Year: 2016
- India
Four IIT Kgp alumni in Forbes 30 under 30 list
Kolkata– At least four IIT Kharagpur alumni are in the Forbes 30 under 30 list, its director said on Thursday.…
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New York police allows Sikh officers to wear turbans, restricts beard to half-inch
By Arul Louis New York– New York Police Department (NYPD) will now allow Sikh officers to wear turbans and beards…
Read More » - Business
Small Business Administration Launches 2017 InnovateHER Business Challenge for Innovations That Empower Women’s Lives
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the launch of the 2017 InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge, a…
Read More » - Community
Ten Teams to Participate in IAGB Semi-Final Antakshari Competition on Jan. 7 in Lowell
BURLINGTON, MA—Out of more than 30, ten teams have been selected to participate in the semi-final Antakshari Competition on Jan.…
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A visual chronicle of India’s cash-crunched aam admi
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru- Millions of Indians, especially the honest and poor, became paupers overnight after Rs 500 and Rs…
Read More » - Bollywood
Bollywood: Formulas flopped, content was king in 2016
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai– Star or no star, big screen or the computer screen — it was film and digital…
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Demonetisation, piracy result in average box office for Bollywood in 2016
By Uma Ramasubramanian and Sandeep Sharma Mumbai– Only eight out of the approximately 230 Hindi films released in 2016 surpassed…
Read More » - International
Adios! The best and brightest who departed this year
By Vikas Datta New Delhi–Human beings are mortal and know it but still can’t avoid grief over deaths, especially when…
Read More » - South Asia
2016 in Retrospect: After a high in 2015, a new low in India-Pakistan ties
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi– As 2015 drew to a close, there were fresh expectations on India-Pakistan ties with the…
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Freedom to doubt, disagree, dispute intellectually must be protected: President of India
Thiruvananthapuram–Noting that it is the “argumentative” Indian, not the “intolerant” Indian who has been celebrated in tradition, President Pranab Mukherjee…
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