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Archive for May, 2018

Why Anil Agarwal is seen more as an encroacher than a corporate czar

Thursday, May 31, 2018 17:23

If oil and gas giant BP spilt oil in the Gulf of Mexico, then-mining companies BHP Billiton and Vale contaminated the bucolic Brazilian countryside in 2015. Look around you. Mining and natural resources corporations have always been vilified for their extractive methods and windfall profits at the expense of communities ...

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Halep overcomes another wobble to reach third round

Thursday, May 31, 2018 17:21

A shot to start and a second to finish. Blink and you're beaten. Ironically, even in this new aggressor-takes-it-all era, the world No. 1 and top-seed at the French Open is Simona Halep, one of the fiercest retrievers the sport has seen.

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China’s dams on Brahmaputra: Bangladesh worried

Thursday, May 31, 2018 17:11

The Brahmaputra originates in Tibet and it enters Bangladesh, where it meets the Ganges and drains into the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh high commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali batted for joint-dredging of rivers and said the prime ministers of the two countries had an extensive discussions on the issue.

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Vijay Mallya resigns as Force India F1 director

Thursday, May 31, 2018 16:58

Co-owner Vijay Mallya has resigned as a director of the Force India Formula One team but will continue to serve as principal and shareholder.

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West Indies vs World XI, Only T20I, Lord’s

Thursday, May 31, 2018 16:55

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DoT amends rules to allow higher spectrum holding

Thursday, May 31, 2018 16:54

NEW DELHI: The telecom department has amended telecom licence norms to allow higher spectrum holding by individual mobile operators and facilitate ongoing consolidation in the sector.The amendment removes limitation on telecom operator of holding more than 50 per cent in a spectrum band above 1,000 megahertz frequency range that are ...

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Halep overcomes another wobble to reach round three

Thursday, May 31, 2018 16:23

Simona Halep's focus was still not as sharp as she would have liked but that did not prevent the Romanian top seed from blazing past American Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-1 in the French Open second round on Thursday.

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Tata Power partners with Tata Motors to make Maharashtra EV ready

Thursday, May 31, 2018 16:20

NEW DELHI: Tata Power today said it has partnered with Tata Motors to make Maharashtra EV ready and to establish electric vehicle charging stations in the state for public use.Tata Motors has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state to support the Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy (2018) in ...

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Nadal powers into third-round meeting with Gasquet

Thursday, May 31, 2018 16:16

Rafael Nadal stormed into the French Open third round on Thursday as he continued his bid for an 11th title by sweeping aside Argentinian Guido Pella 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

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Erratic Sharapova books French Open third-round spot

Thursday, May 31, 2018 16:12

Maria Sharapova huffed and puffed her way into the French Open third round with a 7-5 6-4 victory over Croatia's Donna Vekic on Thursday.

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