http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Sun, 26 May 2013 09:24:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/from-ipl-spot-fixing-to-political-cop-outs-why-india-has-lost-faith-in-its-systems-816093.html#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 06:21:40 +0000 Mahesh Vijapurkar http://www.firstpost.com/?p=816093 The only option left for the common Indian, if you ask him, is to treat the daily nightly newscasts as entertainment. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/from-ipl-spot-fixing-to-political-cop-outs-why-india-has-lost-faith-in-its-systems-816093.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/dravid-the-t20-captain-has-been-the-highlight-of-ipl-2013-812483.html#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 09:37:08 +0000 Avinash Subramaniam http://www.firstpost.com/?p=812483 Dravid has shown us, in the evening of his career, a side of his personality we were not privileged enough to be exposed to during his prime and as captain of Team India.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/dravid-the-t20-captain-has-been-the-highlight-of-ipl-2013-812483.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/obamas-new-guidelines-on-drone-strikes-pak-will-remain-on-radar-811787.html#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 06:09:28 +0000 Seema Sirohi http://www.firstpost.com/?p=811787 President Obama’s new counter-terrorism doctrine is an attempt to restrict the controversial drone programme but without losing his prerogative to still strike wherever and whenever necessary.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/obamas-new-guidelines-on-drone-strikes-pak-will-remain-on-radar-811787.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/hawks-opposed-3-may-repo-cut-but-subbarao-took-middle-path-810381.html#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 13:48:32 +0000 The Business Blog http://www.firstpost.com/?p=810381 Minutes of the Technnical Advisory Committee that aids the RBI chief in monetary policy show that Subbarao voted with the doves this time.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/hawks-opposed-3-may-repo-cut-but-subbarao-took-middle-path-810381.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/its-not-just-ranbaxy-our-health-care-regulators-have-failed-us-too-809879.html#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:28 +0000 Seema Singh http://www.firstpost.com/?p=809879 The Ranbaxy saga of fraud and greed goes beyond that. In India, it shows how our regulators too have failed us. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/its-not-just-ranbaxy-our-health-care-regulators-have-failed-us-too-809879.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/ipl-6-hodge-the-finisher-proves-his-worth-to-rajasthan-royals-809213.html#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:04 +0000 Jegannath Ramanathan http://www.firstpost.com/?p=809213 A match that looked as good as dead for the Rajasthan Royals was resurrected by Hodge all on his own.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/ipl-6-hodge-the-finisher-proves-his-worth-to-rajasthan-royals-809213.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/was-londons-brutal-attack-really-terrorism-807947.html#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:26 +0000 Tristan Stewart-Robertson http://www.firstpost.com/?p=807947 By repeatedly using the term in news reports, does that make the public's sense of being terrorised worse than the same crime if it was only described as "murder"?]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/was-londons-brutal-attack-really-terrorism-807947.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/not-man-utd-not-chelsea-swansea-are-the-best-epl-team-806483.html#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:28:32 +0000 Gautam Viswanathan http://www.firstpost.com/?p=806483 Swansea's remarkable performances this season convinces our blogger to pick them as the most impressive EPL team this season.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/not-man-utd-not-chelsea-swansea-are-the-best-epl-team-806483.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/rupee-crosses-55-will-it-halt-equity-bond-rally-804699.html#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:16 +0000 Arjun Parthasarathy http://www.firstpost.com/?p=804699 Keep an eye out for market correction but do not close your eyes to the broad positive trends.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/rupee-crosses-55-will-it-halt-equity-bond-rally-804699.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/ipl-spot-fixing-legalise-gambling-to-make-it-harder-to-fix-matches-801581.html#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:12:30 +0000 Ajay Rotti http://www.firstpost.com/?p=801581 The first advantage of legalising betting would be increased revenue to the Government by way of taxes on betting.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/ipl-spot-fixing-legalise-gambling-to-make-it-harder-to-fix-matches-801581.html/feed 0