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Madhur Bhandarkar honoured in New York
May 22, 2013

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar was honoured with the prestigious 'New York Citizen's Achievement Award'.The 44-year-old National-award winning director #Kareena Kapoor # Madhur Bhandarkar # New York Citizen's Achievement Award
Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan
by Praveen Swami
May 22, 2013

and capacity building programmes for Afghan National Security Forces. New Delhi, though, has stalled Karzai since his requests for military hardware were #Pakistan # Afghanistan # ConnectTheDots # Hamid Karzai # Hamid Karzai's India visit
India shouldn't talk about Kashmir with Pak: Swamy
May 22, 2013

it is an integral part of this country.Swamy, who is here for the National Council meeting of Janata Party here, said the only "unfinished agenda #India # Pakistan # NewsTracker # Subramaniam Swamy
Malegaon blast: NIA chargesheet names four, but not Swami Aseemanand
by FP Staff
May 22, 2013

The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Wednesday named key suspect Ram Chandra Kalsangra and three others in its chargesheet for the alleged #NewsTracker # Swami Aseemanand # Malegaon blasts # NIA # Rajender Chaudhary # Manohar Narwaria # Ram Singh Kalsangra # Dhan Singh # Lt Col Srikant Purohit
Tale of two Sakshis, Sreesanth and their Jaipur connection
May 22, 2013

and in return was gifted a poster of national animal - tiger.What brought Delhi police to the doors of Jhala family is the fact that Sakshi Jhala's mother runs #Sports # Cricket # Indian Premier League # Sreesanth # IPL spot-fixing # IPL 6
New CAG Shashi Kant Sharma may have conflict of interest: BJP
May 22, 2013

, the National Human Rights Commission or the CVC, some of the appointments that the UPA made are highly questionable. At times the judiciary had to intervene #CAG # Congress # BJP # NewsTracker # Shashi Kant Sharma
Are rhino horns from Kaziranga taken to Vietnam?
by FP Staff
May 22, 2013

Poachers killing rhinos at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam might go for a massacre if they replicate the plight of African rhinos, whose horns #ThatsJustWrong # World # Assam # Vietnam # Kaziranga National Park # Poaching # Wildlife # Rhino horns # World Wildlife Fund
Sterlite case hearing to resume tomorrow
May 22, 2013

basis from Thursday, a judge said."We will continue hearing on a day-to-day basis," Justice Swatanter Kumar of the National Green Tribunal #STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED # Copper Smelter # Emissions
Islamist students oppose Afghan decree backing women's rights
May 22, 2013

for domestic abuse violated Islamic law. The decree remains in force, but the debate appears to have galvanized opposition to it.The United Nations' mission #Islam # NewsTracker # Afghan women # women's rights decree in Afghanistan
How Li's visit to India will boost TCS' business in China
May 22, 2013

the Indian IT major's forays in the communist nation.China's service industry will be more open to the world, which will bring increasing opportunities #China # WhyNow # TCS # Li Keqiang

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Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan

From across the Hindu Kush, a plea for Indian help. Hamid Karzai wants New Delhi to provide artillery and military transport aircraft. It won’t cost India much—but New Delhi is worried about upsetting Pakistan, and wary of making commitments before it becomes clear which way the political wind is blowing in Kabul.
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

With the glut of information regarding the IPL spot fixing scandal and the three cricketers how much of it can we really trust?
Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

This is the second time the IT industry veteran has been involved in a sex scandal.
Despite BJP edge over Cong, both NDA and UPA are conjectures

Opinion polls show the BJP and the NDA ahead of the Congress and UPA. But it is the regional parties that are likely to make the biggest gains. NDA and UPA are post-poll creatures

Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

Isa Guha is not your usual female cricket presenter. Apart from being an ex-player, she’s highly educated and injects a breath of fresh air on Indian screens.
Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

Pichai has emphasised that Google is embracing both Chrome and Android is investing in both at least for now.