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'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'

'In China there is capital punishment for heritage theft. That is how they treat criminals, unlike us.''Here we treat them like it's a house-breaking theft.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Why a 3-term Shiv Sena MLA joined Congress

'It's better to part ways on a happy note than staying together nursing hard feelings.' IMAGE: Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray greets his supporters after being sworn in as Maharashtra chief......

Bihar's liquor problems: Far from over

Prohibition is resulting in Bihar's prisons getting overcrowded, reports Satyavrat Mishra. Prohibition in Bihar has brought happiness to families but has also created a thriving space for illegal......

This hero stops the plunder of India's past

'Imagine how secure are our seaports and airports that 10,000 objects can leave every decade and our custodians are not even aware?' 'This kind of targeted looting when thieves pick and choose the......

The man who stole India's past

'It was only relatively recently that Subhash Kapoor was able to secure the sources in India, Afghanistan and Cambodia, that allowed him to get the really highest level objects, and that helped......

Escort services: Sex on the Internet, a Rs 600 cr business

Despite the government crackdown on Web sites advertising escort services, the Internet leaves enough wiggle room for debauchery to thrive, reports Dhruv Munjal.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

How the blockchain can transform the financial world

The blockchain, the public ledger that tracks every bitcoin transaction, is changing commerce as we know it, says Devangshu Datta. Photograph: George Frey/Getty Images Columbus famously found a......

'Mudra Bank will change the way India is functioning'

'Unlike money stashed abroad, domestic black money is not idle' 'Black money that is stashed abroad is around $1.5 trillion' R Vaidyanathan (bottom, left) has been a professor of finance and......

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......

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The Illicit Happiness Of Other People

News for The Illicit Happiness Of Other People

'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'

Why a 3-term Shiv Sena MLA joined Congress

Bihar's liquor problems: Far from over

This hero stops the plunder of India's past

The man who stole India's past

Escort services: Sex on the Internet, a Rs 600 cr business

How the blockchain can transform the financial world

'Mudra Bank will change the way India is functioning'

2012: Another annus horribilis, like the one before

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