The Accidental Prime Minister Book Released

• The Accidental Prime Minister Book Released

‘ The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh ‘ written by Dr. Sanjaya Baru. The book has highlighted the difference between the good governance and bad governance by comparing UPA

regime under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and NDA regime under Atal Viharee Vajpayee. Sanjaya Baru was the media advisor of the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh between 2004 and 2008.

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• RIL,  SBI, Tata Motors Among 100 Most Influential Asian Companies

Three Indian firms, including Reliance Industries, have made it to the list of 100 most influential Asian companies compiled by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries ( RIL) bagged the 77th position in the ‘top 100 most influential Asian companies ranking for 2014 while Tata Motors and State Bank of India ( SBI) were at 79th and 80th places respectively. The list is being topped by Samsung Electronics followed by Hyundai (second) Toyota (third), Hitachi (fourth) and Sony (fifth). The ranking is based on indicators including corporate revenue, growth, innovation, research, brand value, global footprint and social responsibility.