Petrol price hike: Good move, now go for diesel, LPG
Magnitude-6.1 earthquake shakes Japan
Dowry killing: Blame the parents, then the in-laws
If we are serious about eradicating dowry, we must revisit our attitude towards the girl child.
#Dowry #India #Marriage #OnOurMind
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Facebook is a success, no matter what naysayers think
The hidden gloating over the fall in Facebook shares after the IPO price is little more than sour grapes.
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So simple! How info combats Neta’s corruption
In the concluding article of this series on our parliamentarians, we look at how though crime may pay for MPs, it can be combatted by merely informing voters better.
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When will Pranab stop the loot of oil companies?
The aam taxpayer’s resources and the aam investor’s wealth are being eroded in the name of subsidising the aam aadmi’s petro-goods
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Pranab-da, without reforms rupee will head for 60
Contrary to what is being said, the FM has to focus on reforms in energy pricing, subsidies and taxes. This is the remedy for a weak rupee
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Crime and our netas: a cozy nexus?
While we may believe that our political leaders should have the highest integrity, data shows otherwise.
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Why Facebook’s IPO changes things for everyone
With its 900 million members long used to free services, and ad penetration still not proven, the world’s biggest social networking site will have to prove itself to demanding investors now
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Tell Dada how much you want him to stay
Maybe that will prompt Sourav to go. After all, there’s a great pleasure in not doing what people want you to do.
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Why Shekhar Gupta is right to be angry, but wrong to sue
Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of Indian Express has sued Outlook’s Vinod Mehta for Rs 100 crore. He claims he was defamed by Mehta, who in an interview to Open magazine called the Express report on the Army movements as “the mother of all mistakes”
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The Ungentleman’s Game
Cricket was never meant to be a stage for war and its attendant crimes. Under no circumstances should it be allowed to become so.
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European Union vs Indian Union: Why Bengal isn’t Greece
The rupee may be sinking, but it can never go down like the euro. Here’s what’s different between the European Union and the Indian Union.
Here’s how much the petrol price hike will cost each city
State owned oil firms - IOC, BPCL and HPCL have hiked petrol price by Rs 6.28 per litre, effective midnight. If we include sales tax, the hike increase to upto Rs 7.5 per litre. #Business/Finance #Economy of India #NewsTracker #Oil firms
Fuming Mamata calls hike a burden, violation of coalition dharma
Even though Trinamool will not pull the UPA government down, the West Bengal chief minister did sound a warning. #Congress #Mamata Banerjee #PoliticsDecoder
Air India: Warring sides coming to table, finally?
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh extended the olive branch by saying all sacked pilots could be reinstated if everyone resumed work. #air india #Ajit Singh #Aviation #NewsTracker
Chennai keep IPL final hopes alive after dumping Mumbai
A thunderous unfinished partnership of 73 off just 29 balls for the sixth wicket between skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (51 not out) and Dwayne Bravo (33 not out) ensured Chennai post a formidable total of 187 runs. #Chennai Super Kings #Indian Premier League #IPL 5 #Mumbai Indians
As it happened: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
The winner of this eliminator match will face Delhi Daredevils to determine who faces Kolkata Knight Riders in the final of IPL 5.
#Chennai Super Kings #Indian Premier League #IPL 5 #Mumbai IndiansMali leader to get health checks in France – sources
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s interim leader Dioncounda Traore was flying to France on Wednesday for medical checks after he was attacked by protesters earlier this week, diplomatic sources and an airport official said. Traore suffered facial injuries when hundreds of protesters broke into the presidential palace on Monday.
#undefined #Yahoo!Brazil’s biggest city hit by record traffic jam
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Commuters sat in lines for more than three hours, protests broke out at a train station, and angry voters promised revenge as Brazil’s biggest city entangled itself in a record traffic jam on Wednesday morning, highlighting how the country’s infrastructure has failed to keep pace with economic growth. The trigger for the chaos was a strike by workers for Sao Paulo’s subway and commuter train system, who are seeking higher wages
#NewsTracker #typeof-socialPakistani doctor jailed for helping CIA find bin Laden
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities have sentenced a doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden to 33 years in jail on charges of treason, officials said, a move that drew angry condemnation from U.S. officials already at odds with Islamabad.
#undefined #Yahoo!Ex-tabloid editor Piers Morgan accused again on hacking
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most respected journalists said on Wednesday that former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 years ago, the latest twist in a scandal that has so far centred on Rupert Murdoch. Morgan, now a CNN talk-show host in the United States, has consistently denied authorising phone hacking during his time as editor of the Daily Mirror
#typeof-social #wcntnYemen government troops advance; donors pledge $4 bln aid
ADEN/RIYADH (Reuters) – Yemeni government troops battled Islamist militants in two southern cities on Wednesday as international donors met in Saudi Arabia to pledge $4 billion to help stabilise a state that has become a base for al Qaeda. Government forces recaptured parts of the strategically important city of Zinjibar and fought militants in the city of Jaar, leaving 33 militants and nine soldiers dead, officials and residents said.
#typeof-social #undefinedU.S. Secret Service chief apologizes for prostitution scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Secret Service, in his first public appearance since a scandal involving Colombian prostitutes and his employees, apologized for the misconduct on Wednesday but lawmakers expressed doubt that this was an isolated incident
#NewsTracker #undefinedSuccession question fuels uncertainty in Oman
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said rules his perch on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes as an absolute monarch, without checks from a parliament or judiciary. But at 71, he has not named a successor, and with much of the Arab world in turmoil, the lack of certainty surrounding the future leadership of the strategically placed country is becoming a cause for concern.
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