Rumita Patel
Updated 8/5/2017 The Dominican Republic is one of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean and the world for tourism. Thanks to its beautiful beaches, low costs, and proximity to the United States, it is the ideal vacation spot for those looking for paradise closer to home. One common requirement for most tourists is the…
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Maria Sharapova announced on Monday March 7, 2016 that she had failed a drug test administered during the Australian Open. The test had been administered on January 26, 2016 right after her loss to Serena Williams. The substance that was detected in her system is a drug called Meldonium. Meldonium is a substance that was…
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India’s telecom subscriber base, mobile and landline combined, touched the 1.18 billion mark at the end of February 2017, growing 1.17 percent over the previous month, according to regulator Trai. The market growth was propelled by the addition of 13.75 million mobile users during the month. The demand for once-popular landline phone has been dwindling…
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India’s opaque approach and practice to bilateral investment treaties undermines the right of ordinary citizens to be informed about these critical issues. India’s mass termination of BITs is problematic for many reasons. Credit: Reuters In July 2016, the Narendra Modi government informed parliament that India planned on terminating the bilateral investment treaties (BITs) it had signed…
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The Indian Railways will use radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) for tracking of wagons, coaches and locomotives to ensure effective and transparent functioning. Leveraging information technology in a big way, the public transporter has issued instructions for equipping all wagons with RFID tags to begin with. There are about 2.25 lakh wagons, 50,000 coaches and 9,000…
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Given US President Donald Trump’s fraught relationship with the media, it was no surprise that he became the first American head of state in decades to skip the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner in Washington. It was, of course, no surprise that Trump was a recurring thread through most of the day’s speeches. But the…
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Times of India Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari’s house attacked, 2 arrestedTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari claimed that his Delhi house was attacked by 8-9 people late on Sunday night. Tiwari was not present in the house at the time of the incident. ‘8-9 people have attacked my 159 North Avenue…
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Remember Waymo? Well, for the first time, it is offering ride services to members of the public.Waymo is a startup that Google created for its self-driving car project late last year. Now, Waymo is launching an “early rider program” in the state of…
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In two short days the world sees the release of India’s biggest film event ever. S.S. Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is the second half of an epic medieval action story that took India and the world by storm and after several delays finally reaches cinema screens around the world this week. The first film,…
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DUBAI, Apr 25: Indian nationals who hold a valid US visa or a green card will get a two-week UAE visa on arrival in the country from May 1, according to a media report. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week circulated a letter to all authorities to grant Indians with US visa or…
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