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The BJP-PDP government is a people’s alliance: Mehbooba Mufti

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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is seen as the power behind the new PDP-BJP government in Jammu & Kashmir...

Swiss accounts are a diversion. Bulk of black money is right here in India

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The scent of 'black money' is in the air again. At the Supreme Court's order, Modi sarkar has set up a Special Investigation Team to look into cases of illegal outflow of money to foreign havens...

A strong and vibrant India is important for peace and stability in Asia: K Shanmugam, Singapore's foreign minister

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Singapore is one of India's closest partners in Asia. In his first visit to meet PM Narendra Modi after the formation of the NDA government, K Shanmugam, Singapore's foreign minister, tells Indrani Bagchi they would build some of India's new smart cities and involve themselves in skill development programmes in India...

India needn't follow West's energy model — have a new path: Sam Tranum

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There's a fundamental mismatch between India's energy resources and the needs of its people and companies for energy...

Officials to pay for illegal building: Venkaiah Naidu

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The Centre will push for key reforms including the provision of incentivising civic agencies for good work & making officials concerned accountable for illegal construction or unauthorized development under their jurisdiction...

Australia-India cricket rivalry has even bettered Ashes: John Harnden

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CEO of the ICC World Cup 2015 John Harnden spoke with Amin Ali about ensuring excitement in cricket's mega-tournament, clamping down on racism, managing 'minnows' matches — and how Australia is sizing up India as a rival for the trophy...

There’s no power politics, customer is king, Piyush Goyal says

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The responsibility of lighting up the country today rests on Piyush Goyal’s shoulders. Just a month into his new job, the minister for power, coal and renewable energy has set an electric pace to energize the sector...

Pak politicians want to resolve Kashmir — military won't allow this: Arif Jamal

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Arif Jamal is a Pakistani journalist and South Asia expert based in America...

Climbing Everest, I've proved a tribal girl can do something: Malavath Poorna

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At just 13 years, Malavath Poorna from Telangana has become the youngest female climber in the world to scale Mount Everest. Speaking with Rohit E David, Poorna discussed how she has emerged from a family of agricultural labourers to become a mountaineer, the difficulties she faced while navigating Mount Everest, the one thought that kept her going — and how she wants to climb many more mountains now...

We’ll look back at 2014 as a new journey for India-Israel ties: Alon Ushpiz

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India and Israel have signed a far-reaching agreement on homeland security where the two countries will collaborate on policing, forensics, counter-terrorism, etc. Israel's ambassador Alon Ushpiz spoke with Indrani Bagchi about shared concerns, PM Modi — and justice in the 2012 attack on an Israeli diplomat:..

Upgraded fleet in India by 2016, Air France-KLM CEO says

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Alexandre de Juniac, chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM, which on June 24 launched a €500 million aircraft upgrade project called BEST AND BEYOND with the inaugural flight of an advanced Boeing 777 on the Paris-New York route, says flyers from India can look forward to top-of-the-line seats by the end of 2016...

'Advertising's art of persuasion — political ads will grow': Prasoon Joshi

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Author and advertising authority headed the Titanium Lions jury at 2014's Cannes International Advertising Festival...

Cos use foreign money for political funding. Isn’t that influencing polls?

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A recent Intelligence Bureau (IB) report has claimed that some well-known NGOs are working to stall economic development at the behest of their foreign donors. Activists and rights groups have been up in arms ever since the report was leaked...

'In Nepal, some street children are controlled by gangs'

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An unwanted child, a street urchin, a knife-wielding gang member and a child labourer — Basu Rai endured the vicissitudes of fate. But after his rescue and rehab, he dedicated his life to saving other street children...

People look at fairy tales in a limited way: Hudson Asia MD Tulika Tripathi

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Tulika Tripathi is the managing director of a global talents solutions company, Hudson Asia...

Women suffer sanitation absence most — also impacts economy: Bindeshwar Pathak

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One month after the horrific Badaun gang rape exposed how gravely at risk women and minors lacking domestic toilets are...

'Treat the refugee issue as a matter of rights'

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The refugee question in the Indian subcontinent dates back to 1947 when India was partitioned. A horrifying feature of the birth of free India – and Pakistan – was the large mass of refugees who were forced to relocate in the most adverse conditions and amidst brutal violence...

Progress measures must include nature — think beyond GDP: Rachel Kyte

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As India debates environmental health versus economic growth, Rachel Kyte, vice-president and special envoy for climate change at the World Bank Group, feels it is vital to think beyond basic GDP...

'I'd have done anything else other than write this book': Akhil Sharma

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New York-based writer Akhil Sharma 's novel Family Life has received rave reviews. The autobiographical book traces the journey of a family that moves to the US from India, its eldest son suddenly suffering a freak accident...

'My goal is playing for Manchester United one day'

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Rajib Boy from Kolkata is 16-year-old and a talented footballer, recently selected after a national scouting contest to attend a Manchester United Football Club training camp...