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110 journalists, including 5 in India, killed in 2015
PARIS– A total of 110 journalists, including five in India, were killed in connection with their work or for unclear…
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Indian foreign policy initiatives: Lahore the showstopper
By Aroonim Bhuyan NEW DELHI– A dramatic stopover in Lahore by the Indian prime minister on his way home from…
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2015 in Review: Start-ups, Digital India dominated IT growth
By Fakir Balaji & Sharon Thambala BENGALURU– Even as disruptive technologies rolled out game-changing products and software majors vied for…
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee turns 91 on Friday
By Amulya Ganguli The current mellow, accomodative outlook of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in striking contrast to…
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2015 in Review: Year India became fastest growing big economy
By Biswajit Choudhury NEW DELHI– Notwithstanding a sharp cut in the government’s growth forecast at the fag end, 2015 will…
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Mother Teresa has been like god for me: Cured cancer patient
By Anurag Dey KOLKATA– As the world celebrates the Vatican approving sainthood for Mother Teresa, a 50-year-old woman, whose “miracle”…
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Indian-American surgeon aims to save lives on Indian roads
By Arun Kumar WASHINGTON– An Indian-American surgeon is hoping to raise $25 million to train 1.5 million first responders –…
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In India, 40 percent children of extremely low height, 30 percent underweight
BOSTON–Analysing and estimating the relative importance of known risk factors for child undernutrition, a team of researchers, including one of…
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Viacom18 to air documentary on aftermath of Nirbhaya incident
NEW DELHI–Indian entertainment network Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd, which has backed powerful female protagonists across its films and TV shows,…
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Climate change brews multi-challenges for tea
By Azera Parveen Rahman GUWAHATI–In the backdrop of the just-concluded COP21 talks in Paris, as nations across the world discussed…
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