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Amazon shouts Junglee and makes a backdoor entry into Indian market

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February 2, 2012
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Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer enters the Indian market as Junglee.com with a different business model in place quiet different from the original Amazon. The giant has to take this route since government is yet to open full FDI in multi brand retail. For sometime now, there was a buzz that Amazon is...
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The Big Interview

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December 5, 2011
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Yesterday was the big interview.  This was not a job interview or college interview, this as some would say was bigger than that, and this was the US Visa Interview. For some years now, there has been so much said about this and I felt as nervous as I would feel if I am...
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Love in the time of Facebook

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September 26, 2011
Love in the time of Facebook

Varsha Tiwary, the author of the article is a part time Health blogger and a full time office goer from Gwalior,Madhya Pradesh.  She also maintains her personal blog, Wholesome Options. Malini Murmu, a first-year student at IIM, Bangalore and a native of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand committed suicide by hanging herself in her room after she...
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The Great Indian Tamasha

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September 6, 2011
The Great Indian Tamasha

What a saga being unfolded in recent times! The messiah of aam admi, Anna, promises to weed corruption from the face of the country or is it? Newspapers and television channels are soaring high on their TRPs. Unknown netas are suddenly becoming the mouthpiece of common men. Not to mention the Babas and Babies...
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India against Corruption – are we really against it?

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April 11, 2011
India against Corruption – are we really against it?

Twitter and other social media were abuzz. TV channels delighted.  Young generation at its vocal best.  After Egypt, Syria and Libya many saw it as a revolution in making in India.  At 73, Anna Hazare was the new youth icon of India.  Energetic, passionate and determined, he charged up the minds across the nation...
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Show some anger, My dear Society

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March 19, 2011
Show some anger, My dear Society

Aruna Shanbaug was assaulted brutally for 5 minutes of pleasure, for which the inhumane predator, Sohanlal Bhartha Walmiki spend 7 years in jail (yes you read it correct, just 7 years) and she is in vegetative state for past 38 years. The inhumane scoundrel is roaming free amongst us. Is this what we call...
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Behind the scenes of Rebublic day Celebrations

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January 26, 2011
Behind the scenes of Rebublic day Celebrations

Republic day. What do the words bring to your mind? What pictures do the words form? Yes! Tableaus! Parades. School children! I had the opportunity to be on scene and also be a part of the Delhi State Republic Day celebrations held on 25th Jan. Yes The state celebrations are held on 25th itself...
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Maha Flow of Events – The week that was

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November 12, 2010
Maha Flow of Events – The week that was

Editors note: The scam that dented Army’s image and cost Ashok Chavan the CM chair.  Well, politics is no stranger to scams, what with Telecom minister A Raja defiantly holding on to his ministerial berth, thanks to coalition government number game and many other scams that rot the system and nation. But as of...
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On Judgment Day, only Ram was the Loser

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October 4, 2010
On Judgment Day, only Ram was the Loser

At 3.30 pm on September 30, when the Lucknow Bench of the Honourable Allahabad High Court pronounced the verdict on the Ayodhya case, there were tears of joy and sorrow across the country. While some were happy with the verdict, some rued the ‘partial’ attitude of the judiciary towards the majority community of this...
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Vidhana Soudha – Made in Chocolate

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September 18, 2010
Vidhana Soudha – Made in Chocolate

One of the major landmark of Bangalore is its majestic looking Vidhana Soudha, the country’s largest legislative building. For a change how will it be if you want to see it all in chocolates instead of bricks and mortar? Well, this weekend if you are in Bengaluru, stop by ITC Royal Gardenia to have...
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