It remains a mystery that when its scientists were accused of selling technologies which did not exist in ISRO, ISRO's leadership did not say to the public that they were searching in a dark room for a black cat which was not there, points out Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Donald Trump is catering to the basest fears and prejudice of unenlightened Americans -- yes, there are those too, in sizeable enough numbers to elect one of their own as president. That would most certainly not Make America Great Again, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.
India origin Kartar Singh Thakral, who chairs the Indian garment maker Givo, is ranked at the 30th position, while Mustaq Ahmad of the 24-hour Mustafa Centre is at 38th spot. Sunny George Verghese of cashew and cocoa trader Olam International at 39th rank is also among the three Indian origin people. Mustaq Ahmad, who inherited the famous 24-hour Mustafa Centre, is ranked at the 38th position.
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David Verghese, who made it to the BBC1 show finals sailing through the heats, had the Jurassic Park trilogy his specialist subject.
Dr Mitra called the Pandara Road crowd a 'cheerful collective of young dreamers,' united in its 'love and pride for the newly Independent India,' despite 'sharp disparities in background, temperament and attitude.' Dr Shreekant Sambrani recalls his encounters with the legendary economist who passed into the ages.
The assembly by-poll had assumed significance in the backdrop of the factionalism within the Congress, which had resulted in the party losing the Ernakulam Lok Sabha seat in a by-poll two months back.
India is mushrooming with Deve Gowda wannabes because being a former prime minister is better than being a former chief minister, says Shekhar Gupta.
Battling choppy weather, power crisis, inundated streets and the odds, the students, with a few girls among them, survived through the tough times, keeping each other strong.
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