Steps Down
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MQM chief Altaf Hussain steps down, then withdraws resignation
World | Sep 15, 2014, 10:54 PM ISTKarachi: Pakistan's Mutthaida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain today announced to resign as partyhead but in a dramatic move withdrew his decision hours later.“I have decided to leave the party today because I don't
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Britain's William Hague steps down as foreign secretary
World | Jul 15, 2014, 08:20 AM ISTLondon: British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday he will stand down as foreign secretary after four years to serve as leader of the British House of Commons."I will not stand as an MP
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IPL spot fixing: SC asks BCCI chief Srinivasan to step down, warns it may pass order
Cricket | Mar 25, 2014, 02:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Coming down heavily on BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court today asked him to step down for a free and fair probe in the betting and spot fixing scandal involving his son-in-law
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Pakistan Chief Justice steps down after longest term in country's history
World | Dec 11, 2013, 06:11 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's assertive and controversial Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry today bid farewell to his office after the longest term at the helm of the Supreme Court in the country's history. A meeting of the full
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Chinese president Hu Jintao steps down from power
World | Nov 14, 2012, 04:44 PM ISTBeijing, Nov 14: China's President for a decade Hu Jintao today stepped down from power, leaving a stamp of his own with the ruling Communist Party incorporating his theory of “Scientific Outlook” in its constitution,
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Vikram Pandit steps down as Citigroup CEO, a sudden exit
World | Oct 16, 2012, 07:33 PM ISTNew York, Oct 16: In a sudden exit, Citigroup's India-born CEO Vikram Pandit resigned today after nearly a five-year tenure, just one day after the US banking giant reported an 88 percent drop in net
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Misbah steps down as Pak Twenty20 captain
Cricket | May 10, 2012, 03:49 PM ISTLahore, May 10: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-haq has stepped down as the skipper of Twenty20 team.Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf said at a press conference that Mohammed Hafeez will take over as captain from Misbah.
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Scandal-Hit German President Steps Down Over Corruption
World | Feb 17, 2012, 09:51 PM ISTBerlin, Feb 17: Hit by a series of corruption scandals, Germany's youngest president Christian Wulff resigned today, dealing a major blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel in a crisis being described as unprecedented in post-war Germany.Wulff,
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Jayawardene Reappointed SL Captain After Dilshan Resigns
Cricket | Jan 23, 2012, 09:36 PM ISTColombo, Jan 23: Mahela Jayawardene was today reappointed captain of the Sri Lankan squad for all three formats of the game hours after Tillakaratne Dilshan resigned from the post following the team's dismal showing in
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Ravi Ruia Steps Down As Chairman Of Essar Energy
Dec 21, 2011, 06:14 PM ISTLondon, Dec 21: Essar Energy Chairman Ravi Ruia today announced his decision to step down from the post amid CBI claiming that Essar group suppressed facts related to its equity holding in Loop Telecom, an