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Results can wait: SBI chief wants to be with Sonia

May 14, 2013

The SBI chief apparently has cancelled a scheduled board meeting to be with Sonia Gandhi for the inauguration of 12 bank branches in a day #Sonia Gandhi #P. Chidambaram #Pratip Chaudhuri #What Next #SBI Board Meeting #2012-13 Results
Why study saying social media will decide 2014 polls is wrong

Apr 12, 2013

A new study claims that Facebook users could determine the outcome in up to 160 Lok Sabha seats in the 2014 elections. This is just statistical mumbo-jumbo that oversimplifies the Indian electoral ecosystem. #social media #facebook #Twitter #US Presidential Election 2012 #Malcolm Gladwell
Does Economic Survey know what it is talking about?

Mar 06, 2013

The Economic Survey 2012-13 is full of errors #Rajasthan #NREGA #Budget 2013 #Economic Survey 2012-13

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From injury to titles, 2012 has been Kashyap's year

Dec 24, 2012

In the case of P Kashyap, 2012 has seen the shuttler begin transforming his potential into success after years of hard work. #Badminton #P Kashyap #Syed Modi International #Rear View 2012
What independent Catalonia would do to Spain's football team

Nov 27, 2012

Independence would mean that most of Spain's players could then play for Catalonia. If that happens, they could be the first nation to win the World Cup at the first time of asking. #World Cup #Barcelona #Spain #KickingAround #Euro 2012 #Catalonia
Obama, Romney play dirty: Is all hope lost for America?

Nov 06, 2012

Republicans are set to oppose everything Obama does if he gets re-elected. Democrats are poised to oppose everything Romney does if he gets elected. #Barack Obama #Mitt Romney #US Presidential Election 2012

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Spring 2012 Was The Earliest On Record

2013-05-20 16:22:00

A prematurely sprung spring caused trouble with crops, insects, and pollen, according to a new report. Remember the 80-degree days and early daffodils last March? It wasn't just an early spring. For much of the U.S., it was the earliest spring since 1900 #Florida #Michigan #New York Times Company
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Community – 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report

2013-05-20 15:55:00

Being a responsible business is written in Thomson Reuters history. Our Trust Principles clearly set out our values and commit us to providing independent, unbiased news and data with integrity. Ethical business practices, underpinned by trust are the fo #Thomson Reuters
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Ryder Announces Winners of 2012 Chairman’s Safety Award

2013-05-20 11:59:00

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2012 Chairman’s Safety Award. Ryder’s Chairman’s Safety Award provides annual recognition to #NYSE #Texas #Steve Martin

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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.

Ashwani to be shifted, Bansal to be booted? PM will decide

The fate of the two ministers is reportedly in the hands of the Prime Minister who has been told to take a final call.
How the Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode diminishes India

The Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode shows that for all of India’s attempts to project itself as an emerging global power, with a footprint larger than just the South Asian peninsula, it is unable to break out of its hyphenated relationship with Pakistan.
Changing dynamics: Is low-cost flying becoming really high cost?

Consumers may have to pay a high price for both the lower price and increased choice.
Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film

Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate summer blockbuster film. It is impeccably tailored to please both the Trekkies and the non-geeks, genre lovers as well as the average moviegoer.