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Rajan repeats crash warning, says West’s money bubble could burst
12 Aug 2014
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday stuck to his warning of another imminent financial market crash on the lines of the 2008 global financial crisis, once the monetary bubble that is being created in the developed markets bursts
Bickson quits as Indian Hotels chief, Hyatt's Sarna to take over
08 Aug 2014
Born in Hawaii, Ramond Bickson was handpicked in January 2003 by the Tata Group’s then chairman Ratan Tata and given the mandate to take the Taj brand abroad
Ratan Tata may buy stake in e-tailer Snapdeal: report
07 Aug 2014
The online marketing business in India is projected to reach $9 billion in the next two years
Sonia didn’t become PM at Rahul's opposition: Natwar
31 Jul 2014
The former minister says his claims cannot be dismissed as outpouring of a man sacked from Congress
SC allows Subrata Roy to negotiate sale of overseas assets; no bail yet
22 Jul 2014
The court declined to alter the conditions of bail or grant Roy parole as sought by the Sahara group
HP CEO Meg Whitman appointed chairman
18 Jul 2014
HP CEO Meg Whitman appointed chairman
18 Jul 2014
Nikesh Arora leaves Google to join Japan’s SoftBank
18 Jul 2014
Google Inc's chief business officer and the company's main liaison with Wall Street, Nikesh Arora, is leaving to join Japanese telecom firm SoftBank, as vice chairman
Nikesh Arora leaves Google to join Japan’s SoftBank
18 Jul 2014
Google Inc's chief business officer and the company's main liaison with Wall Street, Nikesh Arora, is leaving to join Japanese telecom firm SoftBank, as vice chairman
Nikesh Arora leaves Google to join Japan’s SoftBank
18 Jul 2014
Google Inc's chief business officer and the company's main liaison with Wall Street, Nikesh Arora, is leaving to join Japanese telecom firm SoftBank, as vice chairman
Sebi bans Satyam's Raju brothers , 2 others from trade for 14 years
16 Jul 2014
The Securities & Exchange Board of India on Tuesday barred Ramalinga Raju, founder and former chairman of the defunct Satyam Computer Services, from trading in the market for 14 years
US Appeals Court rejects Rajat Gupta's rehearing plea
15 Jul 2014
A federal appeals court in New York has denied a petition by Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs director currently serving a two-year prison, to rehear his insider trading conviction
Maharashtra ex-CM Chavan found guilty of fudging poll expenses
14 Jul 2014
The Election Commission has issued a notice to Chavan asking him to explain why he should not be disqualifiedas a member of Parliament
Veteran actress Zohra Sehgal cremated in Delhi
11 Jul 2014
Veteran actress and danseuse Zohra Sehgal, who died of cardiac arrest yesterday aged 102, was cremated in Delhi on Friday
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