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India Needs a Sexual Revolution – Wall Street Journal (India)
Wall Street Journal (India)India Needs a Sexual Revolution
Wall Street Journal (India)
Twice a year, in spring and fall, India's Hindus celebrate Navrati, a nine-day festival during which they pray each day to a different female deity. Navrati culminates in "kanya puja," or a day of maiden worshiping: Every household invites over the …
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 11:12 pm
Blistering heat wave leads to violent protests in India – USA TODAY
Blistering heat wave leads to violent protests in India
USA TODAY
Uttar Pradesh, home to 190 million people, is India's most populous state and one of the poorest. Its inadequate energy infrastructure has been unable to cope with the high demand for electricity as temperatures have peaked above 116 degrees F in …
Political parties, politicians `illegally' occupying government housesTimes of India
Heat wave grips India, and other world newsArizona Daily Star
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 8:42 pm
Can NRIs benefit from mini rupee-dollar futures? – Times of India
Times of IndiaCan NRIs benefit from mini rupee-dollar futures?
Times of India
Recently the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange launched the Mini Indian Rupee-Dollar futures contract with an aim to support retail remitters. At a contract size of Rs 2 lakh, it is believed to be an attractive proposition for Non Resident Indians …
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 8:31 pm
Marriage In India: Grooms Required To Prove They Have A Toilet Before Marrying – Huffington Post
Marriage In India: Grooms Required To Prove They Have A Toilet Before Marrying
Huffington Post
In an effort to improve sanitation (India's 2011 census revealed that less than half of Indian homes had a toilet), the local government required any groom who wished to participate in Monday's mass marriage ceremony to send a photo of themselves with …
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 7:32 pm
Who cares about cricket? – Times of India
BBC NewsWho cares about cricket?
Times of India
The howl of outrage from the Indian media and cricket pundits over the match-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is comical and makes for an excellent evening of light entertainment. Having watched some of it over the past week, i have …
India IPL cricket fans despair over spot-fixing claimsBBC News
Won't sponsor Team India as long as N Srinivasan is there, says Subrata RoyNDTV
Will not sponsor Team India if N Srinivasan stays as BCCI chief: Subrata RoyEconomic Times
New York Times -India Today
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 6:33 pm
BP, Reliance, NIKO Make Significant Gas, Condensate Find In India – Fox Business
Economic TimesBP, Reliance, NIKO Make Significant Gas, Condensate Find In India
Fox Business
BP PLC (BP.LN) and partners Reliance Industries Ltd. (500325.BY) and NIKO said Friday they had made a significant gas and condensate discovery in the KG D6 block in the Krishna-Godavari field off the eastern coast of India where the partners are trying …
Niko finds significant gas in India block; shares soarReuters India
BP: Gas Condensate Discovery at KG D6 Block, Offshore India4-traders (press release)
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 4:59 pm
IOC sets September 1 deadline for India to hold elections – Yahoo! Sports
NDTVIOC sets September 1 deadline for India to hold elections
Yahoo! Sports
"We believe that those meetings were fruitful and productive and, with the cooperation of all components and stakeholders of the Olympic Movement in India, will pave the way for a prompt resolution of the issues at hand," the IOC said in a letter, seen …
Roadmap for India's return to Olympic fold ready, polls by September 1NDTV
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 1:12 pm
India Shares End Higher – Wall Street Journal
Reuters India (blog)India Shares End Higher
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. bond purchase had increased the availability of cash globally and part of that has been flowing into emerging economies like India, helping their currencies to strengthen and stocks and bonds to gain. The markets look weak and further selling …
Tracking Sensex: Top five losers, gainers this weekReuters India (blog)
India Nifty Futures Drop, Signaling Indexes May Fall for 4th DayBloomberg
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 12:47 pm
How Well Do China and India Know Each Other? – The Atlantic
The AtlanticHow Well Do China and India Know Each Other?
The Atlantic
The significance of Li Keqiang's visit to India can be overstated, as is true of any state visit, but I do think that it's a sign of a continued willingness to improve relations with India by putting aside the difficult issues, especially those …
China-Pak rail plan worries IndiaCalcutta Telegraph
Boosting trade can help restore trust between India and ChinaSouth China Morning Post
Chinese Premier visits India. So?Forbes India (blog)
Hindustan Times -TwoCircles.net -Newstrack India
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 11:31 am
US Lauds India for Reducing Iranian Oil Imports – ABC News
US Lauds India for Reducing Iranian Oil Imports
ABC News
A senior American official on Friday praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi's request to renew a waiver from sanctions on Tehran. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy …
US hints at renewed Iranian sanctions waiver for IndiaReuters India
India likely to get fresh US waiver on biz with IranBusiness Standard
Iran, India agree on bartering oil for textilesPayvand
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Posted on 24 May 2013 | 10:07 am
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India, US in talks to prepare for PM visit
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) India and the US are in discussions to plan for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to America in the "near future".
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 5:16 pm
India Taps Goldman Sachs to Manage State-Run Companies ETF
India has selected Goldman Sachs (NYSEArca: GS) to manage an ETF that would invest in state-run firms, according to a report Friday. “The finance minister … has cleared the appointment. We have issued …
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 2:20 pm
India Ink: Unique ID Program Introduces Instant Verification Services
Three new schemes were introduced Friday as part of the government’s unique identification program.
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 2:02 pm
India may get fresh US waiver on business with Iran
India has long been a leader in non-proliferation, stood side by side with all of us in the international community to say that Iran should not acquire a nuclear weapon," US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman told reporters in New Delhi.
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 11:59 am
India Likely to Get Fresh US Waiver on Business With Iran
India may soon get a fresh waiver from the sanctions imposed on doing business with Iran, the US indicated today while noting that India has made "tremendous progress" in reducing imports of oil from the Persian nation.
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 10:47 am
US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports
A senior American official on Friday praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi's request to renew a waiver from sanctions on Tehran. U.S. …
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 10:45 am
Best/Worst Weekly ETF Returns: India Funds Slump
India-focused ETFs declined in the week ending Thursday, May 23, while natural gas rallied.India-focused exchange-traded products fell in the week ending Thursday, May 23, underperforming most othe…
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 8:00 am
India’s Economic Recovery Seen Subdued as Policy Risk Persists
India’s economy probably expanded less than 5 percent for a second quarter as political gridlock that threatens Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s growth agenda tempered gains from farm output and lower interest rates.
Posted on 24 May 2013 | 1:51 am
For India, worries of another 1989 moment in the region
As NATO troops solve the logistical challenges of a draw-down from Afghanistan, there is a sense of déjà vu among foreign policymakers in New Delhi. When the Soviet troops left Afghanistan in 1989, and US attention turned elsewhere, Pakistan used the militant infrastructure of the war to support a popular militant uprising in Indian-administered Kashmir while the Afghan mujahideen finished off …
Posted on 23 May 2013 | 9:28 pm
Milnaa.com Re-launches as India's Premier Communications, Media and Entertainment Destination
MUMBAI, India, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Milnaa Media Pvt. Ltd. recently re-launched Milnaa.com as a comprehensive communication, social-business media and entertainment hub. The site has a new user …
Posted on 23 May 2013 | 4:00 pm
