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Thank God 2014 is over!

The year 2014 easily earns for itself the title of annus horribilis, says Malavika Sangghvi.I guess the nicest thing you could say about 2014 is that it is getting over. Seriously, a......

'For the UPA government, 2011 was annus horribilis'

Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Lokpal fiasco in Rajya Sabha, alleging that he had chosen "conspiratorial silence and......

How one man rattled the ruling alliance

As Annus Horribilis ends with a whimper, the tantalising question is: In its 100th anniversary as the capital of colonial India, will Delhi become the graveyard of yet another dynasty, asks......

India in 2012: Another 2011 coming up

Rajeev Srinivasan predicts grim prospects for the year based on poor economic leadership and the worsening security environment. I think there will be little disagreement if I say that 2011 CE was......

2011, the year of hedging in foreign policy

Hedging has become inevitable in the emerging global scenario and we too should have our share of hedging. But it has to be combined with firm positions and sturdy alliances wherever necessary,......

15 things that went wrong in '15

Almost everything that could go wrong did so in this Annus Horribilis. Year-end fatigue demands that easier tasks be taken up first. So, here we go with the 15 things that would have......

2012: Another annus horribilis, like the one before

Despite what the World Bank and IMF trained gnomes in North Block, South Block and Yojana Bhavan say, the numbers of the poor is rising alarmingly, says Mohan Guruswamy.A year ago, at about this......

Can Anil Ambani pull his firms back from the brink?

In her Christmas speech of 1992, Queen Elizabeth used an old, Latin phrase to describe the year: annus horribilis. It was a horrible year: three of her children separated from their spouses and a......

Will DLF survive its growing debt problem?

With a huge debt burden of Rs 22,758 crore (Rs 227.58 billion), DLF is scrambling to sell non-core assets to give itself some breathing room. Will it work? To say that it has been an annus......

Indian pharma firms swallow bitter pill in US, EU

Last week, Lupin, Matrix Laboratories and Unichem Laboratories' UK subsidiary Niche Generics figured in the list of companies under investigation by the European Commission for "knowingly delaying"......

It's time to fix the IPL!

The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history, says legendary cricket writer Prem Panicker. IMAGE: IPL 3 saw drama around the Kochi......

Why Spanish brigade is on the slide at French Open?

‘From time to time you have five or six Spanish players in French Open’ ‘But of course we are getting older and there's a new generation coming in’ Spain's David Ferrer......

Lonely recovery road for giant-killing Kazakh

Injured, lonely and without a coach, Yaroslava Shvedova climbed a psychological mountain to oust the defending champion from the French Open on Monday. Ranked 142nd in the world, the Kazakh came......

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Annus Horribilis

News for Annus Horribilis

Thank God 2014 is over!

'For the UPA government, 2011 was annus horribilis'

How one man rattled the ruling alliance

India in 2012: Another 2011 coming up

2011, the year of hedging in foreign policy

15 things that went wrong in '15

2012: Another annus horribilis, like the one before

Can Anil Ambani pull his firms back from the brink?

Will DLF survive its growing debt problem?

Indian pharma firms swallow bitter pill in US, EU

It's time to fix the IPL!

Why Spanish brigade is on the slide at French Open?

Lonely recovery road for giant-killing Kazakh

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