday took charge as the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission
Rouhani’s reformist partners set to sweep Iran
01 Mar 2016
Moderates and reformist candidates allied to President Hassan Rouhani are on course to win all 30 seats in Tehran and make strong gains elsewhere, signalling a legislature that will be amenable to pragmatic policies
Cops did not act while I was beaten: JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar
27 Feb 2016
JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is in police custody in connection with the sedition case, told the Supreme Court team that even after identifying the people who attacked him in the court, the police did not arrest them
Mauritius PM undergoes eye surgery at Hyderabad’s Maxivision Super Speciality Eye Hospitals
26 Feb 2016
Mallya quits United Spirits with Rs515 cr package
26 Feb 2016
United Spirits shares surged as much as 6 per cent today following the resignation of its chairman Vijay Mallya from the company's board on Thursday
Infosys gives CEO Vishal Sikka 2-year extension
25 Feb 2016
JNU row: students surrender, grilled for 5 hours
24 Feb 2016
JNU row: Kanhaiya’s bail plea to be heard on 29 Feb
24 Feb 2016
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail petition to 29 February, after the Delhi Police told the court that it would seek his remand afresh from a trial court
Lawyer arrested for bashing up JNU student leaders in custody
24 Feb 2016
After a media sting operation showing lawyers bragging that they had beat up JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar in jail while cops stood watching, one of them has been arrested while a summons is out for two more
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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