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'Durgas' lost in political 'Raavanraj'
Lucknow: Members of IAS Association coming out of the Chief Secretary's office after meeting him over the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal on Monday.We have heard a number of ministers on...
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Aerocity's existing hotels fear a dent on margins Ruchika Chitravanshi | New...
Even as a security clearance for the Aerocity project here would help turn the capital into a hub for transit travellers, the hospitality industry fears aggressive competition, with the...
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Long-delayed Indo-Israeli anti-missile system to be tried this month Ajai...
The aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, formerly the Admiral Gorshkov, expected to join the Indian Navy later this year, is already late by five years and its price has risen three-fold, from $947...
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Plan panel objects to govt funding for India Post bank Sanjeeb Mukherjee |...
Hopes of the Department of Posts (DoP) to launch full-fledged banking operations seem to have hit a roadblock, with the Planning Commission opposing government funding to start the project. The DoP...
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Citigroup ordered to pay $10.8 mn for soured RBS investment Bloomberg
Citigroup Inc, the third-largest US bank, was ordered to pay $10.8 million to a customer over his losses on investments in Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...
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Smugglers find channels to bypass gold import curbs N Sundaresha Subramanian...
On Friday, members of the Armed Police Battalion at Dhaka’s Shahjalal Airport arrested one Mizanur Rahman Ripon, who had returned from Singapore with 400 g gold, besides other things. The haul was...
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Kalayani Dissanayake, a teacher of Sinhala at Royal College, Colombo staged a rooftop protest yesterday morning against the transfer of three teachers including herself. She climbed down in the...
View ArticlePCs won’t have land, police powers – President
July 30, 2013, 9:38 pmBy Shamindra FerdinandoPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that he had faced far more serious situations than the prospect of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) winning the...
View ArticleFemale teacher who climbed Royal College roof to face music
July 30, 2013, 9:41 pmBy Dasun EdirisingheEducation Minister Bandula Gunawardena said yesterday disciplinary action would be taken against the female teacher who climbed onto the roof of the Royal...
View ArticlePolice suspect security forces behind assault on Malaka
July 30, 2013, 9:42 pmBy Hemantha RandunuThe police suspect security forces were involved in Monday’s attack on Malaka Silva, son of Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva at the Odel car park.The...
View ArticleLife threatening attack on Malaka indicates true state of the country - UNP
July 30, 2013, 9:53 pmby Zacki JabbarWhen a Minister’s son had been bashed up in broad daylight, resulting in him being admitted to the intensive care unit, the safety of lesser mortals could only be...
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What is India up to? - II
July 30, 2013, 12:00 pmby Nalin de SilvaIn a recent interview with a newspaper, Wignesvaran the Chief Ministerial candidate of the TNA, at the Northern Province Provincial Council elections further...
View ArticlePolice and land powers to provincial councils; why not?
July 30, 2013, 8:27 pmThe main argument of those who oppose the conferment of land and police powers appears to be that that Provincial Councils could use them to pursue their separatist and racist...
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Egypt: Worse than a crime
July 30, 2013, 8:21 pmSupporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi carry an injured man to a field hospital following clashes with security forces at Nasr City, where pro-Morsi protesters...
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Yala …going, going , gone?
July 30, 2013, 12:00 pmBy Srilal MiththapalaMuch has been written on the subject of the degradation of the wonderful and popular Yala National Park, due to heavy over-visitation and the inability of...
View ArticleSL to gain from rising costs at Dubai, Singapore port cities, says expert
*Colombo, Hambantota ports declared Free Ports: Duty-free zone to attract FDI, boost hub statusJuly 30, 2013, 7:45 pmThe Ministry of Finance and Planning has declared the ports at Colombo and...
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Politicos’ aversion to STFAugust 1, 2013, 8:00 pmPeople of Deraniyagala who have, at long last, plucked up the courage to rise against the criminal gangs led by some UPFA politicians following the...
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Google bets on custom colors with first flagship Moto X phone By Reuters
Google, which spent $12.5 billion to acquire Motorola, faces a steep climb in its effort to revive the mobile phone pioneer in a smartphone market. NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO: Motorola on Thursday unveiled...
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Airtel ropes in Bharti Walmart's suspended CFO, Pankaj Madan By Rasul Bailay,...
A person with direct knowledge of the matter said Madan joined Bharti Airtel's global finance team headed by group CFO Shrikanth Balachander last week.NEW DELHI: Pankaj Madan, who was suspended as CFO...
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US factory means buyers can customize Google phone AP
Moto X is the first smartphone to be assembled in the U.S. Even though the concept of the smartphone was pioneered there.NEW YORK: With its first smartphone designed completely in-house, Google is...
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