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• Modi attends BJP Parliamentary meet, Cong accuses him of ‘arm twisting’ May 21, 2013
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• Jamaat represents wrong face of Islam: Bangladesh Academician May 21, 2013
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• Sushil Modi slams Food Bill, says can’t afford bill May 21, 2013
  Bihar deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday described the Food Security Bill as a unilateral measure and urged the Centre to bear its entire cost for its implementation, as several States including Bihar, will be overburdened to generate resources to meet their share. “The food security bill is not only unilateral in nature, but the centre has a […]
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• 10 things about 1st play-off match between Mumbai and Chennai May 21, 2013
  Two time IPL winner Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with the mighty Mumbai Indians in the first play-off encounter of the Indian Premier League’s sixth edition. Both the sides have won 11 out of their 16 fixtures in the tournament and have a big list of match-winners capable of turning tides into their favour on any given day. [story-topic id=’23′ width= […]
  Avinash Sharma
• IIFA Technical Awards: Barfi leads with a whopping 9 awards May 21, 2013
  As the winners for International Indian Film Academy (iifa) ‘Technical Awards’ were announced for 2013, what came as a surprise was Ranbir Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra starrer Barfi! bagged nine awards in the category. The 14th VIDEOCON DDB iifa Weekend will be held at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, the Official Host Destination Partner from July 4- 6. Of the 14 […]
  Deepa Srivastava Kumar
• Chit funds explained: Facts vs fiction May 21, 2013
  The Saradha scam in West Bengal has created a storm and the murky multi-level marketing scheme of the group — helped and sustained by political leaders and other godfathers — is repeatedly and erroneously described as the ‘Chit Fund Scam’. This would be hilarious but for its ominous implications for the chits industry. Saradha had more than 160 entities /act […]
  R Vaidyanathan
• Yahoo takes a big leap with Tumblr May 21, 2013
  Yahoo’s CEO is making a $1.1 billion bet on the online blogging forum Tumblr as Marissa Mayer tries to make a former Internet icon cool again. The deal announced on May 20 is Mayer’s boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo’slatest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo’s most expensive acquisition since it bought online search engine Overtur […]
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• Giant tornado devastates Oklahoma killing at least 91 May 21, 2013
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• What Manmohan and Li discussed May 21, 2013
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• Food security Bill is limited in scope, needs work May 21, 2013
  The current Food Security Bill creates a statutory entitlement for the included population and its obverse — namely a legal obligation for the Government to provide subsidised food grains to vast section of poor in India. Therefore, it is important to ensure adequate availability of grain with the public authorities to fulfill the underlying obligation. Give […]
  Navroop Singh