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Raghuram Rajan takes over as RBI governor
04 Sep 2013
A former chief economist with the IMF who foresaw the 2008 global financial crisis in 2005, Raghuram Rajan has taken over as the 23rd governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Malala inspires as she opens Europe’s biggest library
04 Sep 2013
Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year old female education activist who was shot and almost killed by Taliban elements in Pakistan last year, yesterday opened Europe's largest public library in Birmingham, UK
WNS CFO resigns
28 Aug 2013
Audi names Joe King Head of Audi India
26 Aug 2013
Anna Hazare takes his anti-graft movement to US
13 Aug 2013
Tesla CEO Elon Musk brings hyper-speed transport closer to reality
13 Aug 2013
The Hyperloop, a tube under or over the ground, is designed to transport a dozen or so people in individual pods at ultra-fast speeds up to 800 miles per hour
Obama takes Michelle for Indian birthday dinner
10 Aug 2013
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani strikes conciliatory note on N-talks
07 Aug 2013
Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani says Iran was ready for open and serious negotiations on the country’s disputed nuclear programme
Raghuram Rajan appointed next governor of RBI
06 Aug 2013
The government’s chief economic advisor Raghuram Rajan will take over from D Subbarao on 4 September
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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
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