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Archive for August, 2015

Rajiv Mehrishi: Low-profile, full of energy officer

Monday, August 31, 2015 22:30

NEW DELHI: For the second time in less than 12 months, the NDA government has sprung a surprise through Rajiv Mehrishi. Last October, it brought the 1978-batch IAS officer from his home cadre of Rajasthan to New Delhi to replace Arvind Mayaram to steer the Department of Economic Affairs, the ...

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39-page dossier on Mohd Naveed lists 3 camps, 17 trainers: Does Pak need more?

Monday, August 31, 2015 22:30

NEW DELHI: The Centre has named 17 Pakistanis who trained Mohammad Naveed in three different terror training courses in Pakistan since 2011 and 12 Pakistani terrorists who were trained along with him in a 39-page dossier which was to be handed over National Security Adviser Ajit Doval to his Pakistani ...

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Stocks drop on Fed concerns; U.S. oil jumps 8.8 pct

Monday, August 31, 2015 22:10

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stock indexes fell on Monday as a Federal Reserve official's comments added to investor concerns the bank may start raising interest rates in September, while oil prices jumped more than 8 pe

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Olympic dreams and career suppressed by govt apathy

Monday, August 31, 2015 22:05

Scrapping of the Special Area Games programme cut short the careers of Siddi athletes, many of whom were forced to look for alternative jobs. After years, plans of a relaunch have made the community hopeful again.

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Law panel split on eliminating death penalty

Monday, August 31, 2015 21:57

The Narendra Modi government has strongly favoured retention of the capital punishment with the two government-appointed nominees submitting their dissent notes on the Law Commission’s recommendation on phased abolition of death penalty.

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Amazon, Flipkart to go on hiring spree soon | Ecomm beckons Coke, Pepsi execs

Monday, August 31, 2015 21:55

MUMBAI: Temp staffing jobs are set to see the biggest boom since 2011 in the upcoming festive season, with ecommerce players, brick-and-mortar retailers, consumer durables and FMCG marketers gearing up for an all-out battle to woo consumers. Amazon, Flipkart, LG, Samsung, Panasonic, Mondolez, Grofers, Urban Ladder and Pepperfry are among ...

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Indrani, Khanna ‘seated’ Sheena’s body b/w them

Monday, August 31, 2015 21:54

Chilling facts keep tumbling out in the Sheena Bora murder case. The newest is that Sheena Bora’s corpse was kept in a sitting position on the rear seat of the car, between former INX CEO Indrani Mukhrjea and her second husband Sanjeev Khanna, as they drove all the way to ...

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US to hit Chinese hackers with sanctions

Monday, August 31, 2015 21:18

Obama sees growing threat to US economic and security interests

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US to hit Chinese hackers with sanctions

Monday, August 31, 2015 21:18

Obama sees growing threat to US economic and security interests      

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Forger, Indrani wrote 21 mails on Sheena’s sign

Monday, August 31, 2015 21:14

Police probing the Sheena Bora murder case have found that 21 emails were exchanged between Indrani Mukerjea and her staffer who allegedly forged Sheena’s signature after the murder at Indrani’s behest.

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