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Harvard Business School Receives $50M Gift From Indian Conglomerate

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — Harvard Business School has received a $50 million gift from India's Tata Group, the largest gift from a foreign donor in the school's 102-...

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India's Top Journalist Defends Herself on TV -- Did It Work?

Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

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Betwa Sharma

In the wake of accusations of political lobbying and inappropriate behavior for a reporter, Barkha Dutt, often described as India's Christiane Amanpour, defended herself before a panel of journalists in a first-of-a-kind grilling on Indian television.

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An Inside Look at the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rahim Kanani

"Companies increasingly understand that social responsibility is part and parcel of what makes a market leader in the 21st century, and that makes our Annual Meeting a "must attend" forum for top CEOs."

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Last Tango in Davos ... Globalism and Social Media Hook Up

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Ehrmann

Social media needs to grow up before living out its half-life like most other social experiments do or it will get co-opted by the globalist whale.

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India's Tata Group Launches Inexpensive Water Purifier For The Masses

AP | ERIKA KINETZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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MUMBAI, India — At about two feet tall, it may turn out to be the world's most compact revolution: The Tata Swach, launched Monday, is a water p...

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Outsourcing India: For Obama And Singh, Democracy Means Business

Mira Kamdar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mira Kamdar

For those who've slammed Obama for socialism, pay attention to India where Obama is going boldly where no Republican government has ever gone before.

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Brazil's Earth Day Present: A Sustainable Energy Policy

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's sustainable energy dividend is the result of generations of trust and cooperation between a strong federal government, parastatal companies and global businesses who have developed the knack of working with them.

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Tata's $2,000 Nano Sedan Comes With Its Own Heavy Baggage

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Tata and Nano have become poster children for nameless government bureaucracy and corporate arrogance.

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India's Tata Motors Unveils $2,500 Car

AP | GAVIN RABINOWITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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India's Tata Motors on Thursday unveiled its much anticipated $2,500 car, an ultra-cheap price tag that brings car ownership into the reach of tens of...

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Familiar Faces Top Fortune's Power 25

Fortune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some are empire builders. Others are hired guns. But if they truly have world-class oomph, they're on Fortune's subjective - yet really quite accurate...

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