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18 February, 2015

Indian-American Singer Zoya’s Fusion Folk Video Premiere in LA

Storyteller and avid traveller, Zoya, is carving a home for herself in the indie folk music world. Unmasking her conscience…

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17 February, 2015

Obama Administration Dealt Setback on Immigration’s Deferred Action Plan

A federal judge’s move to temporarily block President Barack Obama ’s immigration actions encouraged Republican opponents and left in limbo…

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17 February, 2015

Hindu temple vandalised in Washington United States with hate speech painted on walls

A Hindu temple has been vandalised with hate speech in the US state of Washington, sending shock waves through the community…

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16 February, 2015

Successful People | 10 Behaviors You Never See in them

When you spend decades working with executives and business leaders, you really can’t help but observe what works and doesn’t…

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14 February, 2015

Ukraine ceasefire deal reached after Minsk talks

Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have agreed to a ceasefire 

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14 February, 2015

SPICEJET FLIES DEEPER INTO RED, Q3 LOSS WIDENS TO RS 275CRORE

MUMBAI (TIP): In the middle of an ownership change, budget airline SpiceJet on Thursday reported a steep 59 per cent…

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14 February, 2015

Godrej to roll-out customised colour, design selection

KOLKATA (TIP): Consumer appliance company Godrej and Boyce (GBMCL) will soon roll out customised colour and design selection for online…

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14 February, 2015

SBI Q3 net profit up 30%; shares surge

MUMBAI (TIP): State Bank of India, the nation's top lender by assets, reported a 30 percent increase in quarterly profit,…

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14 February, 2015

SAHARA PLANS TO SUE MIRACH CAP

NEW DELHI (TIP): Sahara group on Thursday said it plans to initiate civil and criminal proceedings against US-based Mirach Capital…

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13 February, 2015

Reset of a policy of equidistance

Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office, an Indian TV channel held a discussion on likely foreign policy reorientation. When…

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12 February, 2015

Bob Simon, 1941-2015

CBS News correspondent Bob of the 60 Minutes died in an accident in New York

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12 February, 2015

“Modi temple” cancelled

After the PM's response, Ramesh Undhad, said he has now decided to cancel inauguration of "Modi temple" 

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9 February, 2015

MICROMAX PIPS SAMSUNG TO TOP SLOT: SURVEY

NEW DELHI (TIP): Low-cost mobile handset player Micromax has emerged as top smartphone seller, displacing Samsung in the fourth quarter…

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9 February, 2015

DEFLATION ALARMS RING LOUDER AS EU, CHINESE FACTORIES STRUGGLE

LONDON/SYDNEY (tip): European and Chinese factories slashed prices in January as production flatlined, heightening global deflation risks that point to…

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9 February, 2015

INDIA’S WAR ON INFLATION STILL NOT WON, SAYS RAGHURAM RAJAN

MUMBAI (tip): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) still has a way to go in fighting inflation and it is…

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9 February, 2015

MUTUAL FUND FOLIO COUNT SURGES BY OVER 7 LAKH IN APR-DEC

NEW DELHI (tip): Driven by addition in equity fund folios, mutual fund houses have registered a surge of more than…

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6 February, 2015

OBAMA’S INDIA VISIT : A BIG MEDIA HYPE

By Niranjan Rai - The US based author is of the view that there was nothing extraordinary about Obama visit…

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6 February, 2015

Visit successful beyond expectations

China concerned at breakthroughs achieved and Obama-Modi chemistry   China, by being in such a haste to downplay the visit…

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6 February, 2015

GUEST COMMENT – BUILDING BRIDGES

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to China has created a positive atmosphere. President Xi Jinping met her in an…

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31 January, 2015

India asks Japan if it’s interested in Rs 50,000 crore submarine project

NEW DELHI (TIP): Russia, France, Germany and Spain, all better watch out. They may have to contend with Japan in…

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31 January, 2015

Obama did it for Modi

The Message in the town hall meeting delivered by Obama was to have been delivered by Modi. Politically, Modi had difficulty in…

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30 January, 2015

OBAMA INDIA VISIT: INDIA IS THE BIG LOSER

"The only thing PM Modi can claim as his legacy from Obama visit in history books would be that under his…

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24 January, 2015

INDIA’S RELATIONS WITH THE US MUST NOT BE ONE-SIDED

'It is in the interest of both sides that the visit is seen as being successful. Both sides have invested…

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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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