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Rajat Gupta loses wiretap ruling, wins on SEC notes

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Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta lost his bid to suppress wiretap evidence at his upcoming criminal trial on charges that he leaked boardroom secrets to hedge fund founder Raj Rajar

Fortune names Narayana Murthy among greatest entrepreneurs

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Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy is among the 12 'greatest entrepreneurs of our time' according to a Fortue magazine list that is topped by Apple's late chief Steve Jobs.

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Amnesty: US ranks 5th on global execution scale

The United States was the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as an increasing number of U.S. states are moving to abolish the death penalty, Amnesty International announced

Man Climbs NY Times Tower, Says He Wanted a Paper

A man described by police as emotionally disturbed is being evaluated after he tried to climb The New York Times' 52-story headquarters in Times Square, then said he wanted a copy of the newspaper.

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PepsiCo CEO Nooyi gets $17 million in compensation

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PepsiCo Inc chief executive Indra Nooyi had total compensation worth $17.1 million last year, up 6 per cent from 2010, even as the food and drink company failed to meet its key internal performance ta

Morgan Stanley wants all of Citi venture: Sources

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Morgan Stanley is interested in buying all of Citigroup Inc's stake in their wealth management joint venture this year in what could be a roughly $10 billion deal, said people familiar with Morgan Sta

M&A activity seen increasing after slow start in 2012

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Mergers and acquisitions activity hit its lowest quarterly level in more than seven years in the first quarter of this year, but investment bankers said a run-up in the markets will help turn the tide

US school declares hug-free zone

Lesson of the day at one New Jersey school: "No hugging."

The principal at Matawan Aberdeen Middle School, which teaches more than 900 children of 11 to 14 years old, has caused a ruckus with his ann

Slavery case: Court awards $1.5m damages

An Indian maid — who had accused her former employer, an IFS officer, and her husband of harassment and “slavery” — has received a favourable ruling from a US court, which approved her petition that she be awarded $1.5 million as compensation by the couple.

Maid seeking damages from IFS officer gets favourable ruling

An Indian maid - who had accused her former employer, an IFS officer, and her husband of harassment and ‘slavery’ - has received a favourable ruling from a US court, which approved her petition that s

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

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