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KC Chakrabarty resigns as RBI deputy governor
21 Mar 2014
Chakrabarty, who is under an extended term of office, is likely to take up an overseas assignment
Doyen of Indian journalism Khushwant Singh dies at 99
20 Mar 2014
Born on 2 February 1915 at Hadali, now in Pakistan, Khushwant Singh was a product of the partition, which created much trauma in India, particularly in the northern parts of the once united country
Google's Larry Page pushes for thinking big
20 Mar 2014
Bhave slams CBI’s 'crazy logic' of ignoring facts
19 Mar 2014
CBI chose to ignore the fact that the I-T department found no merit in its probe against Jignesh Shah and yet chose to file a criminal PE against former SEBI official for giving Shah the “licence that gave him undue benefit”
Bhave slams CBI’s 'crazy logic' of ignoring facts
19 Mar 2014
CBI chose to ignore the fact that the I-T department found no merit in its probe against Jignesh Shah and yet chose to file a criminal PE against former SEBI official for giving Shah the “licence that gave him undue benefit”
Bhave slams CBI’s 'crazy logic' of ignoring facts
19 Mar 2014
CBI chose to ignore the fact that the I-T department found no merit in its probe against Jignesh Shah and yet chose to file a criminal PE against former SEBI official for giving Shah the “licence that gave him undue benefit”
Bharara strikes again: US court re-opens case against Devyani Khobragade
15 Mar 2014
A New York grand jury has re-indicted Indian diplomt Devyani Khobragade on two counts of underpaying her housekeeper and falsifying a visa application, re-opening a case that triggered a bitter row with New Delhi
Tussle over battle-scarred bones of England’s Richard III
15 Mar 2014
An unprecedented legal battle got under way in the UK on Thursday as Richard III’s distant offshoot moved the High Court seeking that the late medieval ruler’s remains be re-interred in York Minster
Posco’s new CEO to steer clear of big-ticket investments
14 Mar 2014
Despite the overall investment cutback, Kwon said POSCO will not give up on its plan to build steel mills in India despite years of delays
US court dismisses criminal charges against Devyani Khobragade
13 Mar 2014
Khobragade is under the scanner as her two daughters aged four and seven holding US passports as also Indian diplomatic passports, are in New York with their father, who is a US citizen
Sahara chief stuck in jail as SC puts off hearing
11 Mar 2014
The case list on the Supreme Court's website shows that the case, which was listed before a special bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Khehar, "stands deleted and the same is adjourned"
Vedanta appoints former Rio Tinto chief Tom Albanese as CEO
06 Mar 2014
Vedanta Resources stock rose to its highest level in two weeks after the company appointed former Rio Tinto chief as its CEO
Finnish solar firm Fortum ropes in former Tata Power executive Sanjay Aggarwal for India venture
05 Mar 2014
Will sell assets to raise money, Sahara chief Roy assures SC
04 Mar 2014
Sahara chief Subrata Roy said that Sahara will sell its assets to pay up to Rs22,500 crore to SEBI, and the sale of properties could start from Wednesday
Gates back at top of global rich list
04 Mar 2014
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the top position in Forbes global rich list
Justice K T Thomas quits as head of Lokpal search panel
03 Mar 2014
Former Supreme Court judge KT Thomas, who was the head of the search panel to identify nine members of the proposed national anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, has resigned, expressing his inability to continue in the job
Nishi Vasudeva takes over as CMD of Hindustan Petroleum
01 Mar 2014
Nishi Vasudeva today took charge as chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, becoming the first woman to head a public sector Navratna
Nishi Vasudeva takes over as CMD of Hindustan Petroleum
01 Mar 2014
Nishi Vasudeva today took charge as chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, becoming the first woman to head a public sector Navratna
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