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Manjula Pal  The India Meteorological Department's forecast of an above normal rainfall this year has brought some relief, at a time when almost half of the country is facing an unprecedented drought-like situation. A shortfall in the…
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It will be exactly one year when the Indian holistic life style panacea India Yoga became the world brand with United Nations declaring the day as International Day of Yoga. And the credit goes to Prime Minister  Narendra Modi for making…
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Former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had asked the Housing and Urban Development officials to submit recommendations within one month for choosing the best workable model for solid waste management but few hours of rain shows what…
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Sanjay Puri As there is a science and technology for external well being there is an entire science and technology for the inner bliss and ecstasy. Around 200-400AD, a sage called Patanjali composed the Yoga Sutras. His "eight limbs" of…
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After getting support from Switzerland, the US and Mexico, what are India's realistic chances of getting past the door into the world's only nuclear cartel? The US-India joint statement laid out the US support. "The leaders looked forward…
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Now with marginal improvement in BJP's numbers in Rajya Sabha at least this Monsoon session should see the passing of GST Bill by the Upper House. Progress on GST Bill unfortunately has been held hostage to the prevailing political…
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Uttam Gupta Early last month, the Narendra Modi government revised the India-Mauritius DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) to withdraw exemption from tax on capital gains made by foreign investors from sale of shares of Indian…
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Ajit Ranade In March 2015, e-commerce company Flipkart announced that it would create 2 million jobs within 1 year. It was an astounding announcement and woke us up to the potential of this sector in job creation. Flipkart said 60% of…
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In a significant move, separatists have decided to hold talks with Kashmiri Pandit migrants to discuss their return to the Valley, marking their first "serious attempt" to bring back the community which was forced to leave over 26 years…
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The country as wholesome was in praise for the Indian hockey team's gutsy effort that saw it clinch a historic silver medal in the Champions Trophy in London. The Indian team settled for a silver medal in its best ever performance in the…
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