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‘Am I not a citizen of India?’
An inner cry of a Dalit from the heartland of India Why I am asked about my caste when I go to the police? Am I not a citizen of India?” The father of one […]
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IMF, World Bank urge China to reduce finance risk
BEIJING (TIP): The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are urging China to focus on controlling risks from rapidly rising debt due to its reliance on credit-fuelled growth. The comments add to warnings by […]
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RBI MOVES AWAY FROM SECTOR-SPECIFIC REFINANCE
MUMBAI (TIP)The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), decided to limit access to export credit refinance while compensating fully with a commensurate expansion of the market’s access to liquidity through a special term repo facility from […]
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ECB TAKES RAFT OF NEW STEPS TO AVOID DEFLATION
LONDON (TIP): The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday cut interest rates and took a raft of unconventional steps to prevent the 18-country eurozone from sliding into a bout of deflation that could kill off […]
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Remembering a Technology visionary who reshaped India
The author pays a tribute to a former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, on his 23rd death anniversary. Rajiv Gandhi was killed by LTTE on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, in Tamil […]
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A new beginning to the peace chapter
Despite reservations in some circles, most Pakistanis welcomed Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s decision to attend Mr Narendra Modi’s swearing-in as the new PM of India at the latter’s invitation. Although similar invitations were extended […]
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MAKING A FRESH START
Photo caption: “We should remove fears and misgivings about each other……..We should rid the region of insecurity and instability”, said Nawaz Sharif . Nawaz Sharif’s India trip for the inauguration of Narendra Modi was in […]
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Prime Minister MODI
Challenges and opportunities in a new innings “Mr. Modi thus comes to power in an atmosphere of great expectations and in the end an unforgiving public in case he does not measure up. In the […]
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FLIPKART BUYS OUT MYNTRA FOR $300 M
BANGALORE (TIP): Putting an end to months of speculation about what is being termed as the biggest acquisition in the Indian e-commerce business, domestic e-retailer Flipkart announced that it has acquired rival and leading fashion […]
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TATA MOTORS LAUNCHES ULTRA RANGE OF TRUCKS
CHENNAI (TIP): With an eye on beefing up its share in the burgeoning intermediate light commercial vehicle (ILCV) segment, Tata Motors has launched a new range of trucks christened ULTRA. Claimed to be contemporary in […]
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MARUTI TARGETS DOUBLEDIGIT GROWTH
MUMBAI (TIP): Maruti Suzuki expects to grow its vehicle sales in double digits in 2014-15 on the back of several initiatives that it had undertaken. Addressing a media round-table, Mayank Pareek, Chief Operating Officer, Marketing […]
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MUMBAI TO HAVE A FLOATING HOTEL
MUMBAI (TIP): Adding one more attraction for Mumbai, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), in partnership with WB International Consultants and AB Hospitality, has announced the launch of a first of its kind dining floating […]
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From Rahul to Akhilesh, from Ajit Pawar to media: why Modi needs to thank them
By Rajdeep Sardesai Barring a miracle, at some stage on Friday, Narendra Modi will be poised to fulfill his long-cherished ambition of being the next prime minister. Yes, exit polls have a spotty record in […]
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New government should strike balance between growth and inflation
First the good news. India’s wholesale inflation rate has moderated, albeit marginally, to 5.20%, in April from 5.70% in the previous month, driven down by a sharp drop in vegetable prices. Now for the bad […]
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U.S. policy on India, and Modi, needs to change
We are a Democracy and each one of us has the freedom to express our differences without fear, but yet we have to work together in nation building and the common good of every member […]
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NARENDRA MODI From a tea vendor to prime minister of India
From selling tea at a stall his father set up at a small village railway station and at a bus terminal at a tender age to the prime ministerial throne at 63, Narendra Modi’s rise […]
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NARENDRA MODI The making of the political leader
That Narendra Modi, the man who will be India’s next prime minister, enjoys a unique connection with the masses is evident to anyone who has attended one of the man’s election rallies. Modi seems to […]
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A MODI GOVERNMENT MUST PROJECT A MORE ROBUST FOREIGN POLICY
“Rather than debating a new conceptual framework for our foreign policy – more “nationalistic” or resting on an “India first” foundation – we could look at how some concrete issues should be addressed by a […]
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VODAFONE SEEKS ARBITRATION IN TAX ROW
NEW DELHI (TIP): Conciliation talks between the Centre and Vodafone over a Rs 20,000 crore tax dispute have failed as the British telecom giant has decided to serve an arbitration notice to the government, a […]
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TATA-AIRASIA GETS LICENCE FROM DGCA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian flyers are soon going to be spoilt for choice and low fares may make a comeback. The Tata Sons’ JV budget airline with Malaysia’s AirAsia got the licence to fly from […]
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COCA-COLA, PEPSICO TO REMOVE CONTROVERSIAL INGREDIENT FROM DRINKS
NEW YORK (TIP): Coca-Cola and PepsiCo said on Monday they’re working to remove a controversial ingredient from all their drinks, including Mountain Dew, Fanta and Powerade. The ingredient, called brominated vegetable oil, had been the […]
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Narendra Modi and Charges of Fascism: Voices Rise across the Political Spectrum
As the election in India is winding down, the political rhetoric is heating up. Congress, BJP and AAP are attacking each other mainly not on policy matters but rather on personal issues that I believe, […]
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Azhar experiences serenity at Punja Sahib
Sajjad Azhar, a former editor of Urdu Times, New York, visited recently Punja Sahib, a holy place associated with Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Master of the Sikhs. Sajjad said he felt inner peace […]
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IMF APPROVES $17 BILLION BAILOUT FOR UKRAINE AMID RISKS
WASHINGTON (TIP): The International Monetary Fund’s board signed off on a $17 billion two-year aid program for Ukraine on Wednesday to help the former Soviet republic’s economy recover after months of turmoil. The IMF aid […]