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Rushdie to address Jaipur Literature Festival

Rushdie's video address at Jaipur LitFest cancelled
Jaipur: Salman Rushdie's video address at Jaipur LitFest too has been cancelled now after threats of fresh protests breaking out emerged.Earlier, leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said Rushdie should have been allowed to come to India and given police protection."He came to India during the Vajpayee government...Obviously, he should have been allowed," Jaitley, a senior Bharatiya

Bulls go on rampage, lift Sensex by over 500 pts; Nifty gains 151 pts

It was a smooth sailing up north for stocks on the Indian bourses today as the bulls turned out in full strength, and, more importantly, got more and more aggressive as the session progressed. Top

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'How can SC use the word 'keep' for a woman?'

New Delhi: A senior government lawyer today created a flutter in the Supreme Court by strongly objecting to the use of the word "keep" in a judgement on the right of maintenance of women in

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Why Beijing seethes over the Nobel for Liu

Claude Arpi The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Liu Xiaobo, the jailed initiator of Charter 08, which calls for the introduction of democratic reforms in China. Not surprisingly, the

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India to raise US visa fee hike, outsourcing ban at trade dialogue
Washington: A steep hike in US work visa fee for IT professionals and Ohio state ban on outsourcing is expected to figure prominently at a key India-US trade dialogue here ahead of President Barack

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SBI raises $1 b in overseas bonds issue
State Bank of India (SBI), the nation’s biggest lender, has raised $1 billion (nearly Rs 4,700 crore) from overseas investors after selling bonds that will mature in five years. The bank will use

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