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Murli Deora, Congress MP and former union minister, passes away
24 Nov 2014
An avid bridge player, Deora was also a bridge between the Congress party and Mumbai's corporate world
Barack Obama to be India’s Republic Day Guest
21 Nov 2014
Saradha scam: CBI arrests another Trinamool MP, Srinjoy Bose
21 Nov 2014
He is the second Trinamool leader to be arrested by the CBI in the scam after the arrest of Trinamool leader and former director general of State Armed Police Rajat Majumdar
CSIR's Srivari Chandrashekhar wins Infosys prize for drug research
17 Nov 2014
Dr Srivari Chandrasekhar from the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research has prepared important drug molecules such as bedaquiline for multi-drug resistant TB, galantamine for Alzheimer's disease, sertraline for treatment of depression, nebivolol for hypertension, among others
8-yr-old prodigy to lecture Indian ministers, cops on cyber security
13 Nov 2014
In his address at the summit on 14 November, the US-based Reuben Paul will highlight and demonstrate the need for developing cyber security skills in the current generation
Ex Xstrata chief Mick Davis keen to bid for Anglo American’s Chilean copper mines
10 Nov 2014
Mick Davis, who transformed Xstrata into a mining giant through aggressive acquisitions, launched mining company X2 earlier this year after he left Xstrata following its acquisition by Glencore last year
Ex Xstrata chief Mick Davis keen to bid for Anglo American’s Chilean copper mines
10 Nov 2014
Mick Davis, who transformed Xstrata into a mining giant through aggressive acquisitions, launched mining company X2 earlier this year after he left Xstrata following its acquisition by Glencore last year
Ex Xstrata chief Mick Davis keen to bid for Anglo American’s Chilean copper mines
10 Nov 2014
Mick Davis, who transformed Xstrata into a mining giant through aggressive acquisitions, launched mining company X2 earlier this year after he left Xstrata following its acquisition by Glencore last year
Narendra Modi ranks 15th in Forbes power list, Sonia Gandhi out
05 Nov 2014
As Narendra Modi rose, the once powerful Congress chief Sonia Gandhi slipped out of the Forbes power list
Modi picks Goa CM Manohar Parrikar as defence minister: report
05 Nov 2014
The Modi ministry is expected to see some new faces like Jayant Sinha, son of former union minister Yashwant Sinha, besides some ministers like Nirmala Sitharaman getting elevated to cabinet rank in the upcoming reshuffle
Google chief Larry Page slams European governments for failing to invest heavily in tech sector
03 Nov 2014
Sahara spends Rs31 lakh on Roy’s failed 5-star Tihar negotiations
01 Nov 2014
The Sahara group paid Rs31lakh on its chairman Subrata Roy’s stay in an air-conditioned conference room with services such as telephone, internet and video conferencing facility in Delhi’s Tihar Jail
BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra CM
31 Oct 2014
Devendra Fadnavis has promised to usher in efficiency and transparency in administration while ensuring the “right to service” to citizens
Twitter appoints Kevin Weil head of product
31 Oct 2014
Android creator Andy Rubin to leave Google
31 Oct 2014
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