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Ashwani SharmaJul 13, 2015
Karmapa back in the dock — what now? Subscriber Only
Ashwani Sharma recalls 2011 case against Ogyen Trinley Dorje, in which HC wants him prosecuted.
Mela is held in the heart of the town — where river banks are narrower than at either Allahabad or Ujjain — and always during the monsoon.
P Vaidyanathan IyerJul 13, 2015
Why BRICS trade in local currency doesn’t work for India Subscriber Only
It’s complex to manage exchange rates, industry is lukewarm, the dollar still rules, and there are more benefits to Beijing than to New Delhi.
Nirupama SubramanianJul 10, 2015
Jab they met: When India-Pakistan leaders met Subscriber Only
Nirupama Subramanian recalls earlier meetings between Indian PMs and Pak heads of government since 2001 — the story of modest achievements and lost opportunities.
Abantika GhoshJul 10, 2015
No ‘fear’, it’s business as usual at FSSAI Subscriber Only
Food Minister Badal says the FSSAI is ‘creating fear’. Through June, the FSSAI has sought suggestions, set up a panel to regulate salt, sugar and fat intake, and issued two product-based orders.
Sushant SinghJul 10, 2015
The golden jubilee should be a time to introspect and recall vital lessons, not an occasion for chest-thumping or playing political games.
Anuradha MascarenhasJul 9, 2015
Over 4 mn Indians could be living with chronic joint pain Subscriber Only
'The burden of rheumatic diseases is yet to be thoroughly investigated, is probably under-reported'
Sandeep SinghJul 9, 2015
Shanghai stocksstew, but Indiawill enjoy thisChinese soup Subscriber Only
Explained: The continuing bloodbath on Chinese bourses, and how emerging markets -- including India -- ; might gain from the sell-offs in Shanghai
Praveen SwamiJul 9, 2015
The Hurriyat’s journey — or Kashmir’s road to impasse Subscriber Only
The story of the project, and why it failed, doesn’t necessarily bear out his suggestion that New Delhi could have talked its way out of trouble in Kashmir.
Jul 9, 2015
Explained: Grexit looks nigh — here’s why Subscriber Only
The euro has barely weakened this week while bond yields for peripheral countries such as Portugal, Spain and Ireland have even dipped a little.
Milind GhatwaiJul 8, 2015
Timeline: Story of the Vyapam scam Subscriber Only
The Vyapam scam broke ‘formally’ in 2013 after the Indore Crime Branch registerered an FIR after arresting 20 impersonators
Jul 8, 2015
Paper Clip: Pace of aging is different for different people Subscriber Only
The findings show people of the same age grow old at different speeds — with some of us aging faster than others.
Shaji VikramanJul 8, 2015
From early battles to position of strength: Evolution of Sebi Subscriber Only
Well after Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi announced in the 1987-88 Budget his government’s intention to form a separate board for the regulation and orderly functioning of the stock exchange and the securities industry.
Pritha ChatterjeeJul 8, 2015
Multiple studies show they put their patients’, and their own, lives at risk — with increased chances of medical mistakes, car crashes and surgical injuries.
Jul 7, 2015
Paper Clip: Mixing friendship and business can help Subscriber Only
These findings suggest that having a friend present during training can be an important factor in laying out and ultimately achieving business goals.
Abantika GhoshJul 7, 2015
Needed: transplants of policy, attitudes and infrastructure Subscriber Only
33-year-old Santosh Kumar who was given money for a kidney transplant by the PMO, died last week because the queue of patients ahead of him at the nearest transplant centre was simply too long.
Express News ServiceJul 7, 2015
Theoretically, the EU could recapitalise Greece’s banks, but doing so would mean accessing the Eurozone’s permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
P Vaidyanathan IyerJul 7, 2015
What Greece’s currency will see in the event of it having to leave the Eurozone — a situation that India has faced twice in its history Subscriber Only
In India, the rupee was devalued by almost 65 per cent in 1966 when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister — and again in 1991, when P V Narasimha Rao was at the helm.
Sudeep PaulJul 7, 2015
Why India-Israel partnership is about surviving coming storms Subscriber Only
Behind India’s abstention on the anti-Israel vote in UN last week lies the message that its relationship with Israel should be read on its own terms
Express News ServiceJul 6, 2015
The researchers experimentally evaluated a programme of agricultural training, capital inputs, and counselling for Liberian ex-fighters who were illegally mining or occupying rubber plantations.
Praveen SwamiJul 6, 2015
Spymaster’s tale — four key takeaways, and their backstories Subscriber Only
Several events from India’s recent history have been recalled in reports on the contents of former RAW chief A S Dulat’s forthcoming book, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years. The backstories to four of the more significant
Express News ServiceJul 6, 2015
On July 1, the Centre launched its Digital India push, aiming to empower lakhs of Indians in the country’s remotest corners, and boost economic growth. What is the existing base in the states over which
Amitav RanjanJul 6, 2015
In Fact: Great project to TAPI into, but won’t happen in a rush Subscriber Only
Why expectations from Modi’s Turkmenistan visit must be tempered — there is a timeline, and complexities of terrorism and funding to be resolved first
Jul 3, 2015
Paper Clip: The ‘real’ cost of education in India’s Govt schools Subscriber Only
The researchers estimate that the “accounting cost” per student in a government school in the median state in 2011/12 was Rs 14,615, while the median child in a private school cost Rs 5,961.
Priyadarshi SiddhantaJul 3, 2015
There is no denying the fact that without any goldplating of their cost structure, there is little reason for the generation utilities to opt for captive mining.
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