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A slice of Hollywood for Indian travellers in Dubai

A slice of Hollywood for Indian travellers in Dubai

December 1, 2016

The Indian audience, enchanted by the storylines, the entertainment aspects, the actions or the thrills and the innovation in Hollywood films, can now literally jump into the big screen action at Motiongate Dubai.

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UN points out regressive trade policies and higher costs in India

UN points out regressive trade policies and higher costs in India

December 1, 2016

While the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) finds trade costs in India higher than the best-performing economies in the region, the 'Make in India' initiative is expected to ease foreign investment regulations.

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Revisions introduced in taxation laws in India

Revisions introduced in taxation laws in India

December 1, 2016

After the Indian government demonetised INR 500 and INR 1,000 currency bills last month to grapple with the circulation of black money in the country, people in India found new ways to hide their undeclared earnings. Thus, in the wake of demonetisation and corruption, the governm...

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Trump elects Indian-American woman for top med job

Trump elects Indian-American woman for top med job

December 1, 2016

She has become the second Indian-American woman to hold a top administrative post in the US. With decades of experience behind her and an education from some renowned universities, Seema Verma is now part of Trump’s ‘dream team’ of the medical services.

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Indian Army unit attacked in Jammu

Indian Army unit attacked in Jammu

December 1, 2016

Indian soldiers were killed in an attack by heavily-armed men in the most recent incident in Jammu and Kashmir.

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‘Traffic Heroine’ of Ghaziabad diagnosed with cancer

‘Traffic Heroine’ of Ghaziabad diagnosed with cancer

December 1, 2016

When the unruly traffic snatched her daughter away, she decided to handle the traffic herself. Acknowledged as the ‘traffic heroine’, Dorris Francis is now fighting cancer.

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Dear Zindagi addresses the conflicts in a modern Indian woman

Dear Zindagi addresses the conflicts in a modern Indian woman

November 30, 2016

Looking at life from an unapologetic perspective, Dear Zindagi offers a much-needed psychoanalysis of modern idiosyncrasies and emotional turmoil in an urbane yet effortless scheme of things.

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Ministry of Civil Aviation focuses on skill development

Ministry of Civil Aviation focuses on skill development

November 30, 2016

The Ministry of Civil Aviation hired an agency - ICRA Management Consultancy Ltd (IMaCS) - to undertake a comprehensive skill gap analysis of the civil aviation sector and to formulate a future roadmap for skill development in the sector.

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Government of India to focus on the development of island tourism

Government of India to focus on the development of island tourism

November 30, 2016

NITI Aayog has informed that they have taken up an initiative for the preparation of a Concept Development Plan and detailed Master Plans for the holistic development of 10 islands in Andaman & Nicobar as well as Lakshadweep Islands.

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Child trafficking ring busted in West Bengal

Child trafficking ring busted in West Bengal

November 29, 2016

Among a growing number of instances, a child trafficking racket was busted by local authorities in the state of West Bengal in India.

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Kerala Tourism rolls out The Great Backwater Experience zone at Delhi airport

Kerala Tourism rolls out The Great Backwater Experience zone at Delhi airport

November 29, 2016

Kerala Tourism has rolled out ‘The Great Backwater Experience’ zone at a special interactive stall set up in the departure terminal at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. The initiative allows passengers to savour the iconic Kerala experience while waiting to ca...

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Iconic jazz player from Kolkata Carlton Kitto no more

Iconic jazz player from Kolkata Carlton Kitto no more

November 29, 2016

Jazz community in India mourns an unparalleled loss as one of the stalwarts of the music form in India, Carlton Kitto breathed his last in Kolkata yesterday.

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