Chidambaram slams BJP for no support on Lankan Tamils issue
April 8, 2013, 10:05 pmPTI : Chennai, Mon Apr 08 2013: Indian Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram slammed BJP for not supporting the UPA government’s efforts to pass a resolution in Parliament on the...
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Persuasion needs power
April 8, 2013, 7:51 pmI was very happy to see and hear on TV Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera, JC Weliamuna and Fr Reid Shelton giving a press briefing about the necessity of making one’s own sane political...
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A minister’s grandsonApril 8, 2013, 7:52 pmReading Jermy Irons’ comment [World View 8/4] on confusion that may be caused by ‘gay marriage’ reminds me of a true story told me by a former Director of...
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New year auspicious times kept secret?!April 8, 2013, 7:52 pmI searched today’s (7 April) Sunday Island and Sunday Times and did not find Avurudhu auspicious times nor colour prescribed by astrologers....
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Bones, bones, bonesApril 8, 2013, 7:45 pmThere was a sense of elation written all over President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s face the other day upon receiving a sacred bone relic of the Enlightened One as...
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The Rise and Fall of Educomp by Rohin Dharmakumar
Image: Amit VermaSurely there are some lessons that Educomp and its founder Shantanu Prakash have learnt during the rollercoaster ride of the last five years? Aur Rudra, a stock analyst at Ambit...
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Deepak Bhardwaj murder: India politician's son arrested
Mr Bhardwaj was also a businessmanPolice in India have arrested businessman and politician Deepak Bhardwaj's son in connection with his father's murder. Nitesh Bhardwaj was called in for questioning on...
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UN chief Ban: Korea crisis could become 'uncontrollable'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: "It may create an uncontrollable situation"UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula may become "uncontrollable".He once again...
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North Korea - a country never at peace
By Dhruti ShahBBC HistoryThe Soviet Union invested a great deal of time, effort and money in training the North Korean ArmyThe state of North Korea was born out of the Cold War conflict between...
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Malala Yousafzai and Angelina Jolie launch school fund
Malala returned to school in Birmingham, England in MarchRelated StoriesMalala attends first day at school Malala Yousafzai signs $3m book deal Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has honoured Pakistani...
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Xi Jinping: 'China will protect foreign companies'
Xi Jinping says economic growth will weaken, but it will nevertheless stay strongChina's President, Xi Jinping, has promised to protect the rights of foreign companies.His promise came as many global...
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EU investigation to probe Mastercard fees
The European Commission is investigating inter-bank fees charged by MasterCard and VisaMastercard is being investigated by the European Commission over fees charged for card transactions made by...
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Teaching Indian sex workers to spot fake currency
Not all fake notes can be detected by the naked eye and a machine can help spot counterfeit currency In the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, a non-governmental organisation has started a programme to...
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Nokia launches colour screen phone at Rs 1,249 PTI New Delhi
Mobile phone maker Nokia has announced the launch of its most affordable handset - Nokia 105 - in the Indian market aimed at first time buyers.Priced at Rs 1,249, the phone is the lowest priced colour...
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An ambition pricked Ram Karuturi mulls taking his rose-to-maize company...
Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi feels a growing sense of unease these days. It stems from an email that Karuturi, whose eponymous floriculture company is the world's largest exporter...
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Wipro shares slump over 12 per cent in first trade as standalone IT stock BT
Wipro's scrip slumped over 12 per cent on Tuesday, wiping-off Rs 11,882 crore from its market value, on the first day of trade as a standalone IT stock after the company hived-off its three...
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Ericsson to buy Microsoft's TV software unit for undisclosed amount BT
Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson has agreed to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom business, which makes the software that powers AT&T's U-Verse TV service. Mediaroom gives phone companies...
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Hopes rise of more gas find at RIL's KG-D6 block PTI New Delhi
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has encountered natural gas in the first exploration well it spud in more than five years on the flagging natural gas fields in KG-D6 block to supplement falling output...
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Mamata cancels meet with PM as Left activists heckle West Bengal minister...
Mamata Banerjee (Center) with Rajeev Shukla (Left) and Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Right)The arrival of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is usually a cause for some excitement, but even by her...
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Family feud led to BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj's murder, claims Delhi Police...
Nitesh Bhardwaj was upset with his father owing to differences within the family and he wanted to The Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to solve the infamous case of BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj's...
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