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US Open 2013: No happy ending for Mickelson, but he isn't alone

Jun 17, 2013

Phil Mickelson finished second in the US Open for a record sixth time. We look at a few other sports persons and teams that have more often been bridesmaids than brides. #Sports #OnOurMind #Tennis #Cricket #Golf #South Africa #Phil Mickelson #ListsEtc #US Open 2013 #Tim Henman
Nelson Mandela in hospital 'prison', says bodyguard

Jun 15, 2013

One of Nelson Mandela's bodyguards has accused the medical team treating him in a Pretoria hospital of putting the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon in a virtual prison. #World #NewsTracker #South Africa #Nelson Mandela #African National Congress #Shaun van Heerden
Lucky South Africa scrape into Champions Trophy semi-finals

Jun 15, 2013

West Indies, who were 190 for six off 26.1 overs chasing a target of 231 in 31 overs when the game was abandoned. #Sports #Cricket #West Indies #South Africa #Champions Trophy #Dale Steyn #Kieron Pollard #Champions Trophy 2013

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Nelson Mandela's Illness Clouds South Africa's Future

2013-06-17 17:08:00

The latest and most serious bout of illness racking Nelson Mandela brings closer and into more open discussion what happens to South Africa after Mandela leaves the scene? Seemingly, the answer would be what happens when any great man passes away. Life w #Nelson Mandela #Johannesburg
Africa Review
Parties contest South Africa’s richest province

2013-06-17 07:12:00

South Africa’s two main political parties are setting out their stalls for the 2014 election, with the country’s key province Gauteng shaping up to be a key battleground. In recent days the African National Congress (ANC), in power for 19 years, and main #African National Congress #Johannesburg #Pretoria
Africa Review
Parties contest South Africa’s richest province

2013-06-17 07:12:00

South Africa’s two main political parties are setting out their stalls for the 2014 election, with the country’s key province Gauteng shaping up to be a key battleground. In recent days the African National Congress (ANC), in power for 19 years, and main #African National Congress #Johannesburg #Pretoria

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Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
Patients get HIV in Assam hospital after blood transfusion, panic spreads

Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.

The Aurangzeb factor: 5 lessons from Modi-Advani tussle

Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
Why 55-60 to the dollar may be the new normal for rupee

A drop in the US dollar index does not seem to help the rupee; this shows that the Indian currency seems to be marching to its own gloomy beat.
Critics split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, unoriginal or a thing of pure beauty?

The new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two. We take a look at what the critics are saying:
Is Putin the Salman Khan of international politics?

Is Vladimir Putin the Salman Khan of world politics? Our new columnist, stand-up comedian Gursimran Khamba pontificates.

Advani wins: No free hand for Narendra Modi just yet

What was the senior leader’s specific problem? Well, one is the indecent hurry in which Modi’s is being shoved down the throats of other leaders in the party.
Obama's second innings? As a junior engineer in govt service in India

Is Barack Obama about to sit for an exam for a junior level engineer in India? A man in Rajasthan says he’s got an admit card with Obama’s picture on it from the Staff Selection Commission. Actually on second thought that might not be such a bad second career for the President.
How US industries are trying to use 'treaties' to arm twist India

US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.

We are all fekus: Modi, Advani, Sonia and ambivalence to power

Indians have an ambivalent attitude to power, and this is apparent in our discomfort with Modi’s growing power
Freaked out by PRISM? 3 ways to keep your online life private

Afraid of being snooped, people across the world have become increasingly worried about their online privacy. But there are ways to secure your online privacy.
USD at Rs 60? Why govt should let the rupee fall

The government would be making a serious mistake by either artificially inflating capital inflows or intervening in the markets to prop the rupee
All you need to know about Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal won an unprecedented 8th French Open title. A quick look at some of his important achievements.

The real reason behind Congress' decimation in Gujarat bypolls

The six seats, two for the Lok Sabha and four for the state assembly, now with the Bharatiya Janata Party, were all earlier held by the Congress.
From Larry Page to Mark Zuckerberg: Who said what on PRISM leaks?

Most of the companies named have denied involvement in any such US government program. Here’s a quick look at what these companies and their top executives had to say in the response to the charges.
Narendra Modi's future is bright, but it won't be without obstacles

Beneath the hype and euphoria around Modi’s elevation is the stark reality that the party’s organizational health is bad.
For Kidambi Srikanth, Gopichand's nudge was a big chance

On Sunday, the 20-year-old justified the faith shown in him by Gopichand by becoming only the second Indian men’s singles player to win a Grand Prix Gold title with a straight games upset of world number seven Boonsak Ponsana.