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Two Americans and a German share Chemistry Nobel
08 Oct 2014
Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and William E Moerner were awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for making "an optical microscope into a nanoscope"
Karnataka High Court refuses to grant bail for Jayalalithaa, others
07 Oct 2014
Special public prosecutor G Bhavani Singh argued that Jayalalithaa being an influential person, if granted bail, may try to escape from conviction or abscond from the country, but said he had no objection to granting her conditional bail
Japanese-American trio who invented LED lamp share 2014 Physics Nobel
07 Oct 2014
With savings in both electricity and materials, and adaptability to cheap solar power, the LED lamp holds great promise for increasing the quality of life for over 1.5 billion people around the world who lack access to electricity grids, the Nobel Committee said
Former SAP executive Michael Reh joins Infosys
07 Oct 2014
Former SAP executive Michael Reh joins Infosys
07 Oct 2014
John O'Keefe shares Medicine Nobel with May-Britt and Edvard Moser
06 Oct 2014
Anglo-American John O'Keefe and Norwegian couple May-Britt and Edvard Moser share the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of brain's GPS system
John O'Keefe shares Medicine Nobel with May-Britt and Edvard Moser
06 Oct 2014
Anglo-American John O'Keefe and Norwegian couple May-Britt and Edvard Moser share the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of brain's GPS system
“Bitcoin is better than currency” Bill Gates
04 Oct 2014
Bill Gates ‘happy with Nadella’
04 Oct 2014
Jayalalithaa to spend another week in jail as bail hearing deferred
01 Oct 2014
J Jayalalithaa's conviction automatically disqualifies her from continuing as chief minister or even as an ordinary member of the state assembly under a recent Supreme Court precedent
Amazon’s Bezos swings through Bangalore waving $2 bn cheque
29 Sep 2014
Showing that he has been quicker than most westerners to grasp the country’s penchant for dramatic gestures, Amazon .com founder Jeff Bezos carried out a road-show on a colourfully painted supply truck which rode through Bangalore and ended at a shopping mall in Bangalore
Vedanta's Anil Agarwal joins charity league with $2.475 billion pledge
27 Sep 2014
The Vedanta Group has delivered a total shareholder return of 12 per cent per annum since flotation, returning $1.4 billion of capital to shareholders
Maharashtra CM resigns as NCP pulls out of alliance
26 Sep 2014
Prithviraj Chavan, who took over as chief minister in November 2010, after the then chief minister Ashok Chavan got entangled in the Adarsh building scam, had since targeted NCP leaders, including Ajit Pawar, in his campaign against corruption
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