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Tears over spilt onions
Farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, hurt by crashing prices, have taken to dumping their potatoes on the roads. This dramatic but little-watched series of events should be a warning: what hurts growers in the short run winds up hurting consumers in the longer run, as the iron laws of supply and demand act to discourage production. The price crash the farmers were protesting is not limited

Should iron ore exports be canalised?
The step is retrograde and will not curb illegal mining; but a government-nominated agency could ensure accountability in exports.

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Cargo traffic drops
Mining curbs and high prices of coal hurt cargo traffic across major ports.

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Phoenix Mills refinances loans, sells office space to cut debt

Phoenix Mills Ltd is refinancing loans and selling office properties in its upcoming mixed-use projects. For, the company that runs the well-known shopping destination called High Street Phoenix in

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'Global rules will curb cyber crime'

The British government on Tuesday said there was a strong need to formulate agreed ‘rules of the road’ around the world in controlling the flow of information on the global information

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China limits 'overly entertaining' TV programming

China plans to limit reality TV shows and other light fare shown on satellite television stations as part of a drive to wrest back Communist Party control over cultural industries that have fueled

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