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Pak court frees 2008 Mumbai terror mastermind Lakhvi
13 Mar 2015
Disregarding the concern of both India and the US, the Islamabad High court today freed LeT chief and 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, terming his detention ‘illegal’
Greenpeace’s Pillai vindicated; HC says ‘this is a democracy’
12 Mar 2015
The Delhi High Court today asked the government to quash and set aside the lookout circular against Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was blocked by the Indian government from boarding a flight to London to speak to British MPs two months ago
CBI court summons former PM Manmohan Singh in coal scam case
11 Mar 2015
While the court move coincided the stalling of the mining bill in the Rajya Sabha, the fact remains that a rejection of the bill will also block the Rs2,00,000 crore gains to the government from sale of the first 32 coal blocks
Airtel’s Mittal criticises Facebook’s ‘free internet’ move
09 Mar 2015
After meeting Facebook’s Zuckerberg at an event in Barcelona, Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal says free internet would be ‘philanthropy’ unless the government eases spectrum access
The Red Sari tells us just who Sonia Gandhi is
07 Mar 2015
Javier Moro’s The Red Sari, far from being a scandalous work, humanizes Sonia Gandhi; trying to suppress it was simply absurd, writes author and journalist Sidharth Bhatia
Rajat Gupta seeks revocation of conviction
07 Mar 2015
Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi pips Mukesh Ambani to become richest Indian
05 Mar 2015
Dilip Shanghvi, who is also the world’s richest pharmaceutical billionaire, added $4.5 billion to his fortune this year, making him fourth-wealthiest in Asia and 37th in the world
Bangla court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Khaleda Zia
25 Feb 2015
Amid a political stand-off in the country, a Bangladesh court has issued a warrant for the arrest of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia
India protests manhandling of Maldives ex-president Nasheed
24 Feb 2015
While India had not reacted to the arrest on Sunday, it is significant that Monday’s statement refers to concern over both the “arrest and manhandling” of Maldives' former president Mohammad Nasheed
Even Hitler ran a ‘strong’ government, says RBI chief Rajan
21 Feb 2015
Despite apparent cooperation, Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday gave further indication that he is not a great admirer of the Modi government, using Hitler to make the point that a strong government may not always move in the right direction
Amartya Sen blasts govt for subverting varsities, refuses 2nd Nalanda term
20 Feb 2015
Nobel laureate for economics Amartya Sen has withdrawn his candidature for a second term as Nalanda University Chancellor despite being the unanimous choice of the university’s board
Social activist Pansare shot critically, wife hurt in Kolhapur
17 Feb 2015
The 82- year old Pansare, a lawyer and writer and an associate of the deceased activist Narendra Dabholkar, was leading a campaign against the collection of toll on Maharashtra’s roads
RR Patil, former Maharashtra minister, dies at 57
16 Feb 2015
A six-term MLA from Tasgaon in Sangli district, Patil was being treated at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital for cancer
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