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The mathematician who could be a movie star
, Yitang Zhang, Chinese mathematician - Mint
In the distraction of the scandal-fever swirling through Washington and the news media, you might have missed the announcement the other day that one of the great puzzles of number theory had been solved. |
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Board’s reputation is the mud
, AC Muthiah, Former BCCI President - Hindu
The Former BCCI president, A.C. Muthiah, believes the spot-fixing scandal is just the “tip of the iceberg.” He was at the helm in 2000 when the BCCI took strong action against cricketers found to be involved in match-fixing. |
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China’s Ramanujan finds prime number gap
, Yitang Zhang, Chinese mathematician - Hindu
There has been a breakthrough in number theory, with Chinese mathematician Yitang Zhang coming up with a result that is seen as a step towards solving the twin prime conjecture, a longstanding problem in mathematics. And, coming up from relative obscurity and humble origins as he does, the 50-year-old shares elements of the story of Srinivasa Ramanujan closer home in India. |
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Long on promises, short on deliverance
, Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal CM - Pioneer
Two year ago, when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee entered Writers’ Building in Kolkata, there were great expectations that she might wave a magic wand to bring the State back to its old glory. There was hope that the long years of recession under the Left rule would end with the installation of a new Government. |
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Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
, Jaron Lanier - Nieman Journalism Lab
“We’re used to treating information as ‘free,’” writes Jaron Lanier in his latest book Who Owns the Future?, “but the price we pay for the illusion of ‘free’ is only workable so long as most of the overall economy isn’t about information.” |
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'We have killed the economy, not just oil firms'
, Kirit Parikh, economist - Times of India
Renowned economist Kirit Parikh, a former Planning Commission member, has been asked to review the oil pricing policy — a task he has already performed once. This time, however, he says that the job is tougher as policy reversals have hurt the broader economy and not just the oil companies. Excerpts: |
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Our capacity to put up with corruption was going beyond bounds. Now the line has been drawn
, Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Auditor General, India - Times of India
The role of every institution is well defined. It's only the question of how you operationalize that role, and for operationalizing it's not the individual who matters. I wouldn't say it is combination of stars but combination of team, time and the individual. So I was lucky to have a very good team. |
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Nitish Kumar is a toy in the hands of RSS
, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Former CM, Bihar - Hindustan Times
The rally’s objective was to seek a mandate from the people to change the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar as it has failed to live up to the aspirations of the people and has cheated them. This government talked of online education in schools. Where are the computers? Is there power in villages in Bihar? |
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A very sharif Nawaz
, Nawaz Sharif - Hindustan Times
The first thing that strikes you about Nawaz Sharif is his smile. It’s big and broad and seems to cover his large face. And when he smiles his eyes light up. The combined effect makes him look both youthful and mischievous. There are moments when you suspect Mr. Sharif knows this and uses his obvious charm strategically. |
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‘A really serious playwright’
, Girish Karnad - Hindu
Late last year, after spending six months on numerous drafts and rewrites, Girish Karnad’s new play in Kannada, Benda Kalu on Toast, was ready. The title is a reference to the founding myth of Bangalore, in which an 11th century king was saved by an old woman who offered him boiled beans. The grateful king offered to name the spot Bendakalooru or the place of boiled beans, which, over time, became Bangalore. |
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He blew the whistle on Ranbaxy
, Dinesh Thakur - Times of India
Dinesh Thakur is yet to enter the National Whistleblowers Center Hall of Fame - or any other scroll of honour for that matter. His exploit, or expose, is too new and too fresh. Wikipedia records only one Dinesh Thakur, the Hindi film and theater artist who passed away last year. Facebook has a bunch of Dinesh Thakurs, but none from Belle Mead, New Jersey, where this one lives. |
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“This is because one person has too much clout”
, Lalit Modi - Outlook India
The man who started it all, and then had to exit the scene a tad unceremoniously, is now having the last laugh. Nabanita Sircar meets Lalit Modi at his London house. Just when it seemed IPL-6 was going along fine, it has been hit by this spot-fixing scandal... It’s really, really sad, what has happened. It’s sad that the ICC’s anti-corruption unit and the BCCI have been caught napping, and the Delhi Police had to uncover this plot. The police has been at it for the last one month and the administrators had no clue that this has been happening. |
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Crash landing
, Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath - BusinessStandard
These are great lines with which Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath concludes his autobiography, Simply Fly. The writer had launched India's first low-cost airline, Air Deccan, in 2003, and the "great journey" he was referring to was the taking-off of his next venture, Deccan 360, India's first dedicated cargo airline, and Deccan Cargo and Express Logistics, an express cargo and logistics company. That was May 2009, but the spirit of unquenchable optimism and zest was similar to the days of 2003, when Air Deccan was launched and the history of Indian aviation rewritten. |
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I've always stuck to mandate
, Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Auditor General, India - Economic Times
He may have made an unwieldy number like Rs 1,76,000 crore the stuff of headlines, but outgoing Comptroller & Auditor General Vinod Rai maintains that his job was more than just arithmetic. In his last week in office as India's top auditor, the man who called the government to account on several alleged multi-crore scams told ET that all he had done was to implement his mandate. |
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The boy who never grew up
, S Sreesanth - Hindu
Once while batting with M.S. Dhoni in a losing One-Day International match, S. Sreesanth, who was at the non-striker’s end, got hit on the helmet by a ferocious straight drive from his captain. In the post-match press conference, Dhoni, frustrated as he was on having to constantly deal with the shenanigans of his temperamental bowler, half jokingly said that his pacer needed such treatment. |
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I was taken aback by Professor Amartya Sen's comments on Food Bill
, Arvind Panagariya - Economic Times
Arvind Panagariya, a professor of Indian economics at Columbia University, hits out at Nobel laureate and Harvard University professor Amartya Sen over his call to confront MPs with the "number of deaths" a delayed Food Security Bill can cause. |
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Government has brought the whole industry on its knees
, Girish Shirodkar - Mint
Girish Shirodkar, who leads the infrastructure and resources practices at consulting firm Strategic Decisions Group International LLC, said the Jet-Etihad deal could mark the end of domestic entrepreneurship in Indian aviation because Jet Airways risks being reduced to an appendage of Etihad. “All global ambitions of Jet will be via Abu Dhabi,” Shirodkar said in an interview. |
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From fashion to AirAsia, Chandilya takes a flying leap
, Mittu Chandilya, AirAsia India CEO - Financial Express
Airasia India has ended the mystery on who will head its new airline, announcing that Singapore-based Mittu Chandilya will take charge as CEO on June 1. The 32-year-old Chandilya, a former artist and model, was principal and head of services practice in Asia-Pacific at management consultancy firm Egon Zehnder in Singapore. Chandilya took leadership role in the travel and hospitality segment of the consulting firm where his primary focus was airlines and aviation. |
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The Internet destroyed the middle class
, Jaron Lanier - Salon
Jaron Lanier is a computer science pioneer who has grown gradually disenchanted with the online world since his early days popularizing the idea of virtual reality. “Lanier is often described as ‘visionary,’ ” Jennifer Kahn wrote in a 2011 New Yorker profile, “a word that manages to convey both a capacity for mercurial insight and a lack of practical job skills.” |
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Pakistan’s comeback kid
, Nawaz Sharif - Brookings
Nawaz Sharif is the comeback kid of Pakistani politics. With his party’s electoral victory, he is poised to become prime minister for an unprecedented third time. The Sharif odyssey has been remarkable—but now we will see if he can convert his victory into a new beginning for his deeply troubled country and our own tortured relations with it. |
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The man who blew the whistle and walked away with $49 mn
, Dinesh Thakur - Business Standard
Dinesh Thakur, the whistle-blower who put Ranbaxy in the dock, was heading the company's information technology division for research and development (R&D) until eight years ago. Thakur, a Bachelor in Technology from Osmania University and Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, joined Ranbaxy from US drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2003. |
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Most ministers including PM linked with financial scams
, Varun Gandhi - Economic Times
BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi would prefer to be known by his work rather than his surname. He talks to ET' about his journey into politics since 2004 and how people are no longer swayed by party politics, all they want are results. |
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We will not allow Kargil, 26/11, terror from Pak soil
, Nawaz Sharif - Hindustan Times
In his first interview to an Indian newspaper after winning the general elections, Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif, 62, reached out to India on Monday, promising that he would not allow his country to export terror. Sharif also pitched for enhanced trade ties. |
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‘We have a lot of love for India’
, Nawaz Sharif - Hindu
In an interview to Karan Thapar days before the elections in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, who is poised to become the Prime Minister after his party’s victory, spoke on a range of issues. |
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From die-hard anti-Congressman to Cong CM
, Siddaramaiah, CM Karnataka - Indian Express
A man rooted in 'Janata Pariwar' for two-and-half-decades and known for strident anti-Congress stance, it has been a remarkable turn-around for Siddaramaiah, who was sworn in as Karnataka's 22nd chief minister today. |
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