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Sourav Majumdar
How ‘transformational deals’ can solve infra, aviation woes
Sanjay Nayar, CEO of private equity major Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in India sees more non-core divestitures by Indian businesses in the coming days as companies and promoters become more focused on capital efficiency and reduce their debt burden. Alongside, there will also be “significant majority stakes” being given in some #Aviation #hotels #KKR #M&A #Private equity #Sanjay Nayar #VeryCloseUp
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Sourav Majumdar
How deep will RBI go on rate cuts?
As the Reserve Bank of India gets set to unveil its Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14 on 3 May, there’s a general consensus building up that the central bank will oblige the government and the corporate sector with another repo rate cut, widely expected to be of 25 basis points. #CAD #factory output #GDP #Inflation #Rate Cuts #RBI #RBI Policy review #ToWhatEffect
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Seema Sirohi
Sikhs abroad will continue to hound likes of Sajjan Kumar
Washington: Sajjan Kumar should not rest easy. The Sikh diaspora abroad, which is increasingly activist and angry, will continue to hound him and others. If anyone thought the memories of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and an apology from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had assuaged the hurt, they had better prepare themselves for #1984 anti-sikh riots #India #Kamal Nath #OnOurMind #Sajjan Kumar #Sikh #US #World
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Gautam Viswanathan
Real Madrid raise hopes but ultimately fall short against Dortmund
Yesterday night explained why the UEFA Champions League is one of the world’s most watched sporting events. In the 76th minute of the game, the score line at the Santiago Bernabeu read Real Madrid nil, Borussia Dortmund nil. Having created a plethora of chances in the first half, but seeing most #Borussia Dortmund #KickingAround #Real Madrid #Soccer #Sports #UEFA Champions League
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Mahesh Vijapurkar
Worli demolition: What about the three builders, the civic body?
Their plight is natural and obvious. Faced with the inevitable demolition, save a miracle or a stay by the Supreme Court of its own order pending a review petition, the residents of the five apartment blocks in Worli are numbed. They face being dishoused within a couple of days, and #Campa Cola #ConnectTheDots #Mumbai #Real estate #Worli
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Rajyasree Sen
Is this what single ladies were waiting for? A matrimonial channel
Just when I was losing hope of ever landing a man, I have spotted not one but two silver linings in those dark grey spinster skies. The gods are suddenly smiling down at me. First up, I spotted an advertisement that offered to help me hone my wifely skills. The beautifully #Brides #OnOurMinds #Shagun TV #Weddings
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Praveen Tiwari
RCB demand Gayle be allowed to open alone and bat from both ends
Admitting that Gayle was the difference between the thumping victory over Pune (23 April) and the disappointing loss to Mumbai (27 April), Royal Challengers Bangalore management has decided to use Gayle as much as possible. “Once Chris gets out, RCB switches from Australia mode to Zimbabwe mode”, Vijay Mallya said. “I #Chris Gayle #Cricket #IPL6 Fan Blogs #Royal Challengers Bangalore #Sports
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Sourav Majumdar
Don’t rejoice just yet. Falling gold prices may not reduce CAD
It may be too early to conclude that the recent fall in gold prices will have a positive impact on the yawning current account deficit, an HSBC report has said. This is because the high price sensitivity of demand may actually increase Indians’ demand for gold and eventually end up #Current Account Deficit #Economy #ExpertView #Gold #gold imports #Inflation #policy #RBI
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Mahesh Vijapurkar
Monkey menace: Langurs are passe, will foreign help work?
In 1977, an entire town was held to ransom by the Indian Rhesus Macaque or simply the Indian monkey because just nobody wanted to hurt them. It is alright to see a guy making a monkey do some tricks, firmly holding it on leash, but harming them was, and is, #California National Primate Research Centre #HowThisWorks #langur #monkey
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Nikhil Taneja
Movie Review: Iron Man 3 is both a hit and a miss
Shane Black is that guy who wrote Lethal Weapon – the buddy cop movie that became the template for every cop movie to follow – when he was just 23, the exact age most Bollywood screenwriters start watching the movies they can copy later on. Black also wrote some of the #Gwyneth Paltrow #Iron Man 3 #Movie review #Robert Downey Jr. #The Avengers
