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24 January, 2015

India-US strategic partnership

In future, India may be willing to conduct joint military operations with the US in its area of strategic interest…

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24 January, 2015

Resolving the nuclear liability deadlock

"By putting in place a comprehensive, fair and pragmatic legislation on civil nuclear liability, there is no reason why India…

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24 January, 2015

A LOT IN PIPELINE FOR INVESTORS, SAYS JAITLEY

DAVOS (TIP): Attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) here to showcase India as an investment destination, finance minister Arun Jaitley…

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24 January, 2015

Textile major Arvind to step into footwear business

AHMEDABAD (TIP): Textile major Arvind is looking to go beyond its core businesses. Riding high on e-commerce wave, textiles and…

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24 January, 2015

IMF cuts global growth outlook, calls for accommodative policy

BEIJING (TIP): The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for global economic growth in 2015, and called on Tuesday for…

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24 January, 2015

At 7.4%, China growth hits 24-year low

BEIJING (TIP): China's economy has slowed down drastically to 7.4% in 2014, which is the lowest rate of GDP growth…

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24 January, 2015

BENGALURU STANDS TALL WITH $2.6-BILLION VENTURE CAPITAL

BENGALURU (TIP): India's IT hub, Bengaluru, came in fifth in a list of cities globally that received the most venture…

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24 January, 2015

Govt clears revival plan for SpiceJet, refers it to Sebi

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a timely move to save SpiceJet, the aviation ministry has given initial approval to the airline's…

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24 January, 2015

Slow-starting SERENA WILLIAMS blazes into Australian Open last 16

MELBOURNE (TIPO): Top seed Serena Williams blasted her way into the Australian Open fourth round on January 24, but only…

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16 January, 2015

IN B.G. VERGHESE’S DEATH, Indian Journalism lost its best

A hero of mine is no more. Veteran Indian journalist B.G. Verghese passed away on December 30, 2014, at the…

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16 January, 2015

RBI CUTS RATES; HOME, CONSUMER LOANS TO COST LESS

MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan cut key interest rates — for the first time in almost…

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16 January, 2015

Bank of America profit hurt by lower bond trading revenue

WASHINGTON (TIP): Bank of America Corp, the second-largest US bank by assets, reported a 14 per cent fall in quarterly…

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16 January, 2015

SHELL, GDF SUEZ TO TAKE 26% STAKE EACH IN GAIL LNG PROJECT

NEW DELHI (TIP): Anglo-Dutch Shell and GDF Suez of France are to take 26% stake each in a floating facility…

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16 January, 2015

India to grow at China’s pace by FY17: World Bank

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (TIP): The Indian economy is expected to catch up with China by 2016-17 and is expected to grow…

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16 January, 2015

IMPLICATIONS OF AMERICAN WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN

"The Taliban attacks within Afghanistan reached unprecedented levels in 2014. Moreover, while Washington proclaims that any process of "reconciliation" between…

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9 January, 2015

GLOBAL MEDICAL TOURISM MARKET TO RISE OVER $ 30 BN BY 2019: RESEARCH

HOUSTON (TIP): Global medical tourism market will rise to $ 32.5 billion by 2019 on account of rising healthcare costs…

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9 January, 2015

Nearly 38,000 firms set up in eight months of new Companies Act

NEW DELHI (TIP): Spread across diverse sectors, nearly 38,000 new firms have been registered in the first eight months of…

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9 January, 2015

SEBI WIELDS NEW POWERS; RECOVERS DUES IN OVER 100 CASES

NEW DELHI(TIP): Using its enhanced powers, capital markets regulator Sebi has managed to recover dues in more than 100 cases…

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9 January, 2015

Vistara airline to launch on January 9

MUMBAI (TIP): Tata Group is set to launch its full-service Vistara airline on 9 January, more than 60 years after…

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9 January, 2015

Additional spectrum case: Relief to Sunil Mittal, Ravi Ruia

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a relief to Bharti Cellular Ltd CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia,…

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9 January, 2015

GHAR WAPSI AND MODI’S UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

We are publishing this humorous piece at a time of heightened communal tension in India. Ever since the new government…

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27 December, 2014

SPICEJET TOLD TO GIVE CASH FLOW PLAN IN WRITING

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has asked cash-strapped SpiceJet to submit its proposed cash flow plan in writing by next…

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27 December, 2014

Fifty Shades of Saffron

On December 11, 2014, when the U.N. General Assembly adopted June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, as recommended…

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27 December, 2014

PRESIDENT SIGNS ORDINANCES ON INSURANCE, COAL SECTOR REFORMS

NEW DELHI (TIP): Paving way for additional foreign investment in insurance and to move ahead with the re-allocation of cancelled…

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27 December, 2014

FABINDIA, MANYAVAR EMERGE AS INDIA’S MOST PROFITABLE APPAREL COMPANIES

MUMBAI (TIP): Ethnic retail chains Fabindia and Manyavar have emerged as the country's most profitable apparel companies by avoiding discounts,…

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27 December, 2014

Russia to impose wheat export duty from February

MOSCOW (TIP): Russia has said it will from February apply a duty of at least 35 euros ($43) per tonne…

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27 December, 2014

OUTSIDERS SET TO GET ACCESS TO SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, FLATS IN SEZS

NEW DELHI (TIP): After months of discussion, the government is set to allow developers of special economic zones (SEZs) to…

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19 December, 2014

Why this massacre of the innocents?

It was a massacre of the innocents. Every report must admit this - because it's true. But it is not…

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19 December, 2014

INDIA IS FASTEST-GROWING, THIRD-LARGEST MARKET FOR DELL

BENGALURU (TIP): Michael Dell's decision to take Dell private last year has started showing signs of change for the company…

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19 December, 2014

SPICEJET’S LOSS IS OTHER CARRIERS’ GAIN

NEW DELHI (TIP): SpiceJet's fall from grace has led the cash registers ringing for other Indian carriers. Troubles at Kalanithi…

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