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Lost at sea, fishermen would’ve turned cannibals

Sunday, May 31, 2015 20:39

Buffeted by huge waves, they held on to their capsized boat for eight days in the middle of the ocean. They survived on salt water, urine and raw fish before local fishermen spotted them off the Machilipatnam coast in Andhra Pradesh. Five fishermen fro...

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Uber appoints India head as it eyes faster growth

Sunday, May 31, 2015 20:13

BENGALURU: Uber has appointed Amit Jain, a former top executive at US-based Rent.com, as its India president, as the online taxi aggregator becomes more aggressive and makes bigger bets on its largest market outside the United States. Uber, launched ...

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How gold monetisation can help correct India’s global ranking

Sunday, May 31, 2015 20:03

By Nilesh Shah The US dominates global economy. India, which dominated the global economy for many centuries, is a dismal shadow of its glorious past. India lost its pre-eminence sharply post-colonisation. Our fall in global economic ranking could be...

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Delhi billionaire Bhanwarlal Doshi becomes monk

Sunday, May 31, 2015 19:57

‘Plastics King’ Bhanwarlal Doshi sheds maya

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War in east ravages Ukraine’s economy

Sunday, May 31, 2015 19:05

Silent coal mine symbolises the scale of the challenge in restoring the shattered east      

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War in east ravages Ukraine’s economy

Sunday, May 31, 2015 19:05

Silent coal mine symbolises the scale of the challenge in restoring the shattered east

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Romário drives Brazilian probe into Fifa

Sunday, May 31, 2015 19:00

Senate launches inquiry over awarding of 2014 World Cup      

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Romário drives Brazilian probe into Fifa

Sunday, May 31, 2015 19:00

Senate launches inquiry over awarding of 2014 World Cup

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Modi will be first Indian PM to visit Israel and Palestine

Sunday, May 31, 2015 18:54

Narendra Modi will be travelling to Israel, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to the Jewish country with which bilateral defence cooperation is on an upswing.

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Parents use ‘corrective rape’ to ‘straight’en gays

Sunday, May 31, 2015 18:30

Imagine your parents getting you raped to bring you on to the right path! That’s a reality that several homosexuals in India are facing.

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