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Global cues, foreign fund outflows drag equity indices to 5-week lows
By Porisma P. Gogoi Mumbai– The key Indian equity indices — the Sensex and the Nifty50 — dived into the…
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With 40 percent of workforce, India’s women geologists are rocking it
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata– A hammer and compass in hand, India’s women geologists are literally rocking it. Notwithstanding the dangers…
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Sweden emerging as potential market for Indian IT firms
New Delhi–Sweden is set to emerge as a potential market for the Indian IT-BPM sector, a new report said on…
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No need to panic but be careful in Delhi: 753 swine flu cases reported in the capital
New Delhi– Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said 753 cases of swine flu (influenza H1N1) were reported between…
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India learnt lessons from 1962 China war: Jaitley
New Delhi–Amid a border stand-off with China, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said India did learn lessons from the…
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The richest one percent holds 58 percent of India’s total wealth
By Amit Kapoor The data released by the Bloomberg Billionaire Index reveals some shocking statistics about the rise of inequality…
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Climate change effect: Ladakhi tribe no longer vegan
By Kushagra Dixit Dhahanu, Leh–The little-known Brokpa tribals of Ladakh, who claim to have been vegans for some 2,200 years…
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School girl in UP hacked to death for resisting molesters
Lucknow–A 17-year-old girl, on way to her school, was stabbed to death by four youths in a village in Uttar…
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As a 50-year dry spell has reverses, Indian monsoons strengthened over past 15 years
CAMBRIDGE, MA. — An MIT study published in Nature Climate Change finds that the Indian summer monsoons, which bring rainfall…
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159 brothers gift toilets to sisters on Raksha Bandhan in Amethi
Lucknow–While Raksha Bandhan was celebrated with traditional fervor across the country on Monday, there was a special touch in Amethi…
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