Narendra ‘Dabangg’ Modi is his own worst enemy
What is curious about the Gujarat elections is that although the outcome is not in doubt - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to win - there is an element of tension related to its success.
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Indian designers are just suppliers, exporters
New Delhi, Dec 18 -- Indian designers have a long way to go and are still primarily suppliers and exporters, says Wendell Rodricks, one of the few names in the fashion industry to have revolutionised the Indian ramp scene and also promoted it globally.
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Ratan Tata to be Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons
Mumbai, Dec 18 -- India's leading industrial conglomerate Tata Sons Tuesday said it will confer the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus on Ratan Tata, when he retires Dec 28.
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Tearful adieu to Indian nurse in Karnataka town
Shirva (Karnataka) -- Amidst emotional scenes and a pall of gloom, about 5,000 people, including family members, relatives and friends, Monday bid a tearful adieu to Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldhana, as her mortal remains were laid to rest in a cemetery in this coastal Karnataka town.
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Bihar mukhiyas leave Pajeros for real horse power
Sonepur (Bihar) -- Call it horse power if you will. Forget about Pajeros or even the humbler Bolero vehicles, village heads in rural Bihar are doling out hundreds of thousands of rupees to acquire steeds as prized symbols of status in a society still mired in feudalism.
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Battling the bulge: He seeks to make Mumbai’s cops fitter
Mumbai -- Mumbai police are set to emerge leaner, stronger. If this fitness trainer has his way with the city's lawkeepers, the force would emerge not only physically fitter, but also more agile mentally and, it is hoped, that much more efficacious.
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India needs more infectious disease experts, says APXA founder Shah
New Delhi -- Despite infectious diseases claiming over 20 million lives a year, India has just a handful of specialists in the field for its 1.2 billion population, says an Indian American expert pushing for this country to set up a specialist training programme to tackle this grave issue.
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Indian doctor commits suicide after parents reject British fiancee
London, Dec 17 -- A heartbroken India-born doctor in Britain committed suicide after his parents, citing cultural differences, disapproved of his wish to marry a fellow physician.
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Indian nurse blames Australian RJs for suicide
London, Dec 16 -- The Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who committed suicide after a prank phone call to the hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, left a suicide note telling the two RJs behind the prank that they were responsible for her death.
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Perfume: A gift least likely to be ‘re-gifted’
Even though people probably buy it for themselves throughout the year, perfume is the safest bet to give as a present this Christmas, and is the least likely to be "re-gifted", says an Australian survey.
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