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The Journey of a Canadian Diplomat Through Northern India
It gives us great pleasure to invite you to an interesting event on Sunday, May 7 in which the audience will hear the personal...
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Apr 25, 2017


Everywhere Indian engineers are unwanted
Donald Trump’s message to bring jobs back to America has been loud and clear, but by no means is it new. With the rise of nationalist...
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Apr 21, 2017


Jaitley to embark on 5-day visit to US on Wednesday
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will on Wednesday leave for a five-day visit to the US to attend the Spring Meetings of the International...
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Apr 18, 2017


Woman with Power Is Woman Unchecked: Reading Narratives of Indian Women
Raja ne gami te raani Chaana veenthi aane Kya karega kaaji My mother spouted these words during another one of our marriage talks,...
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Apr 14, 2017


PM Malcolm Turnbull commits to exporting coal, uranium and renewables to India
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will give India the assurance of providing coal, uranium, gas and renewable energy technology. The...
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Apr 10, 2017
India trade progress difficult despite goodwill for Narendra Modi's visit
An Indian trade official has warned Australia not to get too optimistic about signing new deals with the sub-continental giant, unless...
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Apr 10, 2017

Indian Shares Reach New Record, Boosted by Property Stock Rally
(Bloomberg) -- Indian shares touched a new high a day before the central bank’s monetary policy meeting, boosted by a rally in property...
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Apr 7, 2017


There are now three rivers that are legally people
In the space of a week, the world has gained three notable new legal persons: the Whanganui River in New Zealand, and the Ganga and...
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Mar 28, 2017


The women scientists who took India into space
Two years ago, as Indian scientists successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars, a photograph that went viral showed women...
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Mar 27, 2017


Charted: The cheapskates who don’t want to spend on the big, fat Indian wedding
The big fat Indian wedding survives, no thanks to India’s men. So a whole lot of money still gets poured behind holy matrimony—and...
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Mar 18, 2017


No longer lost in space: How NASA found this missing Indian spacecraft
MARCH 11, 2017 —For a space program that’s made impressive strides in recent years, the early death of Chandrayaan-1 likely came as a...
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Mar 13, 2017


India washing machine launched with 'curry' button
A washing machine has been launched for the Indian market, with a special mode to tackle curry stains. Panasonic said the introduction of...
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Mar 13, 2017


Age no bar: elderly Indian women go to school for first time
PHANGANE, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A little before 2 pm each day, when residents of Phangane village in India's Maharashtra...
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Mar 7, 2017


How on earth did India come up with these GDP numbers?
So maybe demonetisation never really happened. Maybe it was all a bad dream: the late evening announcement, the subsequent cash crunch,...
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Mar 2, 2017


A startup sale made this low-level employee into an Indian millionaire
Loyalty pays, and Shyam Kumar is proof. When Mumbai-based mobile wallet startup Citrus Pay was sold last year to PayU, the payments...
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Feb 27, 2017


Canada Post hosts the Head of India Post and delegation for first-ever visit
Discussions focused on growing e-commerce and a historic stamp issue for Canada’s 150th. Representatives from India Post wrapped up a...
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Feb 20, 2017


How solar power is turning rural India bright and shining
As the Indian economy enjoys a sustained positive momentum, rural India continues to be the heart of the country, accounting for 67 per...
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Feb 18, 2017


China Lodges Protest With India Over Visit by Taiwan Legislators
China has lodged a diplomatic protest with India over a visit by a parliamentary delegation from self-ruled Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign...
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Feb 15, 2017

India Inflation Eases More Than Expected; Slowest on Record
India’s inflation grew at its slowest pace on record even as the central bank unexpectedly held interest rates in its monetary policy...
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Feb 13, 2017

A startup is traveling to India to launch a record-setting number of satellites—and photograph the e
On Feb. 14, an Indian PSLV rocket will attempt to set a record by deploying 103 small satellites in a single launch, including 88...
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Feb 13, 2017
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