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The Tears Of War

Caution: Graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised. IMAGE: Palestinians at a UN-run school sheltering displaced people, following an Israeli strike in Jabalia in the northern Gaza......

What Modi said to Neil deGrasse Tyson

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met leading American economist Prof Paul Romer, investor and co-founder of the hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio, and other eminent thought leaders and......

I am a fan of Modi, says Elon Musk after meeting in NY

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met prominent American personalities from different walks of life, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk who asserted that India has more promise than any other......

Modi to meet Elon Musk, Neil deGrasse Tyson today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet over two dozen thought leaders from various walks of life in New York on Tuesday. IMAGE: Indian-Americans gather to send a message of welcome to Prime......

We need Modi the Thanedar, not Chowkidar

I am not sure if Modi can ever act as a chowkidar, even if he wants to.But he can surely act as a thanedar, by ensuring a fast resolution of corruption cases once they come to light.Exemplary......

Modi discusses India's growth story with top American thought leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met leading American economist Paul Romer, investor and co-founder of hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio, and other eminent thought leaders and exchanged......

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Photograph: Brian......

India's economic scenario: A new perspective

Whatever the ideologies of our leader are, the end result should be nothing more than well being of our fellow citizens, says Khemchand H Sakaldeepi and Nupur Pavan Bang. In the first article in......

How to deal with market volatility

One could buy stocks cheap, sell if the market rises or do nothing. All these decisions would be correct There are many types of “volatility”. The word is often used incorrectly. For......

China to become top tourist destination by 2015

China is expected to become world's numero uno tourist destination by 2015 beating countries like France, US and Spain which are at present more preferred by foreign visitors, a senior UN official......

Poland's Marciniak to officiate World Cup final

IMAGE: The 41-year-old Szymon Marciniak will be the first Pole to officiate in a FIFA World Cup final. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images for Football Australia Poland's Szymon Marciniak......

Singapore jails another Lebanese ref for accepting sexual bribe

A Singapore court jailed a Lebanese referee for six months on Tuesday for accepting sexual favours to fix a soccer game, a day after two fellow countrymen were jailed for the same offence amid an......

Lebanon football refs jailed in match-fixing row

A Singapore court jailed two Lebanese assistant referees for three months on Monday and postponed passing sentence on a Lebanese referee after all three pleaded guilty to accepting sexual bribes to......

Lebanese soccer referees to go on trial June 10

The three Lebanese referees charged with accepting sexual bribes from three women to fix an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup match will go on trial from June 10 to 14, the Straits Times......

Businessman charged in referee's sexual bribes case

Businessman Eric Ding Si Yang has been charged with three counts of corruption relating to the sexual bribes case involving three Lebanese soccer match officials, Singapore's Corrupt Practices......

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