Dalai Lama’s indictment of Buddhists in Sri Lanka
May 13, 2013, 8:12 pmA write up on Dalai Lama (DL) under the heading "Memorable quotes from the Dalai Lama" appearing in The Island of 11.05.13 refers to his speech made at Capitol Hill in Washington...
View ArticleReasons for separating military from civilian affairs
May 13, 2013, 8:14 pmby Jehan PereraThe acquisition of about 7000 acres of land in the Jaffna peninsula has become a major issue that impacts upon the post-war reconciliation process. The Lessons...
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K’kulam: More posers than answersMay 13, 2013, 7:56 pmThe Indian Supreme Court clearance for the controversial Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu in spite of protests against its...
View ArticleWho are the Guptas?
Are the Guptas too close to the Zuma family?Following the recent outrage in South Africa when a plane carrying Indian guests to a Gupta family wedding landed at a military air base, the BBC's Milton...
View ArticlePakistan elections: Imran Khan out but not down
By M Ilyas KhanBBC News, IslamabadMr Khan made a shaky start to his political career in the mid-1990s It has been like a drawn test match for Pakistani cricket hero-turned-politician Imran Khan.He...
View ArticleLooking At Delhi Thru Chennai…
By N Sathiya MoorthySingh leadership did not yield to the DMK partner withdrawing support to the coalition government. It did not see Colombo through Chennai.Now that the south Indian State of Tamil...
View ArticleThe Queen’s Absence: A Sign Of Sri Lanka Losing Legitimacy?
By Dinesh D. DodamgodaThe Buckingham palace has announced that ‘Her Majesty the Queen’ will not be attending this year’s Commonwealth summit, scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, as the palace reviews...
View ArticleGoogle CEO Larry Page Reveals Surgery Fix For His Hoarse Voice
comments, called-out Comment NowFollow CommentsFollowing CommentsUnfollow Comments Google CEO Larry Page says vocal cord strain led him to lose his voice. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via...
View ArticleManufacturing The Future: 10 Trends To Come In 3D Printing
Guest post written by Vivek Srinivasan and Jarrod BassanVivek Srinivasan is the Australia regional manager for CSC’s Leading Edge Forum and Jarrod Bassan is a senior consultant with CSC in Australia....
View Article3D Printing Industry Will Reach $3.1 Billion Worldwide by 2016
3 comments, 0 called-out Comment NowFollow CommentsFollowing CommentsUnfollow Comments Additive Manufacturing, aka 3D Printing, will reach $3.1 billion worldwide by 2016 and $5.2 billion by 2020....
View ArticleThree-dimensional printing from digital designs will transform manufacturing...
FILTON, just outside Bristol, is where Britain's fleet of Concorde supersonic airliners was built. In a building near a wind tunnel on the same sprawling site, something even more remarkable is being...
View Article3-D Printing: The Industry That Will Change the World
3-D Printing: The Industry That Will Change the WorldA massive manufacturing technology convergence is in its early stages at this very moment. Exponentially expanding computing power, artificial...
View ArticleBloomberg has received roughly 20 inquiries about whether reporting practices...
With new concerns emerging about practices at its news division, Bloomberg LP, the sprawling financial services company founded by Michael R Bloomberg, scrambled to shield its lucrative terminal...
View ArticleSilence on Ranbaxy supply resumption a worry Sushmi Dey | New Delhi BS
For Ranbaxy Laboratories, the worst might not be over yet. Now, the Street is seeking a resolution to a consent decree and the resumption of supplies from the company’s key units at Dewas and Paonta...
View ArticleThe man who blew the whistle and walked away with $49 mn Sushmi Dey | New...
Dinesh Thakur, the whistle-blower who put Ranbaxy in the dock, was heading the company's information technology division for research and development (R&D) until eight years ago. Thakur, a Bachelor...
View ArticleRBI probe upholds Cobrapost charges on 3 private banks BS Reporter | Mumbai
A confidential report prepared by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the Cobrapost exposé in March on HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank has shown violations of regulatory norms. Cobrapost had alleged...
View ArticleCapgemini takes India route to growth Shivani Shinde | Mumbai BS
In April this year, when India's largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), announced the acquisition of France-based Alti, it hinted towards the next area of focus for the...
View ArticleWhat Nawaz Sharif's win means for Pakistan's neighbours
Mr Sharif's relations with the military establishment will be crucialNawaz Sharif's astonishing victory at the polls is certain to be welcomed by neighbours and other countries in the region hoping for...
View ArticleAs Tesla Raises Capital, Elon Musk Doubles Down
(Getty Images via @daylife)Tesla Motors TSLA+1.89% has been surging after the company reported its first quarterly profit and got a rave review from Consumer Reports for its Model S sedan. The...
View ArticleNew App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More By Scanning Your...
Buycott shows you a product's corporate family tree while you shop.In her keynote speech at last year’s annual Netroots Nation gathering, Darcy Burner pitched a seemingly simple...
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