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The involved celebrity
Our stars have realised that even as their popularity is used to sell toothpaste and house paint, they can wield it to fulfill their own agendas
When supply chains wreak mayhem
What India needs to learn from the blasts in Tianjin port
How I discovered the genius of Jhumpa Lahiri
A single-sitting reading of The Lowland made me realise how Lahiri's work is extremely layered and much deeper than just the words on the page.
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Dorab R Sopariwala: GST is sacrosanct; April 1, 2016, is not
Let us delay the introduction and implementation of the goods and services tax, but let us try and get it right substantially, as we will not get it right fully
Shyamal Majumdar: Don't sweep it under the carpet
The overall awareness among Indian companies about the need for a well-defined mechanism to tackle sexual harassment at the workplace is abysmally poor
Akash Prakash: China is not a disaster
The world economy's growth engine is slowing, but not collapsing
China's priorities
Beijing should focus on economy, not military assertion
Power paradox
Time to move on with power distribution reforms
A big win for Moneylife, a small step for journalism
Moneylife's victory against NSE shows good journalism does not need to fear deep pockets of big corporations
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Bosch firm squeezes minority holders
Bosch Chassis' small shareholders allege forced exit via AGM decision; good exit opportunity for them, says firm
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Neil Gough: Industrial downturn deepens in China
Its exports have slid 1.4 per cent in US dollar terms this year. Imports have fallen even more sharply. The declines point to weakening domestic demand as a slump in manufacturing and new housing cons
Anjuli Bhargava: Defusing the health care time bomb
We don't need a ModiCare, but that is the direction India's health care system seems to be headed
Shankar Acharya: Economic reforms losing momentum?
There is a sense of drift in economic policy
Aviation's moment
Low fuel price gives carriers time to reform
A good start
But govt-business dialogue should be institutionalised
Mumbai meat ban latest step in state-sponsored intolerance
This is not a stray incident; it is part of a creeping invasion into the private lives of citizens
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Mihir S Sharma: On the murder of rationalists
When rationalists are murdered and we stand idly by, we stunt our nation's growth
Sharing the spoils of petroleum
Why the government will need to constantly audit the accounts & processes of oil exploration and producing licensees
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