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Niamat Kaur, the 91-year old, who successfully fought with McDonald's to...
Niamat Kaur’s three-year-long struggle to reclaim her property on which a McDonald’s outlet was allegedly overstaying bore fruit last week when the Delhi high court gave the franchise marching orders....
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Amar Bose passes away: What made the inventor of Bose audio systems an...
Amar Bose, the visionary engineer and inventor of the world-famous Bose audio systems, was a perfectionist till the end.Amar G Bose, founder and chairman of Bose Corp, who died at 83 on Friday at his...
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Tata Group will never leave West Bengal, says Cyrus Mistry IANS Kolkata
|Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry. PHOTO: ReutersTata Group on Monday reiterated its commitment to West Bengal, saying it would never leave the state."We have never left West Bengal and we will never...
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Nissan relaunches Datsun, to be priced under Rs.4 lakh Manu Kaushik New Delhi IT
The return of the Datsun brand marks a shift in focus for Nissan towards the emerging markets.Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Company today announced the global re-launch of its century-old brand Datsun...
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‘We want an internationally backed Transitional Administration’
By Paul Newman 16 Jul 2013 Posted 12-Jul-2013 Vol 4 Issue 28Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam is a third generation Tamil politician from Sri Lanka. He hails from a family of well known lawyers. His...
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Scientists find purified protein from neem leaves inhibiting growth of tumour...
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View ArticleSri Lanka ignores Indian nuclear pact, looks to Pakistan
July 14, 2013, 12:00 pmBY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special CorrespondentNEW DELHI, July 14: Even as India is awaiting Sri Lanka’s response to its offer of a comprehensive nuclear pact, the dispensation in...
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TNA MP claims he foiled army attempt to rape 200 Tamil girls
July 14, 2013, 10:35 pmBy Shamindra FerdinandoJaffna District Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Sivagnanam Sritharan has claimed that he recently thwarted an attempt by the army in the north to rape...
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Dilution of 13A would cost govt. its 2/3 majority, warns UNP
July 14, 2013, 10:36 pmBy Zacki JabbarThe government would lose its two thirds majority in Parliament, if it dared to dilute the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the UNP predicted yesterday.Colombo...
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KP, Thamilini to campaign for Daya
July 14, 2013, 10:37 pmBy Norman PalihawadaneFormer LTTE media spokesman cum UPFA candidate for the North Provincial Council, Velayutham Dayanidhi alias Daya Master, yesterday said that no other...
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BJP speaks with forked tongue
July 14, 2013, 8:42 pmGujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi arrives to attend the India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) parliamentary board meeting in New Delhi, India, Monday,...
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A referendum to repeal the 13th Amendment?
July 14, 2013, 8:44 pmBy R. M. B. SenanayakeThe government seems to be toying with the idea of holding a national referendum on the abolition of or changes in the 13th amendment. But can an...
View ArticleGovt. capitalises on hunger
Food taxes bouy govt. revenue * Household real spending grows faster than income, latest data showsJuly 14, 2013, 8:27 pmReal expenditure of households have risen faster than real incomes, latest data...
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To GSP or not to GSP, that is the question
July 14, 2013, 8:31 pmEuropean Union’s Generalised System of Tariff Preferences (GSP) is a scheme where EU grants developing countries like Sri Lanka duty free or preferential duty access to the EU...
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Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu!July 14, 2013, 8:37 pmThe blame for facilitating the entry of rapists, killers, cattle rustlers, drug dealers, fraudsters and robbers into politics should be apportioned to the...
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Business Families: How Daughters Differ from Fathers by Prince Mathews Thomas
Legacy can be limiting. But the daughters of India’s largest business aren’t allowing themselves to be bound by any pre-conceived notions. With no intent of rebellion but, rather, as a sign of...
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Time for Sunrise in the Solar Sector by Seema Singh
Three months can be a long time. Take the renewable energy attractiveness index by Ernst & Young (E&Y) that ranks 40 countries on the draw of their renewable energy investment and deployment...
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How Foodpanda Tasted Success with IPL by Shravan Bhat
Breaking the clutter in an existing space like online food delivery services is a tough ask. Newbie Foodpanda.in, however, found the answer in three letters: IPL. Rohit Chadda, 30, who founded...
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The Wealth Wizards: Investment Tips from the Money Masters
Ben SteinAUTHOR, ACTOR, FINANCIAL COMMENTATORIn his latest book, How to Really Ruin Your Financial Life and Portfolio (Wiley, 2012), former game show host Ben Stein plays devil’s advocate by guiding...
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Burma to free all political prisoners, says Thein Sein
David Cameron (right) told President Thein Sein Burma needed greater action on human rightsBurma will release all political prisoners "by the end of the year", President Thein Sein has said during his...
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