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Sat, May 18 2013. 08 38 PM IST
Pakistan army chief Kayani meets Nawaz Sharif
Leaders agree all security institutions would work with the civilian govt to overcome crises facing the country
Sat, May 18 2013. 12 22 AM IST
Iran pays high premium for staples from India
Iran has been hit by sanctions by US, allies to pressure it to curb its nuclear programme
Fri, May 17 2013. 11 37 PM IST
IPL spot-fixing: BCCI calls emergency meet on Sunday
To discuss spot-fixing amid indications that Sreesanth, two Royals team-mates would be banned for life if found guilty
Fri, May 17 2013. 11 54 PM IST
Ecuador smashes India-to-US migrant smuggling ring
Three Indian nationals and two members of Ecuador’s immigration police were among the six people arrested
Sat, May 18 2013. 12 01 AM IST
India-EU FTA talks fail to bridge gaps
Chief negotiators’ meet failed to bridge ‘substantial gaps’ on crucial issues; ministerial meet unlikely
infrastructure
Fri, May 17 2013. 12 22 PM IST
NHB gets $100 million loan from World Bank
World Bank programme to support NHB in refinancing mortgage loans for people in the lower-income segments
education
Thu, May 16 2013. 12 01 AM IST
IIT-Hyderabad gets permission to borrow Rs.1,500 cr from Japan
Loan will be used to construct nine buildings, including a technology incubation centre, a research park and academic blocks
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IL&FS Education to invest Rs.450 cr to open 50 ‘model schools’
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Govt seeks to start health education as graded subject in schools
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Incubation centres at IIMs help start-ups find their feet
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CBSE to conduct assessments of class IX, XI students
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XLRI, Weatherhead to launch programme for mid-career executives
agriculture
Fri, May 17 2013. 10 33 AM IST
Cyclone Mahasen’s rains to lash northeast India
Tripura, south Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram could get heavy rain and strong winds at speeds of 70 kmph for the next 48 hours
human development
Tue, May 14 2013. 10 48 PM IST
Scientists closer to developing indigenous vaccine for diarrhoea
Vaccine,
if approved for commercial use, could save at least 60,000 children a year from diarrhoeal deaths
politics opinion
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India: the superpower that wasn’t
There was once a buzz about the India growth story. But now no one bothers -
When will we civilize our cops?
Our cops continue to brutalize those they are meant to protect—the weak and the vulnerable -
Is malnutrition in India a myth?
Some commentators dismiss the seriousness of India’s nutritional crisis as it fails to account for genetic differences -
A wave of global austerity
The austerity debate should be more nuanced than it currently is, with battle lines being drawn with partisan fervour -
A demographic tinderbox
It seems uncertain if India will be able to offer quality jobs to a young and impatient generation -
Good news on inflation
It is still way too early to conclude that this is a decisive turn in the battle against the inflation dragon -
A nutritional crisis in India
Some commentators have gone so far as to dismiss India’s nutritional crisis as a ‘hoax’ -
Three reasons why 100 yen is bad news for the world
There’s a real risk that companies will see the weakening yen as an all-clear sign to stop reinventing themselves -
China can fund India’s infrastructure
China has the finance while India has the hunger for long-term funds -
Rebalancing the scorecard—2
Western governments have shown scant progress on the rebalancing exercise -
Panchayati raj challenges
Gram panchayats have become instruments of state control and oppression -
A democratic upsurge in Pakistan
Each democratic wave in the past lost momentum. Will 2013 be different?
-
India: the superpower that wasn’t
There was once a buzz about the India growth story. But now no one bothers -
When will we civilize our cops?
Our cops continue to brutalize those they are meant to protect—the weak and the vulnerable -
Is malnutrition in India a myth?
Some commentators dismiss the seriousness of India’s nutritional crisis as it fails to account for genetic differences -
A wave of global austerity
The austerity debate should be more nuanced than it currently is, with battle lines being drawn with partisan fervour -
A demographic tinderbox
It seems uncertain if India will be able to offer quality jobs to a young and impatient generation -
Good news on inflation
It is still way too early to conclude that this is a decisive turn in the battle against the inflation dragon -
A nutritional crisis in India
Some commentators have gone so far as to dismiss India’s nutritional crisis as a ‘hoax’ -
Three reasons why 100 yen is bad news for the world
There’s a real risk that companies will see the weakening yen as an all-clear sign to stop reinventing themselves -
China can fund India’s infrastructure
China has the finance while India has the hunger for long-term funds -
Rebalancing the scorecard—2
Western governments have shown scant progress on the rebalancing exercise -
Panchayati raj challenges
Gram panchayats have become instruments of state control and oppression -
A democratic upsurge in Pakistan
Each democratic wave in the past lost momentum. Will 2013 be different?
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