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19 April, 2014

Sonia Gandhi Visits Kareemnager

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi addressed meetings in Kareemnager district, Telangana on April 16, where Telangana Congress President Punnala Lakshmaiah &…

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11 April, 2014

KFC CREATES A VEG MENU FOR INDIA

NEW DELHI (TIP): KFC, the Kentucky-based fast-food chain known for its "finger-lickin' good" range of chicken fillets and burgers, has…

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11 April, 2014

AUDI SETS SINGLE MONTH SALES RECORD

CHENNAI (TIP): German luxury car maker Audi delivered more cars to customers than ever before in a single month in…

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11 April, 2014

CHINA REPORTS UNEXPECTED FALL IN EXPORTS, IMPORTS

BEIJING (TIP): China reported an unexpected contraction in exports in March, raising the danger of job losses as Beijing tries…

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11 April, 2014

WITH DZIRE, MARUTI TO RECALL SWIFT, ERTIGA

NEW DELHI (TIP): Starting next week, Maruti Suzuki India will start recall of around 1 lakh cars to replace "fuel…

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11 April, 2014

US JOBS MARKET SHAKES OFF WINTER’S ICY GRIP

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US labor market emerged surprisingly strong from the severe winter, with employers hiring at a brisk pace…

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11 April, 2014

WILL A MODI-LED NDA FOLLOW VAJPAYEE’S FOREIGN POLICY OR CARVE ITS OWN PATH?

Modi's silence on foreign policy is rather intriguing. "Our most severe external challenges are driven not by economics but politics,…

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11 April, 2014

BJP and the great communal divide

Unless the leaders of India, especially from the secular parties show some courage to stand up to fundamentalism that may…

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4 April, 2014

AIR INDIA, INDIGO, GOAIR, JET JOIN LATEST WAR OVER AIR FARES

MUMBAI (TIP): Four more airlines have joined the fare war by offering discounted fares in the domestic sector to counter…

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4 April, 2014

GM RECALLS 824,000 MORE CARS OVER IGNITION PROBLEM

NEW YORK (TIP): General Motors recalled 824,000 more cars for possible problems with ignitions that have led to more than…

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4 April, 2014

CCI slaps Rs 2.4 crore penalty on DLF

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Competition Commission has slapped Rs 2.4 crore penalty on realty major DLF for not complying with…

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4 April, 2014

NEW BANKING LICENCES LIKELY TO WIDEN FINANCIAL INCLUSION PROCESS

MUMBAI (TIP): The new banking licences issued to IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services Private Limited and the Reserve Bank’s intention…

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4 April, 2014

Elections lack substantive agenda

The author notes that there is no focused debate on real issues. Only cacophony prevails. "Past experience tells us that…

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28 March, 2014

General Bikram Singh, Chief of the Army Staff of Republic of India visits Israel

Earlier this week, General Bikram Singh, Chief of the Army Staff of the Republic of India, arrived in Israel on…

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28 March, 2014

Akhil Vishwa Hindi Samiti organizes Grand Hindi Kavi Sammelan

A grand Hindi Kavi Sammelan was organized by Akhil Vishwa Hindi Samiti on Saturday, March 22 at Hindu Center in…

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28 March, 2014

Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan in New York

Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan was in New York to give a performance at the UN. Present among others at…

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28 March, 2014

India Association of Long Island Celebrates Holi

India Association of Long Island (IALI), four decades old and going strong is one of the oldest and largest Associations…

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28 March, 2014

Modi’s Stance on Foreign Policy Remains a Mystery

Modi has made some stray remarks on foreign affairs, but they should be seen more as obiter dicta rather than…

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28 March, 2014

Elections unlikely to revive investment cycle in India: Credit Suisse

According to Credit Suisse, there can be four scenarios post elections, Narendra Modi led NDA government with 2-3 allies; Narendra…

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28 March, 2014

FACEBOOK TO ACQUIRE VIRTUAL REALITY FIRM OCULUS FOR $2B

LAS VEGAS (TIP): Nearly a month after announcing $19 billion acquisition of instant messaging firm WhatsApp, Facebook said it had…

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28 March, 2014

SAMSUNG LAUNCHES GALAXY S5 IN INDIA

NEW DELHI (TIP): Smart phone manufacturer Samsung Electronics, on March 27, introduced Galaxy S5 in the domestic market. The features…

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28 March, 2014

SREI TO ROLL OUT WHITE LABEL ATMS

KOLKATA (TIP): Srei Infrastructure Finance, engaged in infrastructure financing, is planning to start roll-out of its while label ATMs (WLAs)…

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28 March, 2014

RBI opens the field wider for foreign investments

MUMBAI (TIP): To attract more investments into the equity and debt markets, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to…

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28 March, 2014

EU TO BAN INDIAN MANGOES, VEGETABLES

BRUSSELS (TIP): European Union member states, on Wednesday, decided to ban the import of five types of fruits and vegetables…

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21 March, 2014

Devyani – a Kabuki, a Tragic Trilogy or a Bilateral Selfinflicted Wound?

Alightning fast re-indictment on March 14th, within 2 days of a judge's dismissal, speaks to the Prosecutor's rebuke of those…

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21 March, 2014

GOVT TO GET UP TO RS 5,700 CR THROUGH AXIS BANK STAKE SALE

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Central Government will sell 4.2 crore shares or 9 per cent stake in Axis Bank on…

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21 March, 2014

TOYOTA CRISIS RESOLVED, COMPANY LIFTS LOCKOUT

BANGALORE (TIP): Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Ltd. on March 19 agreed to lift the lockout at two plants in Bidadi…

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21 March, 2014

Nokia X not to be made in India

CHENNAI: (TIP) Finnish handset maker Nokia will not manufacture its recently launched Nokia X phone at its Chennai plant, which…

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21 March, 2014

India growth fastest in our history: Starbucks

MUMBAI (TIP): With 40 stores in 17 months of its operations, India is the fastest growing market in the history…

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21 March, 2014

CBI BOOKS 6 COMPANIES FOR LOAN DEFAULTS

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 10 FIRs against six companies for allegedly defaulting on…

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