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Karnataka to file appeal against Jayalalithaa’s acquittal
01 Jun 2015
Besides Jayalilathaa, the Karnatak High court had set aside the trial court’s sentencing of three others to four years in jail while allowing the appeals by all the four
More trouble for Mallya as MCA, I-T dept probe USL fund diversion
28 May 2015
The government’s move comes after the majority shareholder Diageo put pressure on Vijay Mallya to quit as the chairman of United Spirits following a probe that found huge diversion of funds to UB group firms
Carlos Slim reopens talks with Videocon for stake
28 May 2015
Carlos Slim, the world's richest man after Bill Gates and owner of America Movil, is in discussions with the Videocon group for a stake as he eyes India’s expanding telecom business
Manmohan, CBI threatened ''harm'' to force connivance in 2G deal: Trai ex chief
26 May 2015
In his "tellall" book, Baijal also alleged that the CBI forced him to implicate industrialist Ratan Tata and former cabinet minister Arun Shourie if he wanted to save himself
Israeli ex PM Olmert sentenced to eight month for graft
25 May 2015
The new sentence comes on top of six years in prison Olmert is already facing for taking bribes related to a controversial Jerusalem housing project while he was mayor
Nobel Laureate, mathematician John Nash, wife, killed in car crash
25 May 2015
Nobel Laureate and renowned mathematician John Nash, 86, and his wife Alicia, 82, were killed in a car accident around 4:30 p.m. Saturday
Coal scam: Naveen Jindal, Madhu Koda, Dasari Narayan Rao among 15 granted bail
22 May 2015
Naveen Jindal and 14 other accused in the coal scam were granted bail on a personal bond of Rs1 lakh each, but were asked not to leave the country
Indian-origin 13-year old invents low-cost Braille printer
16 May 2015
Last year at 12, Shubham Banerjee became the youngest entrepreneur ever to receive venture funding after Intel Capital invested in his startup, Braigo Labs
Seymour Hersh alleges Pak complicity in Osama bin Laden’s killing
12 May 2015
While President Obama might have ordered Osama's neutralisation, the theory that the hunting down of the Al Qaeda chief was an all-American affair was completely cooked up, says Hersh
Jayalalithaa acquitted; set to return as CM
11 May 2015
The Karnataka HC judgement overturning the special court verdict that disqualified her from contesting elections for 10 years — four years in jail and six years thereafter — will alter the political course in Tamil Nadu
ICICI Bank’s KV Kamath to head BRICS’s New Development Bank
11 May 2015
Besides his successful stint at the Asian Development Bank and track record as a development financier, Kamath is also familiar with the economies of the region that include China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand and their growth philosophies
Sahara agrees to pay bail for chief Subrata Roy’s release: report
08 May 2015
The latest move follows several failed attempts by Sahara in the past to raise the bail money through sale or pledging of its overseas hotel properties in London and New York
Cisco names Chuck Robbins as CEO; John Chambers is executive chairman
04 May 2015
Chuck Robbins joined Cisco in 1997 and has moved quickly through the company’s ranks, most recently serving as Cisco’s senior vice president of worldwide operations
Japan honours C N R Rao with its highest civilian award
02 May 2015
The Japanese government will confer Japan's highest civilian award, the `Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’, on distinguished scientist and Bharat Ratana CNR Rao
Modi-Jaitley-Shah regime annoying party, allies: Arun Shourie
02 May 2015
Arun Shourie, disinvestment minister and later communications minister in Atal Behari Vajpyee's government has delivered a scathing critique of the Modi government's performance so far
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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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