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AIBA suspends Sarita Devi and three coaches for Incheon outburst
October 25, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
TIMES VIEW Reinstate Sarita Devi by Nalin Mehta Instead of turning the lens on itself and the flawed system of scoring it presides over, International Boxing Federation (AIBA) has punished Indian boxer Sarita Devi for…
October 25, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
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Why Isro succeeds: It’s not that hard, other government departments must exploit its ABCD formula
October 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
The outstanding success of Isro’s mission to Mars has deservedly won wide acclaim, both in the country and abroad. Those with deeper knowledge of the challenges and complexities of the effort are even more appreciative…
October 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Decline of caste: Proximity to Modi and RSS matters more in Haryana and Maharashtra CM stakes
October 24, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
With the anointment of dyed-in-the-wool RSS pracharak Manohar Lal Khattar as the BJP chief minister of Haryana, it is clear that RSS has a strong presence in the new Modi-led dispensation. This is not surprising…
October 24, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
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Help Kobani: International community, including Turkey, must not allow this Kurdish town to fall
October 24, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
With Turkey agreeing to facilitate the passage of Iraq’s Kurdish peshmerga forces to Kobani, defenders of the embattled Syrian border town can now take the fight to Islamic State (IS) jihadis. Kobani has emerged as…
October 24, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
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A Confucian dilemma: China has barriers to innovation as government doesn’t want to lose control
October 24, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
Husband and wife entrepreneurs Yang Yang and Winnie are working on a prototype for a pen that writes in plastic. Unfortunately the pen is smoking more than it is writing and the room fills with…
October 24, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
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Govt should regulate working conditions of delivery boys in e-commerce sector
October 23, 2014, 6:00 AM IST
It is inhuman that anybody in this modern age should be made to work like a pack mule. That it should be happening in sectors that are so modern — courier companies and e-retailing —…
October 23, 2014, 6:00 AM IST
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Step aside, Rahul: Else Congress’s decline into irrelevance is a foregone conclusion
October 23, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
As the country’s political landscape undergoes a massive transformation, Congress’s stock has hit rock bottom after bruising election defeats in Maharashtra and Haryana. Congress politicians have downplayed the significance of the defeats and resorted to…
October 23, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
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Recipe for disaster: Walsh controversy shows why sports bodies need to be freed from babudom
October 23, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
Although Terry Walsh, coach of the Indian men’s hockey team, has withdrawn his resignation the controversy once again highlights the negative impact of India’s infamous sports bureaucracy. Only recently Walsh had guided the hockey team…
October 23, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
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Rural inefficiency act: Despite protests about diluting NREGA, the PM is right to confine it to 200 poorest districts
October 23, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
by Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya Reports that the government proposes to confine the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme to 200 poorest districts has prompted 28 ‘leading economists’ to denounce this reform…
October 23, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
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How Piketty goes wrong on wealth inequality
October 23, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
The buzz over Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the Twenty-First Century may have subsided somewhat, but the analysis of its conclusions is far from complete. Consider its discussion of inheritance, which emphasises its rising share…
October 23, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
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Let there be light : Let’s celebrate the true spirit of Diwali
October 22, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
It is hardly surprising that the Supreme Court’s ban on firecrackers in residential areas during Diwali is observed only in the breach and the ban suffers from near total lack of implementation. The right to…
October 22, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Turn back crony capitalism: Modi must destroy unethical nexus that existed between business and politics under UPA
October 22, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
With BJP in government at the Centre and seven states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi now controls the political system in Delhi, the finance capital in Mumbai and growth impulses in major provinces. A historical opportunity…
October 22, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Baby step forward : Coal requires wholesale reform without which India’s growth story will lack power
October 22, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
NDA has embarked on a course correction for India’s ailing coal sector, after an adverse Supreme Court verdict on coal block allocations over two decades made it inevitable. However, it is more of an attempt…
October 22, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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BJP poll victories give Modi the space to fulfil his economic promises
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
An outright assembly poll victory in Haryana and a stellar performance in Maharashtra clearly confirm that BJP has hit a political purple patch. Following the last round of bypoll results many had questioned whether the…
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Rent a face
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
You must have heard of the Rent a Face option. That is when the owner of a company discovers this superboss who looks and plays the part and he is appointed at a salary that…
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Show me the money : RBI is targeting inflation at the cost of growth
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Coming on the heels of July’s 0.5%, the 0.4% growth of industrial production in August shows that the Indian economy is not on the road to recovery. The reason is the sustained high interest rate…
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Apple wants people to use its phones for retail payments
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Won’t topple credit cards TIMES VIEW By Sanjiv Shankaran Apple on Monday launched ‘Apple Pay’, a service that allows its iPhone customers to convert their phones into payment devices that rival cash or credit and…
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Pawar games :The unbearable lightness of being Sharad Pawar
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Sharad Pawar is the great survivor of Indian politics, someone who broke away from the Congress party in 1978 to become Maharashtra’s youngest chief minister at 38. He broke away from Congress on Sonia Gandhi’s…
October 21, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Diesel deregulation the right move, reinforce it by quickly bringing about financial inclusion
October 20, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
By deregulating diesel prices, the NDA government has seized the right moment in multiple senses. It has utilised the opportunity provided by a sharp fall in crude oil price over the last two months. Secondly,…
October 20, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Modi Over Marathi Manoos : People have voted for change in both Maharashtra and Haryana
October 20, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
All through the day yesterday, BJP spokespersons wore smiles on their faces as results from assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra poured in, placing the party in the driver’s seat in two crucial states. In…
October 20, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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