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Xiaomi bolsters India plans with strategic investment by Ratan Tata
27 Apr 2015
Xiaomi, which clocked one million sales within its first five months of operations, is also keen to set up an R&D centre in India as it aims to become the top handset maker in the country within five years
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Diageo wants Mallya out of USL board over alleged `improprieties’
25 Apr 2015
Mallya refused to quit the USL board saying that the PwC report related to transactions entered into by USL between 2010 and 2012, which have been duly reflected in the audited accounts of USL and duly approved by the then directors of USL and its shareholders
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NDTV’s Prannoy Roy to be honoured with Redink Award for lifetime achievement
24 Apr 2015
Prannoy Roy, executive co-chairman of NDTV Group, has been awarded the Mumbai Press Club `RedInk Award 2015’ for lifetime achievement of excellence in journalism
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Vivek Murthy takes charge as US Surgeon General
23 Apr 2015
Vivek Murthy, 37, who is currently the highest-ranking Indian-American in the Obama administration, is also the youngest-ever to take reins of the country’s public health administration
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Wipro appoints Rishad Premji to board; posts Rs2,272 cr Q4 net
21 Apr 2015
Wipro reported a lower-than-expected 2 per cent increase in its net profit, although revenues for the quarter rose nearly 4 per cent to Rs12,171.4 crore
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Three-time Odisha chief minister JB Patnaik dies at 89
21 Apr 2015
Patnaik was Odisha’s chief minister three times - for two terms during 1980-89 and then from 1995 to 1999 - the longest time on record before Naveen Patnaik
CPM’s new chief Yechury vows merger with CPI
20 Apr 2015
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Yechuri may be best bet to revive CPI-M’s flagging fortunes
20 Apr 2015
One of the most recognisable faces of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sitaram Yechury, on Sunday succeeded Prakash Karat as the general secretary of his party
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Obama lauds Modi in Time magazine as ‘reformer-in-chief’’
17 Apr 2015
As Time put Modi in its latest list of the world’s 100 most influential people, the US president uniquely wrote an accompanying piece praising the Indian prime minister
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Indian-origin Maya Harris on Hilary Clinton advisory team
17 Apr 2015
Maya Harris, 46, a former senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP), is the younger sister of Kamala Harris, the Attorney General of California
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Obama to honour Microsoft’s Nadella with special award
16 Apr 2015
Microsoft's Indian-origin chief executive Satya Nadella is among those who will be conferred the 'Champions of Change' award by US President Barak Obama for bringing about change within his company to support working families
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Satyam verdict: Ramalinga Raju challenges 7-year jail term
13 Apr 2015
Raju had pleaded for leniency in the special court saying that his family was depended on him and also wanted the court to consider his service to society
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Hilary Clinton’s stature seen as both asset and liability
13 Apr 2015
Hilary Clinton’s prominence, and lack of serious rivals in the Democratic Party, may help her presidential bid; but at the same time her well-publicised past will provide fodder for the Republicans
Flipkart makes Google's Peeyush Ranjan senior VP
10 Apr 2015
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Nasscom elects BVR Mohan Reddy as chairman
08 Apr 2015
BVR Mohan Reddy succeeds R Chandrasekaran, who served as Nasscom chairman for 2014-15
Key management changes at Isuzu Motors India
01 Apr 2015
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Stephen Hawking to soon become a trademarked brand
01 Apr 2015
British physicist Stephen Hawking is getting his name trademarked, joining the ranks of celebrities like children’s writer J K Rowling and football player David Beckha
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