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Fugitive Indian jeweller Mehul Choksi caught while fleeing to Cuba by boat
27 May 2021
Antigua’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne told news agency ANI that Antigua will not accept him back and that he has requested PM Skerrit and law enforcement authorities in Dominica to not return Choksi to Antigua where he has legal and constitutional protection as a citizen
Bill and Melinda Gates fall apart after 27 years of marriage
04 May 2021
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Bill Gates, 65 and Melinda Gates, 56, would continue to work as co-chairs and trustees of the organisation, even as the couple said they have reached an agreement on how to divide their assets worth $146 billion
Jagdish Khattar, former Maruti Suzuki MD, dies of cardiac arrest
26 Apr 2021
Khattar oversaw the transition of Maruti Udyog Ltd from a government controlled entity to the most successful Japanese automobile company in India
Jagdish Khattar, former Maruti Suzuki MD, dies of cardiac arrest
26 Apr 2021
Khattar oversaw the transition of Maruti Udyog Ltd from a government controlled entity to the most successful Japanese automobile company in India
Justice N V Ramana appointed Chief Justice of India
07 Apr 2021
A first-generation lawyer, having agricultural background, Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana has specialised in Constitutional, Civil, Labour, Service and Election matters and has also practised before inter-state river tribunals
Marc Llistosella replaces Guenter Butschek as CEO & MD of Tata Motors
15 Feb 2021
A former COO of Airbus, Marc Llistosella was the president and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation and head of Daimler Trucks Asia till 2018 before he moved on to join Einride’s board of directors
Trump clears second impeachment trial, vows to fight on
15 Feb 2021
Trump described his second impeachment trial as yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of the country, adding, “Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again’ has only just begun”
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take charge of US administration
21 Jan 2021
The 78-year-old Joe Biden becomes the oldest to be sworn in as President of the United States, while Kamala Harris, 56, created history as the first woman to be sworn in as Vice President of the United States
Rajnikanth set to launch political party on New Year Day
08 Dec 2020
Rajnikanth expressed confidence in winning Tamil Nadu assembly elections due next year and promised to give the state honest, transparent, corruption free and spiritual politics without any religion or caste difference
Roshni Scam list made public sheds more light on Gupkar Alliance
25 Nov 2020
Referred to as the 'biggest' scam in Jammu and Kashmir, the scheme was initiated by the Farooq Abdullah government, allegedly meant to bring about a demographic change in the Jammu region
White House transition to Joe Biden starts as President Trump relents
24 Nov 2020
Trump said in a tweet on Monday that he was directing his team to cooperate on the transition, allowing federal funds to start flowing to Biden so that he can carry out his transition duties before his 20 January inauguration as the 46th US president
Three-times Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi passes away
24 Nov 2020
One of Assam's tallest leaders, Gogoi was CM for 15 years - from 2001 to 2016 - becoming Assam's longest-serving chief minister
Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes first Indian minister in New Zealand
04 Nov 2020
Priyanca Radhakrishnan a two-time MP from Auckland, has created history by becoming the first-ever Kiwi-Indian minister in the Jacinda Ardern ministry
Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
26 Oct 2020
Two Stanford professors share 2020 Economics Nobel
12 Oct 2020
Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, both professors at Stanford University USA, used their insights to design new auction formats for goods and services that are difficult to sell in a traditional way, benefitting sellers, buyers and taxpayers
American poet Louise Gluck wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
08 Oct 2020
Louise Gluck has successfully used ordinary diction in her poetry, even as the deceptively natural tone brought out brutally straightforward images of painful family relations, the Academy stated in its citation
Three share Medicine Nobel for discovery of Hepatitis C virus
05 Oct 2020
The discovery of Hepatitis C virus revealed the cause of chronic hepatitis and made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives, the Nobel Prize Committee noted
President Trump and wife Melania test positive for Covi
02 Oct 2020
President Trump has joined a growing list of world leaders who have been infected with the virus, along with more than 10 million people globally
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