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Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian ex-president, USSR's last foreign minister dies at 86
07 Jul 2014
After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Shevardnadze led his native Georgia from 1992 to 2003 through its turbulent start as an independent state
M&M ropes in Anish Shah from GE Capital
03 Jul 2014
M&M ropes in Anish Shah from GE Capital
03 Jul 2014
Infosys to pay its new CEO Vishal Sikka Rs30 cr a year
03 Jul 2014
The former SAP executive is also entitled to an annual stock option equal to $2 million
SC chief disappointed over Subramaniam episode; government on the defensive
02 Jul 2014
Justice Lodha said he had asked Subramanium to reconsider his decision to withdraw his candidature but he replied the next day with a six-line letter expressing his decision not to go back on his decision
Facebook COO Sandberg endorses Modi-led growth story
01 Jul 2014
Former McKinsey & Co consultant and economist with the World Bank, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg started her career in India in 1981 working with the World Bank on leprosy
Juncker voted to lead EU
28 Jun 2014
Prime Minister of Luxembourg for 18 years, Jean-Claude Juncker was yesterday voted in as European Commission president
Gopal Subramanian pulls out of SC judgeship; alleges BJP bias over fake encounter death
25 Jun 2014
As amicus curiae in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, Subramanium brought out new facts on the basis of which the Supreme Court had ordered a CBI probe into the case
Nita Ambani joins RIL board
18 Jun 2014
Rajat Gupta begins jail term after losing in insider trading appeal
18 Jun 2014
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta began his prison sentence after fighting a protracted legal battle to clear his name in one of the biggest insider trading cases in US history
Rajat Gupta begins jail term after losing in insider trading appeal
18 Jun 2014
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta began his prison sentence after fighting a protracted legal battle to clear his name in one of the biggest insider trading cases in US history
Rajat Gupta begins jail term after losing in insider trading appeal
18 Jun 2014
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta began his prison sentence after fighting a protracted legal battle to clear his name in one of the biggest insider trading cases in US history
AGC Networks makes top management changes
17 Jun 2014
Murthy steps down as Infosys chairman for a second time
14 Jun 2014
NR Narayana Murthy today stepped down as executive chairman of Infosys Ltd, for a second time, a year after he returned to revive the sagging fortunes of the iconic company he co-founded in 1981
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation