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British scientist Colin Pillinger dies at 70
09 May 2014
Sunil Mittal to co-chair WEF on Africa 2014
06 May 2014
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel to step down over December data breach
06 May 2014
The chief executive of US retail chain Target has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job because of data theft
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel to step down over December data breach
06 May 2014
The chief executive of US retail chain Target has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job because of data theft
No bail for Sahara’s Roy as SC says he’s playing mind games
06 May 2014
Accusing Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy of repeatedly defying court orders, the Supreme Court today dismissed his petition challenging his detention
Ratan Tata conferred honorary knighthood
06 May 2014
Ratan Tata is the first Indian since independence to receive the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), one of the highest civilian honours of the UK
Cipla chief Hamied calls for mechanism to make essential drugs affordable
05 May 2014
Cipla chairman Yusuf Hamied has long battled global pharmaceutical majors to ensure that the poor have access to life-saving drugs
Bookies stop betting on Rahul Gandhi: report
29 Apr 2014
With poll results looming, the illegal satta bazar is thriving in areas around the national Capital
And Then
25 Apr 2014
Google+ creator Vic Gundotra exits after 8-year stint
25 Apr 2014
Vivek "Vic" Gundotra, is leaving the company after an eight-year stint as the head of Google+, thye search giant's social network, which he created
Mark Fields to succeed Alan Mulally as next Ford chief
22 Apr 2014
With Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally set to retire, chief operating officer Mark Fields is all set to take over
Ex Apple chief John Scully regrets ousting Steve Jobs
19 Apr 2014
John Sculley, who was instrumental in Steve Jobs' ouster from Apple in 1986, says in hindsight Jobs' removal had not been such a good idea
Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez dies at 87
19 Apr 2014
Robin K Dhowan takes over as Chief of Staff of Indian Navy
17 Apr 2014
Admiral Robin K Dhowan has taken over as Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy, nearly two months after Adm D K Joshi quit as naval chief
Arvind Mayaram appointed finance secretary
17 Apr 2014
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