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Gautam Gandhi wins Fulbright award

Gautam Gandhi's role model is Muhammad Yunus, founder of Bangladesh's revolutionary Grameen Bank. Like 2006 Nobel Laureate Yunus, he has gone on to win an award -- in his case the Fulbright for......

Peace Nobel for Bangladesh's micro-credit pioneer

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 was awarded to Muhammad Yunus, the 66-year-old Bangladeshi behind the Grameen Movement micro-banking system that has helped millions in his homeland, it was announced......

PM to launch rural electrification scheme

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will launch the new 'Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana' on April 4, aimed at providing electricity to rural areas.The programme is in line with the United......

Here's to a New Year without fear

Much as we journalists try, it is sometimes difficult to 'switch off' the personal from the professional, says Ritu Jha. Last year was a year of homicides; say my year-long notes. I am astonished......

The sour notes in Hillary's South Asia trip

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ruffled a couple of sensitive feathers while on her otherwise successful South Asian tour. While in Dhaka it was a remark about Grameen Bank and its founder......

Muhammad Yunus resigns from Grameen Bank

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has stepped down as the managing director of Grameen Bank, a week after Bangladesh's Supreme Court dismissed his appeal to remain as head of the pioneering......

Yunus on why he was sacked as Grameen Bank MD

Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who has been ousted as Grameen Bank managing director, tells Business Standard he hopes the bank continues to be run by the poor of Bangladesh. As the......

'US not interfering in Grameen Bank issue'

Noting that the US support a resolution of the Grameen Bank issue, a top Obama Administration official has said that America is not interfering in the internal affairs of Bangladesh."I don't want......

Court upholds Yunus's sacking from Grameen Bank

Bangladesh's High Court on Tuesday upheld the sacking of Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus as head of the pioneering Grameen Bank he founded nearly three decades ago, holding he has been......

Why Yunus was sacked as Grameen Bank MD

Halo of a Nobel Prize no longer seems to adorn Dr Muhammad Yunus's head. The burden of controversy rests heavy on the shoulders of this legendary name of microfinance, the latest one being his......

Back from Cannes, Minissha loses baggage

Minissha Lamba, who was on her way back to India from the Cannes Film Festival, lost her baggage at Nice airport. 'Disaster has struck. A baggage of mine has been stolen at Nice Airport. I can't......

Santosh Sivan: 'Shooting Urumi was exciting'

Internationally acclaimed cinematographer Santosh Sivan's latest film Urumi, is one of the most eagerly awaited Malayalam films. He is also making the Tamil, Hindi and......

What do you think of SRK's Don 2 look?

The pictures of Don 2: The Chase Continues are out, and so is Shah Rukh Khan's look in it. The actor wears long hair and stuble, with a tattoo on his right forearm. In the new film, the Don......

Dabangg gets Telugu remake

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Telugu cinema, right here! Looks like Pawan Kalyan wants to cash in on the smashing success of the Salman Khan starrer,......

Bollywood's Best Hindi Films of 2010

What an unbelievably temperamental year! The year 2010 showed the door to established filmmakers like Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Guzaarish), Karan Johar (My Name is Khan), Mani Ratnam (Raavan),......

Barca victory built on fresh rocks from club 'quarry'

With Barcelona already through to the Champions League last 16 as Group D winners, Pep Guardiola gave several young players from the club's academy a chance against Rubin Kazan on Tuesday and they......

Is Ponting the best man to lead Aus for Ashes?

Australia captain Ricky Ponting insists he is the right man to lead the team for Ashes despite critics calling for his head after the Test series debacle in India. Australia suffered its......

Tottenham stunned by Young Boys, Ajax draw in Kiev

Roman Pavlyuchenko's late strike gave Tottenham Hotspur a Champions League lifeline on a torrid night against Swiss club Young Boys as they clawed back from a calamitous start to lose their playoff......

Memorable quotes from the football World Cup

Coaches and players are often talked about, not always because of their on-field performance, but also for comments made off the pitch. Below are some of the most memorable ones from the one-month......

Vishy Anand gears up to defend world crown

Veselin Topalov will start with the white pieces on Saturday in game 1 of the World Championship match against World Champion Viswanathan Anand. On Wednesday, the opening ceremony and drawing of......

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In Bangladesh, a year of living dangerously

Bangladesh's War Crimes Tribunal (WCT), set up to try Bengalis who committed war crimes along with the Pakistan Army during the 1971 war, has... ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of the 2013 Centennial Innovation Challenge

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Bangladeshs pioneering bank faces uncertain future

Bangladesh's pioneering microlender faces an uncertain future after a commission proposed the government take over or break up the... ...

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Congress demands CBI probe into irregularities

Members of the Indian Youth Congress Balangir Lok Sabha Constituency led by its president Akash Mishra, District Congress Committee president... ...

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