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'Middlemen' part of Shinde's Davos delegation: Aaditya

Former Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed nearly '50 people', including 'some middlemen' and personal assistants, will be part......

China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Revelations about an advanced Chinese missile test in August have startled many by the technological knowhow displayed by China. IMAGE: An LY-80 surface-to-air missile weapon system displayed at......

Be very afraid of the biometric regime

There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual,' such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna. On April 20, an order was......

How AAP routed the BJP: Read this interview!

'Amit Shah and Narendra Modi have made their biggest mistake.' 'They have been very successful in the last two years, but this batting pair has made the biggest political mistake of their life so......

90,000 displaced Lankan Tamils return home

The International Organisation for Migration has helped about 90,000 displaced Tamils, lodged in the Menik Farm camps in Vavuniya, to return to their towns and villages in northern Sri Lanka. The......

'Corporate tax cuts will affect tax collection'

'The corporate tax cuts will obviously result in lower tax payments by companies.' Central Board of Direct Taxes Member Akhilesh Ranjan, bottom, convener of the task force on the new direct tax......

Global leaks: Why ED can't probe these 'culprits'

This is because no prosecution complaint has been filed in any of these cases under the Black Money Act. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been unable to act against a large number of......

Davos: PM to meet 100 CEOs; FM to skip WEF

Budget forces last minute change in finance minister's plans.Archis Mohan and Arup Roy Choudhury report. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi has been meeting CEOs since his appointment in May......

India to get details of Swiss bank accounts from Sept 2018

Switzerland will not share details about accounts held prior to September 2018. In a big step towards fighting black money stashed overseas, Switzerland on Tuesday agreed to automatic sharing of......

How Bhubaneswar will transform into a smart city

In the second of a five-part series, Business Standard captures the action in Bhubaneswar, which has emerged first in the Smart City Challenge competition earlier this year. Part 1: How Surat......

Nizhalkuthu is a masterwork

It is the early 1940s; India is on the cusp of Independence.In a remote village in Nagercoil, on the border between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, lives Kaliyappan (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), official......

South American soccer heads charged in latest FIFA probe

IMAGE: South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) President Juan Angel Napout speaks during the CONMEBOL congress on March 4, 2015. Photograph: Jorge Adorno/Files/Reuters Soccer bosses from......

Platini could still fight polls for FIFA president's post. Here's how...

FIFA mulls delaying presidential election; calls crisis meeting on Oct 20 IMAGE: UEFA head Michel Platini has long been the bookmakers' favourite to succeed Sepp Blatter. Photograph: Leonhard......

'Australia ran clean 2022 World Cup bid, others did not'

Australia soccer supremo Frank Lowy insists his country ran a clean bid to host the 2022 World Cup while others did not, even if they were sometimes naive and made mistakes. In an open letter......

Foe autopsy verdict surprises doctor

France team doctor Jean-Marcel Ferret has expressed surprise that Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe's death was caused by a heart-related condition."Foe passed a thorough medical examination when......

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