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Indian architect Alok Shetty among Time ‘leaders of tomorrow’
20 Sep 2014
Working with the Bangalore-based non-profit Parinaam Foundation, Alok Shetty designs homes for slum-dwellers whose makeshift houses flood during the heavy rains and become breeding grounds for multiple diseases
Indian-origin Richard Verma nominated new US envoy to India
19 Sep 2014
US President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Indian-origin former State Department official Richard Verma, as the country's ambassador to New Delhi, just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington
Maruti Suzuki sales head Mayank Parekh quits after 20 years
17 Sep 2014
Mayank Pareek, Maruti Suzuki India’s chief operating officer marketing and sales, today resigned after over 20 years with the company
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on Apple TV, Jobs’ legacy, US domestic spying in wide ranging interview
13 Sep 2014
Steve Jobs limited his kids’ access to technology
12 Sep 2014
Despite being an icon of the digital age, Steve Jobs harboured worries about the effect of the technology on children
Manmohan Singh knew all about 2G, coal scams: Vinod Rai
11 Sep 2014
In an interview to Times Now, Rai alleged some Congress leaders had sought to apply pressure on him to keep the PM's name out of audit reports
Crisil MD & CEO Roopa Kudva quits
10 Sep 2014
Roopa Kudva, who has completed seven years as the MD and CEO of Crisil, believes that from a governance perspective, this is the right time to move on
Sack CBI chief Sinha, Prashant Bhushan urges PM
06 Sep 2014
Bhushan, who is appearing for two NGOs in the spectrum and coal block allocation cases, alleged that Sinha was “acting in concert” with the accused and trying to influence or derail the investigation
Sack CBI chief Sinha, Prashant Bhushan urges PM
06 Sep 2014
Bhushan, who is appearing for two NGOs in the spectrum and coal block allocation cases, alleged that Sinha was “acting in concert” with the accused and trying to influence or derail the investigation
Michael Bloomberg returns to lead Bloomberg LP, CEO quits
04 Sep 2014
Charismatic ex-mayor of New York is gearing up to return to the helm of the business media empire he founded in 1981.
Triumphant Modi beats a storm on Japanese drums
02 Sep 2014
Famed actor, ‘Gandhi’ director Richard Attenborough dies at 90
By By Jagdeep Worah | 25 Aug 2014
In India, Attenborough is best known as the director of the 1982 movie ‘Gandhi’ - a film that was 20 years in the planning and won eight Oscars. By Jagdeep Worah
Arvind Subramanian set to be India’s next chief economic adviser
22 Aug 2014
Arvind Subramanian will be the second economist of international repute to be appointed to a key position after former IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan was made governor of the RBI
K V Thomas takes over as new PAC chairman
20 Aug 2014
Dr Sandeep Chennakeshu to lead BlackBerry’s innovative technology unit
19 Aug 2014
Sandeep Chennakeshu was earlier president of Ericsson Mobile Platform and CTO of Sony-Ericsson
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