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Padma Lakshmi to visit India as UN envoy

Padma Lakshmi, wife of novelist Salman Rushdie, plans to visit India as ambassador for the UN Development Fund for Women."Since I married Salman, I have been getting a lot of requests to do charity......

What happened to Priya Pillai could happen to many of us

'No private citizen can be prevented from holding or propagating in India or abroad, a view contrary to that of the government of the day.' 'The government, it seems is misreading the mandate in......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

Past laurels won't help India's S&T aims

The growth story of India depends on its achievements in the S&T sector. There is a need to revolutionise the landscape of Indian science and technology and this is only possible if the scientific......

What NaMo will do in 2015

'Those who have seen the Modi government in Gujarat know that the issues related to Hindutva and issues of economy and growth function simultaneously.' 'Modi's politics are based on the......

Climate fund for developing nations to be launched soon: UN

The Green Climate Fund pledged by developed nations to foster climate-friendly development in poor and developing countries would be operationalised soon, as demanded by emerging economies like......

Corruption: Developing nations lose $40 bn

Corrupt practices are robbing the developing nations as much as $40 billion annually, even a fraction of which can fund treatment of over 6 lakh AIDS-affected people, according to the World Bank.......

Gender equality? Here's a global corporate code

A United States-based investment group, along with the UN Development Fund for Women, has developed a global code of conduct for corporates to bring equality between its male and female workers and......

REIT tax clarity to benefit real estate

Significant change in taxation governing REITs has been announced in the Budget. However Union Budget 2014-16 has not announced anything to incentivize the affordable housing sector. Budget......

Economic Survey: National Solar Mission scaled up 5-fold to 100,000 MW

Clean energy cess doubled to Rs 100 per tonne to mop up Rs 17,000 crore (Rs 170 billion) India’s action-oriented policies to bring rapid development to people while purposefully......

The 'Being Human' side of Salman Khan

'Being Human is important to Salman. He makes it a point to sport the brand's products everywhere: on the sets, at events and even for court appearances.''It is a good public relations......

Meet Duncan Fletcher, Team India's new coach

A methodical coach, with excellent one-on-one skills, the Zimbabwean is the ideal replacement for Gary Kirsten. When Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher was appointed India's coach, a few......

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India to partner with Africa to fight climate change

CAIRO: Ahead of the UN climate conference in Paris later this year, India on Wednesday said that adaptation and mitigation must be accorded "equal"... ...

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An opportunity Missed

Web Exclusive Web Exclusive Meera Sanyal, one of India's leading bankers, stepped down from her role as Chairperson and CEO of RBS... ...

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Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Expected to Reach 3 Million Users by 2019

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and MetLife Foundation have partnered to develop a more inclusive, efficient and interconnected... ...

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From parks to jobs, disaster prevention gets a makeover

By By | Reuters 12 minutes ago BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tucked away beneath courts for playing the bowling game pétanque, its... ...

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Padma Lakshmi to visit India as UN envoy

What happened to Priya Pillai could happen to many of us

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

Past laurels won't help India's S&T aims

What NaMo will do in 2015

Climate fund for developing nations to be launched soon: UN

Corruption: Developing nations lose $40 bn

Gender equality? Here's a global corporate code

REIT tax clarity to benefit real estate

Economic Survey: National Solar Mission scaled up 5-fold to 100,000 MW

The 'Being Human' side of Salman Khan

Meet Duncan Fletcher, Team India's new coach

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