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Mahasweta Devi wielded the pen to complement her activism

Jul 28, 2016

By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) "All through my life, I've done whatever I felt like doing" -- this quote aptly describes the fiercely independent-minded Mahasweta Devi, the doyen of activist-writers in India, who died on Thursday aged 90. The Ramon Magsaysay and Jnanpith awardee Bengali novelist penned telling commentaries on the…

Barkha Dutt and Arnab Goswami — are now fighting in full public glare.

Jul 28, 2016

By Sanjeev Srivastava Two of the biggest stars of Indian News TV -- Barkha Dutt and Arnab Goswami -- are now fighting in full public glare. The gloves are off. And how! <div style="float: left; margin-top: 10px; margin:…

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With strong quarter growth, Facebook hits 1.71 bn monthly users

Jul 28, 2016

New York, July 28 (IANS) Showing strong revenue and profit growth, social networking giant Facebook has added 60 million monthly users in the second quarter of 2016 to reach 1.71 billion users while scoring $6.44 billion in revenue --…

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‘Force 2’ a very action heavy film: Tahir Raj Bhasin

Jul 27, 2016

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin, who is gearing up for his second release "Force 2", says it's a very action heavy film. The actor says "Force 2", which also features actors John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha, is a very…

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Special Report – Modi’s cabinet expansion will pave the way for more reforms.…

Jul 27, 2016

By Bipin Sharma The much expected Modi cabinet expansion has finally happened with induction of as many as 19 ministers along with one into the council of ministers. While the 19 ministers will be holding the charge of MoS (Minister of…

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More girls studying, but 84% drop out after graduation

Jul 27, 2016

By Prachi Salve While more young women are enrolled in higher education than ever before -- and apparently more successful in clearing 10th-standard board exams than young men -- they are either marrying early or not finding or not…

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Can Verizon deal revive Yahoo, expand jobs in India?

Jul 27, 2016

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Most of us who thronged cyber cafes in the late 1990s and a little into 2000s for surfing the internet, checking emails, night-long chats and online dating (for some lucky souls, though) can…

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A toll-free number helps villagers live with animals.

Jul 26, 2016

By Deepa Padmanaban Bandipur National Park (Karnataka): For someone whose cow -- valued at Rs 20,000 ($300) -- was killed by a tiger in August 2015, Mahadeva Gowda is calm, as is Shiva Murthy, whose sugarcane crop was trampled by…

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#YamunaExpressway’s case study is a strong example where a region riding on strong establishing…

Jul 26, 2016

Yamuna Expressway’s case study is a strong example where a region riding on strong establishing infrastructure came up. The promise was such that developers wasted almost no time in acquiring huge land banks and launched projects. But as…

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Napoleon and Waterloo: Defeat in battle, but Victory over history

Jul 26, 2016

By Vikas Datta Title: How the French Won Waterloo - or Think They Did; Author: Stephen Clarke; Publisher: Arrow Books/Penguin UK; Pages: 304; Price: Rs 499 Waterloo has become a byword - at least in the English-speaking world - for a…

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