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Etihad's investment is the lifeline that may help debt-laden Jet recover. K R...
Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal (L) and James Hogan (R) of United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways. Photo: Punit Paranjpe/ReutersThe irony couldn't be more startling. When the rulers of Abu Dhabi were...
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US government orders removal of Defcad 3D-gun designs
The BBC's Rebecca Morelle saw the 3D-printed gun's first test in Austin, TexasThe US government has demanded designs for a 3D-printed gun be taken offline.The order to remove the blueprints for the...
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Landmark Pakistan election marred by Karachi unrest
Coups, conflict and cricketers: Pakistan's vital election - in 90 seconds Unrest in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi has marred landmark national and provincial polls.Pakistan's election commission...
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Pakistan election: Nawaz Sharif 'set for victory'
Supporters of Nawaz Sharif have been celebrating on the streetsFormer Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is celebrating with his supporters, amid early signs that his party will be the largest after...
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Cell phones are being increasingly used to access job opportunities. Manasi...
Own a smartphone? Want a new job? You can now use the former to look for the latter. Many recruiters have lately begun using mobile technologies to seek out prospective candidates.Smartphone...
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Deal watch BT
Heather Bresch, CEO, MylanGeneric drugmaker Mylan Inc. will acquire Agila Specialties - a developer, manufacturer and marketer of high-quality generic injectible products - from Strides Arcolab for...
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Getting back its brilliance Goutam Das BT
On December 30, 2011, Cyclone Thane hit the Tamil Nadu coast with winds of 140 km per hour and tidal surges of 1.5 metres. The hurricane blew the roof off Tejas Networks's factory in Puducherry, which...
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In dire straits Anilesh S. Mahajan BT
Two developments over the past six weeks in Pakistan have left wonks in Washington D.C. red-faced, and in New Delhi worried. On March 11, when President Asif Ali Zardari arrived at Chah Bahar town in...
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PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif looks set for third term as Pakistan PM Qaswar Abbas...
Sharif vowed to deliver on all the promises he had made during the campaignFor a while it seemed Imran Khan had pulled off yet another impossible victory, but as counting trends firmed up...
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Rajeev Shukla, everyone's best friend IT
IPL chairman Rajeev ShuklaOn March 26, barely a week before the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) began, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's decision to not allow Sri...
View ArticleThe Saradha scam in West Bengal has rocked the boat a bit, but the chit fund...
Latha Varadarajan, a 44-year-old homemaker from Chennai, has been closely following the reports of the collapse of Saradha group's financial scheme in West Bengal in which thousands of investors have...
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Alibaba billionaire Ma steps down as CEO Bloomberg | Hong Kong /BS
Billionaire Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said he plans to focus on environmental protection and education as he steps down as chief executive officer of China's largest e-commerce...
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Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Jio had also announced it would use Bharti...
Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Jio Infocomm is in discussions with Anil Ambani’s Reliance Globalcom to lease the latter’s under-sea cable infrastructure for its coming 4G LTE services. Reliance...
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Gandhi collection under the hammer
This "unusual" photograph is among the hundreds of items up for saleOne of the largest collections of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia is to go on sale later this month.Shropshire auctioneers Mullocks said...
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Azath Salley chats with a visiting Buddhist monk yesterday as he continues to recuperate at the Nawaloka Hospital after President Mahinda Rajapaksa revoked his detention order under the Prevention of...
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The Arrest, Release and Future of Azath Salley
May 11, 2013, 6:38 pmThe main political drama over the past several days was the detention of Azath Salley and the hunger strike he had launched while in detention. During the few days that he was in...
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Basil says no final decision yet to repeal certain sections of 13th Amendment
May 11, 2013, 6:40 pmBy Franklin R. SatyapalanNational Organizer of the SLFP, Minister Basil Rajapaksa said yesterday that the government has still not reached finality on the longstanding proposition...
View ArticleNO FIRE ZONE CH4’s 3rd Documentary Preview screening
NO FIRE ZONE May 11, 2013, 6:46 pmby Dushy Ranetunge @ LSEThe third instalment of Chanel 4’s documentary, titled NO FIRE ZONE, the killing fields of Sri Lanka is being preview screened at various...
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The BMICH Four Decades on
It’s part of our historyMay 11, 2013, 4:06 pmStory and Pictures by Maheen SenanayakeAs I drove into the BMICH and halted briefly to take in a pass from the checkpoint at the gate, I got a feel of the...
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Electricity Hikes and the Darkening Economy
May 11, 2013, 6:14 pmBy Ahilan KadirgamarAt the heart of the debate about the electricity price hikes are questions about state services, class inequality, redistribution and the economic...
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