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Funds pour in for Kejriwal’s AAP
27 Nov 2012
Kejriwal vows to jail bad politicians if elected
27 Nov 2012
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Cipla appoints Novartis' Subhanu Saxena as new CEO
22 Nov 2012
Cipla has appointed the former CEO and country president of Novartis UK, Subhanu Saxena, as its new CEO
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Pak terrorist Ajmal Kasab hanged at Yerwada Jail
21 Nov 2012
Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving 26 / 11 Mumbai terrorist, was executed at Pune’s Yerwada jail in the early hours of Wednesday
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Shiv Sena founder-chief Bal Thackeray passes away
17 Nov 2012
Popularly known as the Hindu Hriday Samrat (ruler of Hindu hearts), Thackeray founded the Shiv Sena in 1966 and transformed it from a Mumbai-based outfit to a formidable political force both within Maharashtra and outside the state
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Rajat Gupta challenges his conviction
16 Nov 2012
Gupta, however, failed to secure bail pending the appeal, as the district Judge Jed Rakoff declined to free him
Anna is IAC, clarifies Kejriwal
12 Nov 2012
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Anna Hazare forms new team; plans nationwide tour
10 Nov 2012
Hazare said his team would tour the entire nation over the next year and a half to push the movement for an effective Jan Lokpal before the 2014 elections
UOB appoints new Country Head for India
08 Nov 2012
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Germany honours Baba Kalyani with highest individual award
08 Nov 2012
Germany has conferred the ‘Cross of Order of Merit’, the highest honour awarded to individuals for their services to the country, to Indian industrialist and Bharat Forge’s chairman and managing director Babasaheb N. Kalyani
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It's Obama again as Romney concedes defeat
07 Nov 2012
President Barack Obama has been re-elected for a second term with 300 plus electoral college votes despite uncertainty over the economy, which weighed uppermost in the minds of the electorate.
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India hails Obama win – but with some reservations
07 Nov 2012
Most Indians including business leaders agree President Obama’s re-election is a good thing, but some niggles remain, says Jagdeep Worah
Obama re-elected
07 Nov 2012
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