
Hyderabad: Rajat Gupta, the former McKinsey & Co chief accused of insider trading in the US, has resigned from chairmanship of Indian School of Business, a Hyderabad-based B-School, on Monday. Putting an end to the speculation that loomed large over the issue of his resignation, the ISB confirmed his resignation and is on the lookout for a new chairman for the executive committee of the board. "Rajat Gupta has requested...

11:02 AM, Mar 21, 2011

Cairo: Al Arabiya retracted a report that Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak resigned as head of ruling party. Earlier it was reported that Mubarak stepped down as head of the ruling party. Egypt's state TV also reported that the top leadership body of Egypt's ruling party, including the president's son Gamal Mubarak and the party secretary-general Safwat el-Sharif, resigned on Saturday in a new gesture apparently aimed at convincing anti-government protesters...

09:19 PM, Feb 05, 2011

Patna: The state BJP President C P Thakur resigned on Friday in protest against alleged irregularities in ticket distribution. He is also upset at the denial of a ticket to his son Vivek Thakur from Patna's Digha seat and a few of his loyalists. He has also refused to campaign for the party. "I have resigned from the post of the state BJP president. I have sent my resignation to...

04:38 PM, Oct 08, 2010

Michael Martin is the first British Speaker to be forced out since 1695. ...

07:41 PM, May 19, 2009

The resignations come two days after PMK quit the Cong-led ruling coalition. ...

06:48 PM, Mar 28, 2009

Sources say that Prime Minister Gilani is yet to accept Rehman's resignation. ...

02:23 AM, Mar 14, 2009

Hyderabad: England captain Alastair Cook credited India for their comprehensive 126-run win and said the home team completely outplayed the visitors in the first ODI here on Friday. After posting a challenging 300 for seven, India shot out England for 174 runs in 36.1 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. It was an important toss to win. We saw at the end that the ball kept...

12:01 PM, Mar 10, 2008

New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings meet Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday in the first match of the playoff stage, with the winner getting a direct entry into the final of the Indian Premier League, while the loser getting a second chance by way of playing the second qualifier. The two teams have clearly been the most consistent in the tournament and were separated only by a...

01:26 AM, Jan 29, 2008

Hambantota: Sri Lanka will take its World Cup campaign step by step as it tries to cope with the weight of expectation as co-host, according to captain Kumar Sangakkara. Sri Lanka's bid to win the world title for a second time starts on Sunday against Canada in Group A, which also features three-time reigning champion Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Kenya. Sangakkara wants his team to build momentum over...

04:13 PM, Dec 18, 2007

Dayanidhi Maran was 'holidaying' at Udhagamandalam when DMK decided to withdraw him from Union Cabinet. ...

10:29 PM, May 13, 2007

Tony Blair’s brand of reformist centre-left politics was dubbed the Third Way in Great Britain. ...

05:06 PM, May 10, 2007