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Anirban Ganguly  It was in September 2015, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated a wide and intricate outreach to countries that have been shaped by the ideals and legacy of Buddha. It will be interesting, thus, to once again look at…
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Anantnag is poised to elect another Chief Minister to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly if the trends are any indication.   Mehbooba Mufti is seeking mandate from the seat where Congress has Hilal Shah and National Conference has Iftikhar…
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Government on Monday relaxed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in a host of sectors including civil aviation, single-brand retail, defence and pharma by permitting more investments under automatic route. The decision to further…
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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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