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The Daily Indian

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The government has formally extended duty-free white sugar imports by nine months, a statement posted ...
The BSE Sensex pulled back from an early slide and eked out a 0.1 percent ...
The rupee ended near its lowest in seven-weeks on Monday, unable to sustain a boost ...
Oil held above $71 a barrel on Monday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and ...
A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's ...
The BSE Sensex snapped a two-day falling streak to close 0.8 percent higher on Saturday ...
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday appealed to fellow Democrats and rival Republicans to back ...
Toyota Kirloskar Motors, the Indian unit of Toyota Motor Corp, expects to double its sales ...
Finance chiefs from the world's rich powers opened an icy summit on Friday mulling how ...
India's farm output in 2009/10 will be higher than initial estimates, raising prospects that food ...

Bend in the river

In a country where the National Disaster Management Policy on floods has not met for two years and where floods are an annual scourge, is it any surprise that a half-a-dozen districts just vanished one fine day in Bihar's high ...
Bend in the river

Bones, jaw of animals found in Panna tiger reserve

Bones and a jaw of animals have been found from two places during digging for some development work in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve. "Few bones and a jaw have been found from two places in Panna Tiger Reserve during digging ...
Bones, jaw of animals found in Panna tiger reserve

Victoria wants a baby girl

After three sons, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham now wants to have a baby girl. The 35-year-old actress, has expressed her longing for another baby after she learned that her sister Louise is pregnant, reported Sun online. "Louise has just told ...
Victoria wants a baby girl

Benefits of sleeping ‘early’

It shows that adolescents with parental-set bedtimes of midnight or later were 24 percent more likely to suffer from depression and 20 percent more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those with parental-set bedtimes set for 10 p.m. or earlier. Those ...
Benefits of sleeping ‘early’

John Terry sacked as England captain

John Terry was sacked as England captain on Friday as head coach Fabio Capello reacted ruthlessly to the Chelsea defender's alleged extra-marital affair with the ex-girlfriend of international team-mate Wayne Bridge. After a brief meeting with Terry at Football Association (FA) ...
John Terry sacked as England captain

Sensex nudges up 0.1

The BSE Sensex pulled back from an early slide and eked out a 0.1 percent gain on Monday, after a recovery in European shares helped soothe nerves. Beaten down telecoms Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications led the rise. The government forecast ...
8 February 2010 | Read the full story

Victoria wants a baby girl

After three sons, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham now wants to have a baby girl. The 35-year-old actress, has expressed her longing for another baby after she learned that her sister Louise is pregnant, reported Sun online. "Louise has just told ...
8 February 2010 | Read the full story

Modi attempts makeover

Chief Minister Narendra Modi, popularly called as 'CEO of Gujarat', has attempted an image makeover for being 'pro-poor', by organising 'Garib Kalyan Melas' across the state even as the Opposition dubbed it as a facade and "tamasha". Modi, who chose to ...
8 February 2010 | Read the full story

The Indian high

Apoorva Prasad tests the northern hemisphere's highest gondola ride Skiing in India sounds like an oxymoron. Travellers expect heat, dust and humidity. But occasionally it's possible to throw some snow into the mix. Up north, there's Kashmir, specifically the tiny hill ...
6 February 2010 | Read the full story

‘Teaching’ Plan

February - 8 - 2010 By: TDI Bureau Respond

The unfortunate fact is that in today’s world it is price that determines the eventual appeal and associated stature of a profession. The moment we pay less to our teachers, they are invariably looked down upon
Prasoon S Majumdar
The other day I happened to participate in a colloquium that dealt with the growing concerns of severe [...]

Bend in the river

February - 8 - 2010 By: TDI Bureau Respond

In a country where the National Disaster Management Policy on floods has not met for two years and where floods are an annual scourge, is it any surprise that a half-a-dozen districts just vanished one fine day in Bihar’s high floods? Literally. On August 18, the barrage on Kosi river at Kushha in Nepal burst, [...]

Oz tightens immigration rules

February - 8 - 2010 By: TDI Bureau Respond

Australia today tightened its immigration rules rejecting over 20,000 migrant applicants from foreign students, including Indians, seeking permanent residency through hairdressing, cookery and other courses.
The fresh system has set a new list of occupations in demand and has favoured skilled workers including nurses, general medical practitioners, mechanical engineers and teachers instead of groups such as [...]

Woods remains in doubt

February - 8 - 2010 By: TDI Bureau Respond

World number one Tiger Woods’ “indefinite break” from golf could be Englishman Ross McGowan’s ticket to the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship.
Sunday was the final day to secure a berth in the elite 64-player field, which is based on the world rankings.
American Kevin Na, Chad Campbell and Scott Verplank all finished well enough at [...]

Price rise will be in control

February - 8 - 2010 By: TDI Bureau Respond

As food inflation spiralled to over 17 per cent, the government today said that the price situation is being reviewed regularly and surge in prices of essential items would be controlled soon.
“The process is on to control the price rise. I am hopeful that the prices of essential items will be in control soon,” Finance [...]

Bones, jaw of animals found in Panna tiger reserve

February - 8 - 2010 By: TDI Bureau Respond

Bones and a jaw of animals have been found from two places during digging for some development work in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve.
“Few bones and a jaw have been found from two places in Panna Tiger Reserve during digging for carrying out some developmental work” Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Sartaj Singh told PTI today.
He [...]