Nandan Nilekani
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Karnataka, UP, Bihar key to BJP victory in polls: Ananth Kumar
National | Apr 06, 2014, 05:51 PM ISTBangalore: Terming Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as key states to help BJP win the 2014 elections, senior leader Ananth Kumar has said Narendra Modi was as popular in this southern state as in Gujarat.
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Infosys ex-honcho Balakrishnan seeks to change system
National | Apr 04, 2014, 03:27 PM ISTBangalore: Former Infosys idol V. Balakrishnan is determined to use his clean image to fight "the corrupt system" but finds the going tough in the Lok Sabha battle here."I am aware of my limitations that
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Time to give back to country what I got in life: Nilekani
National | Mar 30, 2014, 06:25 PM ISTBangalore: Indian IT bellwether Infosys' co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who has declared assets worth Rs.7,770 crore ($1.3 billion), said that "it's time to give back to people and the country" what he got in life as
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Nilekani more searched on Google than Karnataka poll veterans
National | Mar 28, 2014, 12:15 PM ISTBangalore: Political greenhorn and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is more searched on Google than Karnataka's political veterans such as Siddaramaiah, B S Yeddyurappa and H D Deve Gowda.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, BJP leader Yeddyurappa and Gowda
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Nandan Nilekani files nomination from Bangalore South
National | Mar 21, 2014, 11:30 PM ISTBangalore: Multi-billionaire Infosys co-founder and Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani Friday filed his nomination to contest from the Bangalore South constituency in the Lok Sabha polls.Nilekani, who declared assets valued at a whopping Rs.7,770 crore (Rs.78
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Nandan Nilekani, wife's assets declared at Rs 7,700 cr
India | Mar 21, 2014, 08:23 AM ISTBangalore: Making his wealth public a day before stepping into the fray, Infosys co-founder and Congress candidate from Bangalore South, Nandan Nilekani has declared that he and his wife Rohini Nilekani have assets worth Rs
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Nandan Nilekani promises to usher in new style of politics
India | Mar 15, 2014, 12:14 PM ISTBangalore: Infosys co-founder and Bangalore South Lok Sabha candidate Nandan Nilekani believes that his clean image will help him win the election.At a Meet the Press at Press Club here on Friday he said, Bangalore
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Nandan Nilekani formally joins Congress, to contest from Bangalore South
National | Mar 09, 2014, 05:45 PM ISTBangalore: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani formally joined the Congress party here Sunday as a primary member to contest from the Bangalore South parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha election.Congress state unit president G. Parameshwar admitted
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Nilekani to join Congress tomorrow
National | Mar 08, 2014, 09:05 PM ISTBangalore: Infosys co-founder and Unique Identification Authority of India Chairman Nandan Nilekani, tipped to contest from Bangalore South on a Congress ticket, will be officially joining the ruling party tomorrow. “I'm joining Congress tomorrow....If they
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Nandan Nilekani to resign from UIDAI, to contest polls
India | Feb 22, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: Nandan Nilekani, chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India is going to resign next month to contest for Lok Sabha elections from Bangalore. "I will be there for a few more weeks. I
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Nandan Nilekani to chair Congress manifesto body
India | Feb 12, 2014, 01:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a clear sign of expanding role in Congress, the UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani will chair a consultation meeting on the party's 2014 manifesto on Wednesday. Nilekani, who is yet to become an
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Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani ready to contest LS Polls on Congress ticket
National | Jan 11, 2014, 01:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ending speculation about his foray into politics, billionaire Infosys co-founder and head of Aadhar programme Nandan Nilekani Friday said he would join the Congress and was ready to contest the Lok Sabha polls."Certainly.
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Nilekani ready to contest Lok Sabha polls, to join Congress
India | Jan 10, 2014, 06:52 PM ISTBangalore: Ending speculation about his foray into politics, billionaire Infosys co-founder and head of Aadhar programme Nandan Nilekani today said he would join the Congress and was ready to contest the Lok Sabha polls.“Certainly. I
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Nilekani meets KPCC chief, fuels speculation about political entry
National | Dec 17, 2013, 09:40 PM ISTBangalore: Infosys co-founder and face of the Aadhar programme Nandan Nilekani today met KPCC President G Parameshwara, amid rumours that he would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.“Nandan Nilekani met me this morning and shared
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Lok Sabha polls: Nandan Nilekani is Congress's new face for Bangalore South
India | Dec 16, 2013, 09:05 AM ISTBangalore: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, at a meeting of senior leaders under the supervision of Digvijaya Singh,has decided it will give tickets for the Parliament elections next year to nine sitting MPs and 19
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Will Nandan Nilekani contest LS polls from South Bangalore on a Congress ticket?
National | Sep 18, 2013, 12:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nandan Nilkeni, Infosys co-founder and the main architect of UPA govt's ambitious ‘Aadhar ‘ project, is seriously considering to join Congress formally and is willing to contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls in 2014
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Nandan Nilekani promises to meet 60-cr Aadhar target by 2014
India | Aug 20, 2013, 09:07 AM ISTMumbai: UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani on Monday expressed hope that the target of issuing 60 crore Aadhaar numbers would be met by 2014, saying that so far 40 crore people have already received them."More than
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UIDAI aims to cover 60 crore citizens under 'Aadhaar'
India | Jul 05, 2013, 04:38 PM ISTHyderabad, Jul 5: Noting that Aadhaar was an “irreversible process”, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani today said they have targeted to enroll 60 crore people by 2014. “As of now we
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Direct cash transfer will not lead to misuse: Montek
India | May 30, 2013, 04:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 30: Enthused by encouraging findings of a UNICEF-SEWA joint study on direct cash transfer, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Thursday said its implementation in large scale will not lead
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UID data can be used beyond cash transfers: Nilekani
India | Dec 08, 2012, 09:39 AM ISTKolkata, Dec 8: Application of the biometric database of unique identification number (UID) could be expanded beyond the proposed cash transfer scheme of the union government, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani