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Angela Merkel reelected German chancellor for third time
18 Dec 2013
Angela Merkel is the third post-WWII chancellor to win a third four-year term, after Helmut Kohl and Konrad Adenauer
Peter (Lawrence of Arabia) O’Toole dies at 81
16 Dec 2013
Peter O’Toole, who made a smashing debut in David Lean’s 1962 classic, Lawrence of Arabia, was nominated eight times for the Best Actor Oscar in a 44-year career
Hazare okay with Lokpal bill
16 Dec 2013
SC grants bail to Lalu Prasad in fodder scam case
13 Dec 2013
Ram Jethmalani, Lalu Prasad's lawyer, argued that since the probe was already over the RJD chief would not be in a position to influence the investigation now
Krish Iyer to succeed Ramnik Narsey as Walmart’s new India head
13 Dec 2013
Iyer will succeed Ramnik Narsey, who was appointed interim head of Walmart India in June after the departure of Raj Jain, its long-serving country head
Krish Iyer to succeed Ramnik Narsey as Walmart’s new India head
13 Dec 2013
Iyer will succeed Ramnik Narsey, who was appointed interim head of Walmart India in June after the departure of Raj Jain, its long-serving country head
Cong stalwart Lal Thanhawla to be Mizoram CM for 5th time
10 Dec 2013
Lal Thanhawla, who joined the Congress party 46 years ago, is credited with establishing a Congress base in the tribal and Christian dominated state almost single-handedly
Anna Hazare to go on indefinite fast for Lokpal Bill from tomorrow
09 Dec 2013
The centre has been sleeping over the Lokpal Bill for the past two years and Hazare said he would go on an indefinite fast from tomorrow in Ralegan Siddhi for a strong bill
Thai prime minister calls fresh elections, dissolves parliament
09 Dec 2013
Striking opposition leaders, meanwhile, vowed to continue the stir until Yingluck Shinawatra quit as prime minister and handed over control to an unelected council
Anna Hazare happy at Kejriwal’s Delhi show
09 Dec 2013
Nelson Mandela passes away
06 Dec 2013
Mandela, who ushered in a multi-racial democracy in South Africa replacing the whites-only rule, was the face of black resistance
‘Cheapest car’ tag for Nano a mistake: Ratan Tata
30 Nov 2013
Ratan Tata yesterday told a news channel that tagging the Nano as the ‘cheapest’ had been a mistake
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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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