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18 May, 2013

Transition in Afghanistan: A War of Perceptions

CONTD FROM PREVIOUS ISSUEAbstract A decade after the military intervention that dislodged the Taliban-Al Qaeda combine, peace and stability continues…

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11 May, 2013

MOTHER’S DAY

Origin of Mother's Day goes back to the era of ancient Greek and Romans. But the roots of Mother's Day…

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11 May, 2013

Nris Prefer Indian Stocks

40% jump in demat accounts in 5 years NEW DELHI (TIP): Domestic investors may be sitting on the fence, but…

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11 May, 2013

Global Coffee Chains Take The Cuppa To Smaller Towns

MUMBAI (TIP): International coffee retailers are brewing plans to launch more outlets, especially in smaller towns and cities. Discretionary spending…

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11 May, 2013

Mini Melts Ties Up With Honeybee Amusements For Its India Foray

BANGALORE (TIP): US-headquartered Mini Melts the $200 million INC 500 company has tied up with Bangalore-based HoneyBee Amusements for a…

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11 May, 2013

Govt Slashes TDS On Govt Securities, Corporate Bonds For Fiis

NEW DELHI (TIP): Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and qualified foreign investors (QFIs) have cause for cheer. The Finance Minister, P…

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11 May, 2013

Leoni’s Pune Plant To Make Cables For Renewable Energy Sector

PUNE (TIP): Leoni, a German-based manufacturer of wires, cables and cable systems to industries, has begun manufacturing cables for the…

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7 May, 2013

Britain Avoids Triple-Dip Recession With Jump In First Quarter Growth

LONDON (TIP): Britain's economy dodged a return to recession and grew faster than expected in the first three months of…

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7 May, 2013

Samsung Overthrows Nokia To Become The Largest Seller Of Mobile Phones In India

KOLKATA (TIP): Samsung has overtaken Nokia to become the largest seller of mobile phones in the country's major markets, as…

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7 May, 2013

Hp Eyes $1bn Sale Of Mphasis Stake M

MUMBAI (TIP): Hewlett Packard (HP) has formally started work to sell IT services firm MphasiS Ltd with Citigroup managing the…

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7 May, 2013

Transition in Afghanistan: A War of Perceptions

While the US and NATO and the Afghan security officials are willing to underline the latter's ascending capacities, such views…

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5 May, 2013

Ek Thi Daayan

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Konkana Sen Sharma, Huma Qureshi, Kalki Koechlin Direction: Kannan Iyer Genre: Thriller Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes…

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5 May, 2013

Scary Movie 5

STORY: The latest from the Scary Movie stable serves up childish gags, faux-scares and spoofs aplenty from Paranormal Activity, Mama,…

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26 April, 2013

Transition in Afghanistan: A War of Perceptions

Abstract: A decade after the military intervention that dislodged the Taliban-Al Qaeda combine, peace and stability continues to elude Afghanistan.…

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19 April, 2013

Badals Meet Prez, Seek Mercy For Bhullar

NEW DELHI (TIP): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on April 17 filed a review mercy petition with President Pranab…

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19 April, 2013

Looking East, Looking West: U.S. Support for India’s Regional Leadership

Today, I'd like to talk about India's growing influence, felt in the East through its "Look East" policy and in…

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19 April, 2013

Movie Review- Nautanki Saala!

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Pooja Salvi, Gaelyn Mendonca, Evelyn Sharma Direction: Rohan Sippy Genre: Romantic Comedy Duration: 2…

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19 April, 2013

Cipla launches first biosimilar for rheumatic disorders

MUMBAI (TIP): Drug maker Cipla has locally rolled out its first biosimilar, Etanercept, used to treat rheumatic disorders. Formed through…

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19 April, 2013

Coca-Cola to set up Rs 600 crore plant near Dehradun

DEHRADUN (TIP): Uttarakhand government on Wednesday oversaw the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding between State Industrial and Infrastructure Development…

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19 April, 2013

BMW to make MINI Countryman in Chennai

CHENNAI (TIP): BMW’s Chennai plant will soon become the first one outside Europe to manufacture the luxury car maker’s compact…

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19 April, 2013

Commodity-Wise Freight Revenue By Railways Goes Up By 22.95% During Fiscal 2012-13

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Railways have generated Rs. 84791.06 crore of revenue earnings from commoditywise freight traffic during fiscal 2012-…

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19 April, 2013

Essar Energy joins UN corporate responsibility project

MUMBAI (TIP): Essar Energy has announced that it has become a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), which…

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15 April, 2013

Sri Chinmoy: Dreamer of World Oneness

On April 13, 1964 Sri Chinmoy came to New York. Since then he tirelessly dedicated his life for the world…

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15 April, 2013

The Iron Lady of UK- Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher's political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times. Born in October 1925 at Grantham,…

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12 April, 2013

Movie Review-Chashme Baddoor

Cast: Ali Zafar, Siddharth, Divyendu Sharma, Taapsee Pannu, Lillette Dubey, Anupam Kher, Rishi Kapoor Direction: David Dhawan Genre: Comedy Duration:…

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12 April, 2013

Ford Chennai plant the first in the world to use eco-friendly 3-wet paint technology

CHENNAI (TIP): Car multinationals like Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen are using cutting edge technology and practices to save power and…

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12 April, 2013

Delta Faucet enters India with its first store

HYDERABAD (TIP): Delta Faucet Company, a leading American brand, today opened its first flagship store in Hyderabad, and outlined plans…

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12 April, 2013

Infosys Revenue Forecast Disappoints, Shares Dive

BANGALORE (TIP): Infosys Ltd (INFY.NS) forecast full-year sales growth that missed analyst expectations by a margin of up to 50…

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12 April, 2013

NRI deposits rise 37% on high domestic interest rates

MUMBAi (TIP): Non-resident Indians (NRIs) are keeping faith with the returns their banks back home are giving them. In the…

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12 April, 2013

The Golden Temple or Sri Darbar Sahib?

Avast majority of the Sikh community is very progressive and forward looking. They have most admirably adopted new professions and…

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