2015年2月2日 星期一

2015-02-03 India Spotlight


'Hindu Right's appropriation of svaraj is hypocrisy'   
The Hindu
In a seminal lecture, philosopher K.C. Bhattacharyya discussed the question of intellectual self-determination or what he called 'svaraj in ideas.' Last month, the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities organised a conference to re-examine this text in ...


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NDTV
   
I Knew I Couldn't Look at Obama: Wing Commander Pooja Thakur   
NDTV
(Wing Commander Pooja Thakur led the Guard of Honour today for President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhawan. She spoke to NDTV's Vishnu Som in this interview for ndtv.com.) NDTV: When did you first find out that you have been selected for this ...


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New numbers   
Business Standard
Last Friday, the ministry of statistics and programme implementation published a new series of national accounts data, built on 2011-12 as the base year for the series. Until now, the base year was 2004-05. Changing the base year every few years is a routine ...


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The Hindu
   
London's fabled Book Runners   
The Hindu
Two legends in the London Antiquarian Book Trade who continue to fascinate me are Driff and Stone, London's famous book runners. (Martin Stone has been profiled a few times, Driff less so). Their knowledge and eye for rare books, uncommon editions ...


   


IBNLive
   
Ayushmann Khurrana: I wasn't the first choice for 'Vicky Donor'; Vivek Oberoi ...   
IBNLive
New Delhi: Vivek Oberoi and Sharman Joshi were courted for 'Vicky Donor' before it landed with Ayushmann Khurrana, who was struggling for a Bollywood break at that time. Khurrana has penned his experiences as a struggler in 'Cracking the Code'.

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Update the rolls   
Business Standard
A survey conducted to find out the level of errors in the Delhi electoral roll has come up with startling findings. The survey, conducted by a non-governmental organisation based in Bengaluru named Janaagraha, claims that 22 per cent of the names need to be ...


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BJP agrees with Obama on religious freedom: Amit Shah   
The Hindu
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah says he has conducted 41 elections in his political life and not lost a single one. In an exclusive interview to The Hindu, he talks about a wide range of issues related to the party and its policy, U.S. President ...


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Quartz
   
This is why Obama should not meet the new Saudi king   
Quartz
This coming week, Barack Obama is to cut short a trip to India to visit the new ruler of Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah last week. That the American president is so keen to abandon a fast-growing and important ally to visit the dementia-struck ...


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Business Standard
   
Slower growth may impact rich valuations of paint companies   
Business Standard
Leading paints companies such as Asian Paints, Berger Paints (Berger) and Kansai Nerolac (Kansai) put up a subdued performance for the December 2014 quarter. Unlike the recent past, volumes grew in single digits impacting the core revenues of Asian ...


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Game changer of a poll   
IBNLive (blog)
Delhi is heading for a game-changer of an election but it is not why you think it is. In 1973, one of the greatest social scientists of India, late Rajni Kothari explained the ever so important 'Caste' factor in Indian Politics, in an aptly named book 'Caste in Indian ...


   

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