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16 Dec

World War I’s forgotten violent aftermath and toxic legacy

Title: The Vanquished - Why the First World War Failed to End, 1917-1923; Author: Robert Gerwarth; Publisher: Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 416; Price: Rs 699 Not all wars end when the fighting does is a lesson that we still have to learn. The First World War was supposed, despite all the upheaval it caused and immense destruction it left across three continents, to be the "war to end all wars" and "make the world safe for democracy". It didn't -- as subsequent history shows. It was however not only the rise of extremist ideologies like communism or fascism, and…

21 Feb

Chandrasekaran chairs first meeting as Tata Sons head

Mumbai: Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Tuesday took over as head of Tata Sons Ltd from Chairman Emeritus Ratan N. Tata and chaired its first Board meeting. "Chandrasekaran chaired his first Board meeting as Chairman of Tata Sons Ltd," said the principal investment holding firm in a statement here. Tata, 79, returned to head the holding firm as an interim Chairman after its previous Chairman Cyrus Mistry, 48, was sacked on October 24, leading to a bitter boardroom battle in the country's largest corporate house, with over 100 operating firms. "I welcome Chandra, who has successfully displayed his leadership in his career at Tata Consultancy…