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16 August, 2013

Inflation Jumps To 5-Month High

NEW DELHI (TIP): Rising vegetable prices and the impact of a weak rupee pushed inflation to a five-month high of…

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16 August, 2013

Govt Imposes $650 Per Tonne Mep On Onion

NEW DELHI (TIP): Government on August 14 imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $650 per tonne on onion to…

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16 August, 2013

British Iconic Motorcycle Brand Triumph Set To Enter India In November

MUMBAI (TIP): After almost a year of delay, the iconic British Motorcycle brand, Triumph is all set to enter India…

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16 August, 2013

Cabinet Approves Setting Up Of Tax Administration Commission

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC). Finance…

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16 August, 2013

MOVIE REVIEW – Chennai Express

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sathyaraj Direction: Rohit Shetty Genre: Action Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes STORY: A 40-year-old…

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16 August, 2013

Federation Of Indian Associations NY/NJ/CT (FIA) Is Not A Representative Organization Of Indian Americans

"The organization that claims to organize the India Day Parade is far from being Indian in character. Look at the…

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16 August, 2013

Independence Day CELEBRATED IN Tel Aviv

GOPIO Israel executive committee with the Indian Ambassador to Israel, H.E. Mr. Jaideep Sarkar at the 67th Independence Day Celebrations…

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9 August, 2013

EID UL FITR

Eid ul-Fitr is one holy festival for Muslims, which marks end of Holy Month, Ramadhan. It is an Arabic word,…

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9 August, 2013

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

Sir, This is to express our condemnation of your plan to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during upcoming…

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9 August, 2013

Freedom of speech? Not in India’s Punjab

Kanwar Sandhu is synonymous with journalism in Punjab. Beginning his career with "The Tribune", the region's leading English daily published…

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2 August, 2013

Middle Class At Mercy Of Market Forces

KOLKATA (TIP): The lower interest rate cycle in India, which began in April last year, has probably lasted as long…

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2 August, 2013

INDIA CLOSE TO LOSING $1 TRILLION MARK-CAP TAG

MUMBAI (TIP): Thanks to the weakness of the rupee and the slide in the stock market for six consecutive sessions,…

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2 August, 2013

Luxury Goods May Cost More

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister P Chidambaram indicated that the government may increase customs duty on luxury goods as well…

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2 August, 2013

MOVIE REVIEW – Issaq

Cast: Prateik, Amrya Dastur Direction: Manish Tiwary Genre: Romance Duration: 2 hours 28 minutes Story: A love story adapted from…

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2 August, 2013

‘Progress Now, Environment Later’ Won’t Do

With its disproportionate economic gains, the US model is not for India. Industrialization at the cost of environment is not…

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26 July, 2013

Ford’s Project B562 To Make India A Compact Car Global Production Base

MUMBAI (TIP): US carmaker Ford Motor Company is making India as a compact car global production base once its Sanand…

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26 July, 2013

Govt To Fund Start-Ups In Electronics Space

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Government will soon unveil guidelines for financially supporting start-ups in the field of electronics. It may…

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26 July, 2013

Arcelormittal Gets 2,000 Acres To Set Up Steel Plant In Bellary

BANGALORE (TIP): The Karnataka government has handed over 2,000 acres at Kuditini in the Bellary district to global steel giant…

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26 July, 2013

Indian Auto Components Industry May Invest Around Rs 70 Billion Over The Next Three Years: ICRA

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian auto components industry may invest around Rs 70 billion over the next three years on…

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26 July, 2013

MOVIE REVIEW – Ramaiya Vastavaiya

Cast: Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood, Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Poonam Dhillon Direction: Prabhudheva Genre: Romance Duration: 2 hours…

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26 July, 2013

India’s Economic Growth: Once a Shining Economy, India is in Danger of Running out of Gas

“India Shining" has been the unofficial slogan for India since the turn of the 21st century. India averaged 8% annual…

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19 July, 2013

Dreamliner Fire Probe Focuses On Beacon, Boeing Shares Rise

LONDON (TIP): British aviation investigators identified an emergency beacon made by Honeywell International Inc as a likely source of last…

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19 July, 2013

TCS Outshines Infosys Again

BANGALORE (TIP): Bangalore based IT services firm Infosys may have set the tone for the better story for the IT…

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19 July, 2013

G20 Seeks To Chart Recovery Course Amid Choppy Markets

MOSCOW (TIP): The world's economic crisis response team will grapple with the prospect of more market volatility as finance ministers…

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19 July, 2013

Ponzi Schemes: Govt Enacts Ordinance

NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee promulgated an ordinance allowing the Securities & Exchange Board of India to regulate any…

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19 July, 2013

Economy To Grow Lower Than 6.5% In FY14: PM

NEW DELHI (TIP): India's economy may grow slower than previously expected 6.5 percent for the year to March 2014, Prime…

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19 July, 2013

MOVIE REVIEW – BHAAG MILKHA BHAAG

Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Prakash Raj, Pavan Malhotra, Yograj Singh, Rebecca Breeds Direction: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Genre:…

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19 July, 2013

They Thought Bullets Would Silence Us…

On Friday, July 12, the United Nations Assembly listened spellbound to 16-year-old Malala, who was shot by the Talibans in…

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12 July, 2013

ISUZU TO ASSEMBLE SUV, TRUCK AT HM PLANT

KOLKATA (TIP): Japanese automobile manufacturer Isuzu Motors' local subsidiary Isuzu Motors India entered into an agreement with Hindustan Motors (HM)…

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12 July, 2013

USAID To Bring In $100mn For India’s Clean Energy Sector

Chennai (TIP): The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and US-based institutional investor Northern Lights Capital Group will together bring…

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