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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 never forget the initiation into the World Wide Web, thanks to Yahoo. Yahoo Mail and Messenger were once the…

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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Touching lives: A doctor’s effort to educate ragpickers

Jul 25, 2016

By Anil Sharma Jaipur, July 25 (IANS) Every afternoon between 3 pm and 5 pm, the community centre at Neem Ka Thana town in Sikar district comes alive. Scores of children -- all ragpickers -- get busy studying, thanks to paediatrician…

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India’s Olympics sprint hope Dutee pleads for new running shoes

Jul 24, 2016

By Chinmaya Dehury New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Dutee Chand is sprinting hard and she has her aim set -- the coveted gold medal at the Rio Olympics where she would compete in the 100-metre event, the first Indian woman to do so in 36…

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Modi government’s northeast push will only see 7.5% road target achieved

Jul 24, 2016

By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Even as poor road connectivity in India's Northeast continues to stall the government's 'Act East Policy', the state-run company mandated to improve this crucial infrastructure will barely…

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Lost in translation: The peculiar case of a popular French author

Jul 24, 2016

By Vikas Datta English speakers have long had an advantage for there are few classics from other literary traditions which are not available in the language. Translations of Homer, Rumi, Cervantes, Goethe, Pushkin, Dumas, Tolstoy,…

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Celebrity showstopper not essential for successful show: Varun Bahl

Jul 23, 2016

By Kishori Sud New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Having film celebrities and sportstars as showstoppers has become a near norm at fashion galas, but designer Varun Bahl believes that's no measure for a successful show. He doesn't deny that…

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In Gujarat, 95 of 100 suspects in crimes against Dalits acquitted

Jul 23, 2016

By Nikhil M. Babu As violent protests continue in the Prime MinisterÂ’s home state of Gujarat over the flogging of Dalit youth by upper-caste Hindu vigilantes, an IndiaSpend analysis reveals a conviction rate six times lower than the…

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