VVS Laxman retires

VVS Laxman retires
SPORT24
New Delhi - Vangipurappu Venkata Sai (VVS) Laxman, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday, will always be known as India's turn-to man during a crisis. The middle-order batsman had both style and substance with an ... India ...
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Shinde vows tough action against guilty

Shinde vows tough action against guilty
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde hailed the unity displayed with Lok Sabha speaking in "one voice" in support for the people from the northeast and promised tough action against mischief makers who had instigated rumours and fabricated video ...
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Delhi Police arrests former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda in Geetika Sharma ...

Delhi Police arrests former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda in Geetika Sharma ... India Today In her suicide note, Geetika had alleged that Kanda and Chaddha were harassing her to rejoin the former minister's firm after she left the job. The anticipatory bail plea of Kanda had also been dismissed by the Delhi High Court earlier on Friday. The ... See all stories on this topic »

Geetika Sharma suicide: `Gopal Kanda to surrender before Delhi Police`

Geetika Sharma suicide: `Gopal Kanda to surrender before Delhi Police` Zee News “V will get Kanda soon enough Our best boys r on d job”, tweeted Delhi Police. Earlier in the day, the anticipatory bail plea of Kanda was dismissed by the Delhi high court. Justice P K Bhasin, in his order, said that the accused "appears to be sitting ... See all stories on this topic »

When it's PMO versus CAG, who would you rather believe?

When it's PMO versus CAG, who would you rather believe?
Firstpost
... General (CAG) for his sensational reports on the allocation of coal blocks by the UPA (Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss), the “undue” favours shown to power producers in coal allocations, and the alleged generosity of the civil aviation ministry to Delhi ...
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Prime minister's men see lower growth, fewer jobs

Prime minister's men see lower growth, fewer jobs
Hindustan Times
Delhi - [ Min 25.9°C / Max 31.4°C ] | Select your city city rss .... Here's another warning that the Indian economy is headed for a sharp slowdown — inflation is expected to stay high and the jobscene bleak. The PM's economic advisory council (PMEAC ...
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Delhi University shows urgency to fix paths

Delhi University shows urgency to fix paths
Times of India
It is really a sad state of affairs when a university has to take upon itself the job of laying pavements because the civic authorities responsible for the job have failed to do it. It also shows how little we care for the disabled that repeated pleas ...
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Geetika suicide: Kanda expected to surrender

Geetika suicide: Kanda expected to surrender
Hindustan Times
Jobs in India ... The anticipatory bail plea of Kanda was dismissed by the Delhi high court which said despite being a "free man" he himself did not file and it was a "sufficient" ground for its rejection. The court also came down heavily on Delhi ...
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Geetika suicide: Kanda expected to surrender

Geetika suicide: Kanda expected to surrender
Hindustan Times
Jobs in India ... The anticipatory bail plea of Kanda was dismissed by the Delhi high court which said despite being a "free man" he himself did not file and it was a "sufficient" ground for its rejection. The court also came down heavily on Delhi ...
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When an angry Sonia Gandhi showed rare agitation

When an angry Sonia Gandhi showed rare agitation
NDTV
New Delhi: Assam's chief minister Tarun Gogoi has controversially declared that his state, ravaged by violence in the last month, is "sitting on a volcano." A fiery eruption of that volcano blistered parliament today, when, while initiating a debate on the crisis in...
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He's got off on the right foot

He's got off on the right foot
Hindustan Times
Delhi - [ Min 26.3°C / Max 34.5°C ] | Select your city city rss .... But the job description has changed in his second stint. The economy has lost a lot of steam, the sub-prime mortgage crisis has mor-phed into a bigger currency crisis, and the UPA has little ...
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Ansari's seamless transformation from diplomacy to politics

Ansari's seamless transformation from diplomacy to politics
Hindustan Times
Jobs in India .... He also upheld a decision as NCM Chairperson when in 2007 he agreed with the position taken by St. Stephens College, Delhi, to earmark seats for Dalit Christians. Ansari was chairman of a working group on "Confidence building measures ...
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The Thin Line Between Hate Speech And Real Threat

The Thin Line Between Hate Speech And Real Threat
NPR
Activists protest near the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi after a gunman shot worshipers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin on Sunday. Activists ... The job of finding real threats has gotten a lot harder for law enforcement because there's so much speech, says Wexler.
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Gopal Kanda smells political conspiracy against him in ex-airhostess' suicide case

Gopal Kanda smells political conspiracy against him in ex-airhostess' suicide case India Today ... India / North / Story. Headlines Today Bureau | Headlines Today | New Delhi, August 7, 2012 | UPDATED 21:17 IST ... Usually people think the company is shut, let us find job elsewhere and the same thing Geetika also did,†Kanda said. “No company ... See all stories on this topic »

Wade Michael Page: Excessive drinking cost Sikh temple shooter his military ...

Wade Michael Page: Excessive drinking cost Sikh temple shooter his military ...
Washington Post
—Wade Michael Page, the gunman in Sunday's Sikh temple shooting, had a history of problems with alcohol, which led to him losing his military career and, more recently, a job as a trucker. Page, 40, was shot to death by a Wisconsin police officer after he ...
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Congrats Vijay, but why make Olympic medal a bargaining chip?

Congrats Vijay, but why make Olympic medal a bargaining chip? Firstpost But does he have a right to use his performance as a bargaining chip for careermoves? Obviously not. His statements soon ... “I have done the country proud by winning at major events in 2006, Delhi 2010 and London 2012. I was expecting promotion and ... See all stories on this topic »

Double bonanza for silver medallist Vijay Kumar?

Double bonanza for silver medallist Vijay Kumar?
Oneindia
New Delhi, Aug 8: Ace shooter Vijay Kumar having threatened to quit his service following no promotion, Army is now thinking of giving him a promotion and a cash award of Rs 30 lakh for his incredible feat at Olympics 2012 as he bagged a silver medal in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event. Unhappy with the current scenario, Kumar had said ... He also said that the Sports Minister had already said that he would offer Kumar a job in the Sports Authority of India after the feat. "I hope Army will offer me a job of the same level ...
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Changes sought in Judicial Standards & Accountability Bill

Changes sought in Judicial Standards & Accountability Bill
The Hindu
Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice A. P. Shah, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal, besides NCPRI activists Shekhar Singh, Nikhil Dey, Venkatesh Nayak and Anjali Bhardwaj took part in the deliberations. While Section 18 of the Bill envisages a ... A two-year cooling off period was also mooted for all judges post-retirement, when they would not be able to take up any other job. A meeting with Law Minister Salman ...
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Indian IT's HR headache: 1 in 5 CVs fake - Tech News Today

Indian IT's HR headache: 1 in 5 CVs fake - Tech News Today
San Francisco Luxury News
BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: Last month, R Nandan, a 33-year-old employee of IBM, was discovered to have used his wife's academic credentials to get his Rs 24-lakh-a-year job, putting the spotlight on rampant resume fraud faced by India's $ 100-billion ...
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Cops clueless about third robber, alert in commercial areas

Cops clueless about third robber, alert in commercial areas
Times of India
"His job profile gave him the opportunity to observe cash collection by the agency every day. Vikram seemed like any other young ... Ex-air hostess suicide: Gopal Kanda asked to appear before Delhipolice tomorrow · Man kills wife following 'tiff over sex', ...
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Shooter Vijay Kumar says he'll stay in Army only if promoted

Shooter Vijay Kumar says he'll stay in Army only if promoted
Firstpost
“I had done the country proud by winning at major events in 2006, Delhi 2010 (CWG) and London 2012 and was expecting promotion and decorations. As sportspersons we also have expectations,” Kumar said. “I had joined the ... Pointing out that the Sports Minister had already said that he could be given a job in the Sports Authority of India after his victory, Kumar said,”I hope Army will offer me a job of the same level then I will stay in it.” The Army Sports Control Board has informed the sports ministry that Kumar can ...
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The Hindi-Urdu divide in news reporting

The Hindi-Urdu divide in news reporting
TwoCircles.net
He made the statement after meeting the visiting Pakistani foreign secretary in New Delhi. No doubt, the statement is provocative. But it is not the job of a reporter or sub-editor to editorialize a news item. The headline reads: Pak ki shah par Gilani ne phir ugla ...
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Olympic spoilers on social media anger TV viewers

Olympic spoilers on social media anger TV viewers
Sun-Sentinel
Even before starting July 27, the London Olympics was already billed as the "Social Games" because social media has become so much more mainstream since the 2008 Beijing games. Yet what has been unexpected is the backlash from upset viewers.
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Microsoft's Workplace Social Network Becomes Emotionally Aware

Microsoft's Workplace Social Network Becomes Emotionally Aware
Technology Review
Bosses who want help gauging employees' morale can now turn to Microsoft's workplace social network, Yammer. A new feature offers managers a kind of emotional surveillance system, showing which feelings workers are expressing in messages posted to ...
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MarketMeSuite turns social media links into new sales

MarketMeSuite turns social media links into new sales
Boston Herald
A UK company spin-off that helps small and medium businesses use social media to market themselves has relocated to Cambridge after securing $1.1 million from a Boston venture capitalist. MarketMeSuite, an affiliate of London-based Pie Dog Media Ltd., ...
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Outcry as racist Facebook page labelled 'humour'

Outcry as racist Facebook page labelled 'humour'
The Age
Race Discrimination Commissioner Helen Szoke believes a Facebook "humour" page targeting Aborigines could be a breach of the Racial Discrimination Act and called on the social network's operator to take the page down. Communications Minister ...
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Notice to ex-Minister in Geetika Sharma case

Notice to ex-Minister in Geetika Sharma case
The Hindu
More than 48 hours after young Geetika Sharma, a former flight attendant with the now defunct MDLR Airlines, was found hanging at her Ashok Vihar residence here on Sunday, the former Haryana Minister and owner of MDLR group Gopal Kanda was served a notice by the Delhi Police on Tuesday to make himself available for questioning. It is learnt that a police team visited Mr. ... The family alleged that it was because of the letter that Geetika had to quit her job and come back to India. In the FIR registered under ...
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Tech effort will mean jobs

Tech effort will mean jobs
Monroe News Star
Tech received support for the project from a number of community and business leaders throughout the region including the mayors of Ruston, West Monroe, Arcadia, Bastrop, Farmerville, Delhi, Springhill and Bernice. Support also came from CenturyLink, ...
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Township Administrator Streicher? No

Township Administrator Streicher? No
Cincinnati.com (blog)
Streicher, who lives in Green Township, told an Enquirer reporter on Tuesday morning that he's been working part time as a police consultant, and done some of that inDelhi. He was encouraged, he said, to apply for the job and did. But after thinking it over, ...
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Hamid Ansari wins 2nd term as India's vice-president in elections to largely ...

Hamid Ansari wins 2nd term as India's vice-president in elections to largely ...
Montreal Gazette
NEW DELHI - Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari has been elected to a second term to the largely ceremonial office. Lower House ... He was the ambassador to Iran, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan during his diplomatic career. Former Finance Minister ...
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Delhi: Brothers nabbed with stolen 180 kg silver

Delhi: Brothers nabbed with stolen 180 kg silver
Zee News
Ravi is an MSc degree holder in Information Technology from Punjab Technical University and worked with an IT company at Chandigarh for one year before leaving his job to start a business dealing in gold and silver bars with his father Naresh Verma in ...
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Can Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal remain together?

Can Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal remain together?
Firstpost
Within hours of Anna Hazare declaring that Team Anna's job was over, India Against Corruption (IAC), the movement Hazare was leading for 18 months issued a statement saying an 'inclusive' preparatory committee was in the making, whose only purpose would only be to plan for the next phase. In contrast to Hazare's close ended declaration that Team Anna's job was ... Kejriwal's jan andolan in the East Delhishanty won him a Magasaysay Award. Today, it has reverted back to its original state. In this failure is a ...
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Sportspersons representing India in Olympics should be given officers' grade ...

Sportspersons representing India in Olympics should be given officers' grade ...
India Today
... Special | Football · India Today / Sports / Olympics 2012 / Latest News - London Olympics 2012 / Story. Kartikeya Sharma | Headlines Today | New Delhi, August 8, 2012 | UPDATED 17:31 IST ... In this case or in every respect what I am trying to say is that all such sportspersons who have represented India at the Olympic level should be given officer grade job in their respective organisations," he added. "In a decision taken by the Cabinet all such civilian government servants who have represented India at the ...
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Nupur Mehta says, if Kanda was harassing her, Geetika should have gone to the ...

Nupur Mehta says, if Kanda was harassing her, Geetika should have gone to the ... indiatvnews.com New Delhi, Aug 8: Bollywood starlet Nupur Mehta, a former colleague of Geetika Sharma, has said, Geetika could have approached the police or could have taken legal help if her boss Gopal Kanda has been mentally harassing her. In an interview to India TV, Nupur Mehta said, she had recruited ... "As far as I know, in the airlines, Geetika was happy with her flying job, but I had no knowledge about her personal life or about her relationship with Gopalji." Nupur Mehta said, she was shocked when she learnt about ... See all stories on this topic »

Equitable, Fair and Transparent Land Acquisition an imperative for Industrial ...

Equitable, Fair and Transparent Land Acquisition an imperative for Industrial ...
Orissadiary.com
New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry has called for streamlining land acquisition to promote job creation in industry. “With economic growth slowing down, it is imperative to boost manufacturing facilities that will add to jobs and incomes,” stated Mr.
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AP woman rescued from red light area

AP woman rescued from red light area
Times of India
NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh, who was lured to the Capital with the promise of a job but sold into a prostitution racket, was rescued from a red light area, police said . The rescue took place after the mother of the woman approached ...
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Delhi Police says examining all angles of ex-MDLR airhostess suicide case

Delhi Police says examining all angles of ex-MDLR airhostess suicide case
Newstrack India
New Delhi, Aug.7 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday that they are investigating all angles of the Geetika Sharma suicide case, including the role played by former Haryana Home Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda. ... She came back to me two or three times for a job.
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ULM announces cuts to jobs, programs

ULM announces cuts to jobs, programs
Monroe News Star
University of Louisiana at Monroe President Nick Bruno announced this morning a number of jobeliminations as well as the termination of eight minor degree programs as part of restructuring in light of a $7.3 million budget cut. In an email to employees, Bruno outlined the institution's plans on how it will meet this year's budget, which is 9.1 percent ... 1. Delhi Charter pregnancy policy draws attention of ACLU. 2. Deaths. 3. ULM announces cuts to jobs, programs. 4. ACLU piqued by DelhiCharter pregnancy policy. 5 ...
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School Forces Girls To Take Pregnancy Tests, Expelled if Positive/Refuse

School Forces Girls To Take Pregnancy Tests, Expelled if Positive/Refuse
Democratic Underground
Louisiana is doing a great job of taking us to the previous century: A public school has sparked ...Delhi Charter School, in Delhi, Louisiana, has come under fire for its policy that campaigners say is 'clearly illegal under federal laws'. Under the new rules, ...
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Delhi govt promises all help to victims of gurudwara shooting

Delhi govt promises all help to victims of gurudwara shooting
IBNLive.com
He said wives of both Ranjit and Sita Singh will be provided job by Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee. "We will take care education of the children of both the families besides taking care of all their requirements," Lovely said. Ranjit and Sita Singh ...
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Delhi Charter School In Louisiana Forces Girls To Take Pregnancy Tests, Kicks ...

Delhi Charter School In Louisiana Forces Girls To Take Pregnancy Tests, Kicks ...
Huffington Post
According to Delhi Charter School policy, students "suspected" of being pregnant are required to take a pregnancy test. If the test proves positive, or if a student declines to take the test, she'll no longer be permitted to take classes on campus and must either ...
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Front-Row Fashion Defines Delhi's Couture Week

Front-Row Fashion Defines Delhi's Couture Week New York Times (blog) “So often you are only reading about showstoppers and who was there and wearing what, which has resulted in certain Delhi women have made being seen in the paper during fashion week their job.” While it may be Indian Couture Week, many women ... See all stories on this topic »

Airhostess suicide case: Gopal Kanda likely to be questioned by police today

Airhostess suicide case: Gopal Kanda likely to be questioned by police today NDTV Ms Sharma's family alleges that when she was in the UAE, she was harassed and blackmailed by Mr Kanda and Ms Chaddha, one of his senior executives, to return toDelhi and work for him. Mr Kanda says ... "We heard that she took a job with the Emirates. See all stories on this topic »

Silver medallist Vijay Kumar returns to rousing Army welcome

Silver medallist Vijay Kumar returns to rousing Army welcome
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Two days after he had threatened to quit his job for being denied a promotion, London Olympics silver medallist Subedar Vijay Kumar was on Wednesday accorded a rousing welcome by the Indian Army on his arrival at the Indira Gandhi ...
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Woman rescued from west Delhi

Woman rescued from west Delhi
Times of India
NEW DELHI: A 30-year old woman, allegedly kidnapped from Darjeeling, was rescued from a village in Dwarka on Tuesday. The kidnappers had lured the woman with the promise of a good job but confined her in a house once she reached Delhi, CBI ...
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Young India wants jobs, girls, social status: Chetan Bhagat

Young India wants jobs, girls, social status: Chetan Bhagat Zee News Young India wants jobs, girls, social status: Chetan Bhagat New Delhi: "Meri Naukri, Meri Chokri (My job, my girl)". Young India`s rallying cry is simple. They want love, they want money and they want stature in society, says popular mass fiction writer and... See all stories on this topic »

SAI to offer officer's grade jobs to all Olympians

SAI to offer officer's grade jobs to all Olympians
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The sports ministry on Wednesday offered all Olympians of the country officer's gradejobs in the Sports Authority of India a couple of days after champion marksman, Subedar Vijay Kumar, threatened to quit the Army for being denied promotion.
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Facebook's First Public Earnings Scheduled For July 26th

Facebook's First Public Earnings Scheduled For July 26th
Seeking Alpha
By Josh Constine. Screen shot 2012-06-29 at 2.05.53 PM. Facebook (FB) will give investors and the world their first official look at its post-IPO earning for Q2 2012 at 2pm PST on July 26th, according to a brief note posted to its investor relations ...
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Indian Principal gets a Top Position in a Utah Global School

Indian Principal gets a Top Position in a Utah Global School Indo American News Lahiri's own career has been outstanding in many ways. An alumnus of St Xavier's Jaipur, Lahiri joined Delhi's St. Stephen College from where he secured his master's degree in history, after having graduated with a second position in the university. See all stories on this topic »

Virbhadra's exit from Centre may change state poll dynamics

Virbhadra's exit from Centre may change state poll dynamics
Business Standard
Congress factions led by three other leaders will be watching Singh's humiliation and loss of job in New Delhi with glee . But they also fear Singh's popularity and will carefully watch his next moves back home ahead of the polls . Observers say state ...
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Afghanistan courts business to stabilize after war

Afghanistan courts business to stabilize after war Kansas City Star NEW DELHI Afghan officials appealed to foreign companies Thursday in an effort to attract corporate investment to help stabilize their country after more than a decade of war.</p><p>A delegation led by Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul courted companies... See all stories on this topic »

Given the high job placements, GU expects more enrolments

Given the high job placements, GU expects more enrolments
Herald Publications
“We get a lot of calls from companies from Delhi, Bangalore as well as other cities saying that they want those who can speak Portuguese well. However, we are unable to meet their requests. Our students too do not feel confident of being able to do the ...
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Given the high job placements, GU expects more enrolments

Given the high job placements, GU expects more enrolments
Herald Publications
“We get a lot of calls from companies from Delhi, Bangalore as well as other cities saying that they want those who can speak Portuguese well. However, we are unable to meet their requests. Our students too do not feel confident of being able to do the ...
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Post-grad women flocking ITI points to job crisis in Varanasi

Post-grad women flocking ITI points to job crisis in Varanasi
Times of India
"After achieving post graduate degree, there were several avenues for job. However, I always had the dream of starting my own venture. Since the city has immense scope for dress designers and tailors, who make a career in designing ethnic wear, I think ...
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India backs Afghanistan's pitch for foreign investment

India backs Afghanistan's pitch for foreign investment
Business Standard
New Delhi believes only a rejuvenated economy and accelerated job creation can stave off serious instability, even civil war. Said Krishna, while inaugurating on Thursday's summit: “Let the grey suits of company executives take the place of olive green ...
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Delhi University second list out, most B Com (H) seats filled

Delhi University second list out, most B Com (H) seats filled IBNLive.com The cut-off percentages for admission to popular courses in Delhi University did not show any remarkable drop in its second list on Thursday night and 14 colleges even declared admissions to B Com (Hons) course closed. See all stories on this topic »

Facebook, Twitter make young girls seem more aggressive, expert says

Facebook, Twitter make young girls seem more aggressive, expert says
GlobalPost (blog)
Social media is changing how teenagers use the English language — particularly girls, who communicate more frequently than boys — language campaigner claims.
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See new 'Facebook' site for pro-lifers

See new 'Facebook' site for pro-lifers
WND.com
The image had received thousands of “shares” and “comments” in a matter of hours, but Kemper was informed Facebook had logged his account out and advised, “We removed the content you posted because it violates Facebook's statements of rights and ...
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Delhi gets its new top cop in Neeraj Kumar

Delhi gets its new top cop in Neeraj Kumar Daily Mail He will join the office after incumbent police chief B.K. Gupta demits office on June 30. Kumar, currently posted as director general of prisons (Delhi), was informed about the decision on Thursday evening. See all stories on this topic »

They get beaten up for doing their job

They get beaten up for doing their job
Hindustan Times
With engineers in the three municipal corporations increasingly getting assaulted for conducting demolition drives, doing one's job seems to be the new mantra for trouble.
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