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 NATION: ELECTIONS
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Wrong Numbers
Both the BJP and the Congress delivered hollow victories to their allies despite tall claims of a pan-Indian vote bank
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MONEY TODAY: BUDGET IMPACT
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Has FM Made Us Richer?
Yes. Beyond pinpricks like the tax on fringe benefits and cash withdrawals, Chidambaram has cut tax on all and freed investment decisions.
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MONEY TODAY : GUEST COLUMN
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The Statute Of Liberty
The finance minister has taken a giant leap in reducing government control over savings. A few more steps will be a fitting follow up.
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MONEY TODAY:
GUEST COLUMN
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Planning Tomorrow
A pension plan is a good way of planning for retirement. Here's how to ensure your life savings are used optimally.
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MONEY TODAY:
MY MONEY
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Stars On A Gilt Trip
The beautiful people of the small screen tell you where they invest their money.
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INDIA TOMORROW: PERCEPTION VS REALITY
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Cusp Of Greatness
Well I'm not taking up the polemic of Mr. Akbar's introduction because that will delay us too long. But I will refer to it in passing in what I have written here...
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"It will be Indian writers vs diaspora"
There is a wonderfully telling line in Mira Nair's movie Monsoon Wedding: as the Verma family gathers from across the globe for a marriage, the heroine announces that she has applied for a creative writing programme in the States...
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"India is still held back by the fear of the unknown and inertia"
In 1893 a young barrister left India to make a life for himself and his family. Appalled by the practice of discrimination of man against man, he launched a movement against the ruling elite...
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"Anyone who wishes to be an Indian is an Indian"
I do not believe that an Indian is defined in terms of whether he was born here or not. I don't believe that an Indian is defined by his passport...
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"Spirituality is the food of every human being, not the selected few"
Spirituality Halo or Hoax I would say it is neither halo nor hoax. When you say halo, you are limited only to the few people. You do not see halo around every body. If everybody had a halo then it is not halo talk...
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"Today, India is an established brand"
In some sense India is at the epicentre of the way the world is changing its business format. But the question is how do we drive our savings to a customer and still maintain profits?
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Starry Nights, Power Moments
The fish bowls placed at the centre of every table, instead of the standard flower arrangements, were an apt metaphor at the India Today Conclave gala dinner. With the big fish of commerce, politics and society dominating every table at the Taj Palace Hotel, it was a fish-bowl moment.
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Masala Mess
The controversy over the banned colourant in red chilli powder exported from India has also made domestic consumers wary.
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Beyond Boundaries
The cricket series sees the largest influx of Pakistani citizens to India in recent memory and they fan out into the Punjab countryside searching for ancestral homes and childhood friends.
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STATES: HARYANA
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On Lal Alert
With Bhajan Lal breathing down his neck, Hooda will need more than Sonia's support to stay in the saddle or tackle the administrative challenges
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MONEY TODAY : MUTUAL FUNDS
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Investing In EMIs
Mutual funds today provide flexibility and convenience to invest through equated monthly instalments-and help investors beat an unpredictable market
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MONEY TODAY: HOME LOANS
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New Kids On The Block
Floating rate loans are not the only innovation that is keeping the home loan market abuzz. Housing finance companies have come up with a host of products to draw borrowers.
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MONEY TODAY:
COMMODITIES
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New Hue Of Money
Commodities are a new investment option. Here's how to invest in them-and the pros and cons.
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INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK: SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON
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"India's leadership is essential"
The hour was late. The day had been packed. What was left of the night looked equally busy. But Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, 57, having dazzled the India Today Conclave with an incisive speech, showed why she is the new Iron Lady...
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INDIA TOMORROW: PERCEPTION VS REALITY
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"Indian cinema is fashioned by our wants and needs"
Ladies and gentlemen … good afternoon.
I wish to express my gratitude to India Today and Mr. Aroon Purie for inviting me this afternoon and making me a part of this very distinguished conclave...
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"We are taking America. It is the Trojan horse principle. Get inside and work."
Friends, this session is about the Indian Diaspora and within it, it is about Indians with skills, about brains. The two speakers complement each other, one representing financial capital and appropriately named after the Goddess 'Lakshmi', the other myself representing what we economists call 'human capital' favoured by Goddess 'Saraswati', and certainly not by Lakshmi, I can assure you, unless I get to be your friend Mr. Mittal...
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"We should not disown the basic, pervasive strand of our identity"
My dear friends. In inviting Mani and me to this session there must have been some expectation that we will be at each other and I am sure he has disappointed you...
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"In the spiritual supermarket, you get instant nirvana"
I am quite sure ladies and gentlemen, that in this august assembly nobody would envy my position at this moment. Speaking after such a charismatic and formidable personality like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is like coming out of the pavilion to play after Tendulkar has made a sparkling century. But in some weak moment I have committed myself.
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"Our ability to handle ambiguity is important"
Let me first say that I am pleased and honoured to be here this afternoon to share some thoughts with you and I do want to thank Aroon Purie and the India Today team for giving me this opportunity.
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HEALTH: FOOD DYES |
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Masala Mess
The controversy over the banned colourant in red chilli powder exported from India has also made domestic consumers wary.
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
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Body Politic
Tarun Tejpal's first novel, a love story set in contemporary India, is powered by the instincts of the body and the secrets of the hills.
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