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Family meal plan: A key Maggi lesson is that packaged food is not a healthy substitute for home cooking
June 9, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
A dramatic new chapter has been written in India’s food evolution with the first ever recall of a popular food product, Maggi noodles, after the regulator found lead in excess of permissible limits and MSG at…
June 9, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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Caste, class and eggs
June 9, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
Chouhan and other state leaders must not ban this super-food for growing children from midday meals Many Indian states have started providing eggs with midday meals, either in schools or in anganwadis or both. This…
June 9, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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Formidable alliance: JD(U)-RJD nominate Nitish for CM, pose serious challenge to BJP in Bihar
June 9, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Bihar’s anti-BJP alliance stole a march when, following hectic parleys, JD(U) and RJD cleared the way to contest upcoming Bihar assembly elections together with Nitish Kumar as their joint chief ministerial candidate. The CM candidacy…
June 9, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Has BCCI changed its game?: Appointing Sachin, Sourav and Laxman as advisers mustn’t be for appearance’s sake
June 8, 2015, 8:52 AM IST
The new dispensation in the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) has made swift moves to show it means business. The most talked about of these is the formation of a high-powered advisory panel…
June 8, 2015, 8:52 AM IST
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Turning the tide: Defeating northeast insurgency requires development as much as security operations
June 8, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
The attack on an army convoy in Manipur that killed 18 soldiers and injured another 15 came at a time when insurgency in the northeast was seen to be waning. In fact, Tripura recently decided…
June 8, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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Opening doors: Modi’s successful Dhaka trip raises hopes of subcontinent’s Berlin Walls coming down
June 8, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Even as Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif obsesses with unfinished agendas of Partition the euphoric welcome accorded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangladesh – where Modi exchanged instruments of ratification of the land boundary…
June 8, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Take panel’s recommendations seriously
June 6, 2015, 7:04 AM IST
The panel has made quite a few recommendations that make sense. But this will remain another meaningless sarkari exercise unless all recommendations are implemented on the ground. These reports need to be taken seriously and…
June 6, 2015, 7:04 AM IST
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A masssive cleanliness drive necessary
June 6, 2015, 7:03 AM IST
The state government should ensure that water is let out of the Dowleswaram barrage at regular intervals during the Pushkaram to ensure that there is enough flow of fresh water into the bathing ghats, both…
June 6, 2015, 7:03 AM IST
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Madhuri, hum aapke hain koun? Let’s pull actors sinking in a knotty Maggi soup to safer shores
June 6, 2015, 12:23 AM IST
Pandeyji is the new hero of Barabanki — no not Chulbul Pandey but VP Pandey — and he has made life tough for heroes in faraway Bollywood. This FSDA officer led the team that collected…
June 6, 2015, 12:23 AM IST
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Classical culture’s last gasp: By acceding to its decimation by pop, India is losing its civilisational heritage
June 6, 2015, 12:21 AM IST
Even as we remain obsessed with the din of politics and our daily avalanche of municipal concerns, there is a subterranean issue of great import for our ancient civilization that is escaping almost everybody’s attention:…
June 6, 2015, 12:21 AM IST
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A Chinese lake
June 6, 2015, 12:11 AM IST
Beijing applies Sun Tzu to win South China Sea without firing a shot Rising tension in Asia came to a fever pitch last week as defence officials gathered in Singapore for the annual Shangri-la Dialogue,…
June 6, 2015, 12:11 AM IST
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Great expectations in Dhaka: Modi has an opportunity to reboot India-Bangladesh relations after many erratic flip-flops
June 5, 2015, 1:21 AM IST
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Dhaka from June 6-7 to discuss the ‘entire gamut’ of bilateral issues. The Modi government has shown decisiveness in passing the Land Boundary Agreement that was in limbo…
June 5, 2015, 1:21 AM IST
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Avoid high jinks: Focussing on Pakistan occupied Kashmir is good, but Parrikar must stick to the script
June 5, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
The recent war of words between India and Pakistan over the announced elections in Gilgit-Baltistan highlights a reorientation of positions on the Kashmir issue. Pakistan’s communication and diplomatic strategy has been to narrow the dispute…
June 5, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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Don’t forget cities: In transitioning to GST, a portion of proceeds must be set aside for urban local bodies
June 5, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Ongoing negotiations between Centre and states on rolling out Goods and Services Tax (GST) focus on what each state will gain or lose in the course of transition. Rarely do negotiations address the financial challenges…
June 5, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Sepp Blatter resigns as Fifa president and promises reform of governing body
June 4, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
Times View His departure is a relief By Sanjiv Shankaran Sepp Blatter on Tuesday resigned as president of Fifa, regulator of global football, a mere four days after he was re-elected for a fifth consecutive…
June 4, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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Free to be me: Bruce Jenner becomes Caitlyn Jenner, challenging the tyranny of gender norms
June 4, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
If the ancients were to be suddenly transported into the present, they would surely marvel at our opportunities to reinvent ourselves. ‘Fate’ is a word that’s infrequent in the modern lexicon; our destinies are tied…
June 4, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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Toxic diet: Instant noodles controversy is only the tip of the iceberg
June 4, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
With state authorities across the country testing Maggi — the popular instant noodles brand — after some samples were reportedly found to contain excess of MSG and lead, a review of the country’s food safety…
June 4, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Barking up the wrong tree: Today’s economic debate is misguided, it’s job growth not GDP growth that matters
June 3, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
Economics is indeed a strange discipline. Sample this. “A larger fall in imports than in exports contributed substantially to growth in GDP in the fourth quarter of the financial year.” So a fall in both…
June 3, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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Rate cut again: Raghuram Rajan has done his bit, ball is now in government’s court
June 3, 2015, 12:01 AM IST
Reserve Bank of India reduced interest rates by 0.25% yesterday, making it the third cut in less than five months. Within a few hours RBI’s announcement was overshadowed by an official forecast that monsoons in…
June 3, 2015, 12:01 AM IST
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Only connect: Modi’s Bangladesh visit can trigger India’s integration with its northeast as well as Southeast Asia
June 3, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Here’s one place where Prime Minister Narendra Modi definitely needs to turn on his fabled charm on foreign shores. India-Bangladesh ties are in need of transformation for the strategic advantage of both. And both Modi…
June 3, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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