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Maran case: SC stays HC order on bail; slams CBI
12 Aug 2015
The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court order cancelling former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran's anticipatory bail in the illegal telephone exchange case
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HC cancels Dayanidhi Maran’s interim bail, asks him to surrender before CBI
10 Aug 2015
The judge noted that the CBI, which started preliminary enquiry into the case in 2011 and lodged an FIR in 2013, had not made any attempt to arrest the former minister who had no legal protection till 13 June
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UN-backed global satellite to be named after APJ Abdul Kalam
08 Aug 2015
GlobatSat has the same goal as those envisioned by late Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in his "World Space Vision-2050" of space-faring nations joining hands to find solutions to mankind's major problems
Rekha Menon to head Indian arm of Accenture
07 Aug 2015
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Seattle CEO who took 90% pay cut to boost staff salaries faces hard times
03 Aug 2015
Seattle CEO Dan Price, who cut his own salary by 90 per cent to boost the minimum salary of his workers to $70,000, says he is nearly broke and had been forced to rent out his house
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People’s President APJ Abdul Kalam laid to rest
30 Jul 2015
Thousands of young and old from across the country converged on the island town of Rameswaram to pay their last respects to late President APJ Abdul Kalam, as he was being laid to rest with military honours
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APJ Abdul Kalam: Tributes pour in for the brilliant 'People's President'
28 Jul 2015
A legend in his own life time, Kalam was a great inspiration to all around with his high thinking, motivational spirit, enthusiasm to work and patriotism wrapped in humility
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Former President APJ Abdul Kalam passes away in Shillong
27 Jul 2015
Former president and eminent rocket scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam passed away in Shillong while delivering a talk at IIM Shillong in the evening today
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SC to hear Yakub Memon's mercy plea tomorrow
27 Jul 2015
The Supreme Court, which took up the mercy plea of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Yakub Abdul Razak Memon today, decided to continue hearing the petition against his death sentence on Tuesday
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Ratan Tata inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
27 Jul 2015
The Automotive Hall of Fame is reserved for those who have had a “positive influence in the automotive industry” and “made a significant impact on the automotive industry”
Chrysler's Doug Betts joins Apple: reports
21 Jul 2015
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Obama adviser Maurice Obstfeld takes over as IMF’s new chief economist
21 Jul 2015
Maurice Obstfeld is known around the globe for his work on international economics and is considered one of the most influential macroeconomists
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Elon Musk funds Oxford, Cambridge research on safe and beneficial AI
13 Jul 2015
Tesla Motors and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who fears AI as "summoning the demon", hopes his research would help develop safer Artificial Intelligence
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Omar Sharif, star of `Lawrence of Arabia’, dies at 83
10 Jul 2015
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born movie actor who shot to Hollywood fame through films like `Lawrence of Arabia’ and `Doctor Zhivago’ died early today at a Cairo hospital
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Ratan Tata invests in electric vehicle maker Ampere
08 Jul 2015
This is the ninth technology investment by Tata and his first investment in an automobile start-up since he retired as executive chairman of Tata Sons in 2012
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Linux founder Linus Torvalds dismisses fears over AI
08 Jul 2015
Linus Torvalds dismissed fears over the overarching ability of AI, expressed in recent weeks by some of the most famous minds, including Stephen Hawking
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