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The gentleman turns kingmaker -
Naveen Patnaik, CM, Orissa, Business Standard
In April this year, the man who might have been the political heir of Odisha strongman Biju Patnaik, died at 63, pretty much unsung. Nalinikanta Mohanty became an MLA at 26, served six terms in the Assembly and became public works minister in the Naveen Patnaik government after a two-decade political career but was sacked unceremoniously in 2001, a year after Naveen became chief minister.
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Novelist, screenwriter with satiric voice -
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Indian Express
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Indian Patent Law will be emulated by many nations -
C Chandrasekaran, Ex-patent Controller General, India, Economic Times
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Auditor or crusader? The debate continues -
Vinod Rai, Mint
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Rise and rise of the other Gandhi scion -
Varun Gandhi, India Today
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Southern steel that severs ties -
MK Stalin, NewIndianExpress
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We will not withdraw support; UPA themselves will hold elections in November -
Mulayam Singh Yadav, SP President, NewIndianExpress
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FDI in defence sector would be an effective catalyst for self-reliance -
Dick Olver, Hindu
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India's medicine men -
Anji Reddy & Yusuf Hamied, Business Standard
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Meet the teenage multimillionaire -
Nick D'Aloisio, Business Standard
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An American at large -
Strobe Talbott, Economic Times
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He mas Millions and a new job at Yahoo. soon, he’ll be 18. -
Nick D’Aloisio, NYT
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MP has shown growth rate of 11.98 per cent -
Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Outlook
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Rahul Gandhi’s outsider Madhusudan Mistry churning the insides in Karnataka -
Madhusudan Mistry, Economic Times
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Beginning of the endgame? -
Subrata Roy Sahara, Mint
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A quieter Alagiri returns where he once reigned -
MK Alagiri, Indian Express
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Mulayam, enigmatic as ever -
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian Express
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Giving people the gift of life -
K Anji Reddy, Hindustan Times
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Tryst with dynasty -
Sonia Gandhi, Economist
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Faces corruption charges, again -
Veerappa Moily, Petroleum Minister, Business Standard
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The angry optimist -
Surjit Bhalla, Economist, Business Standard
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Queens phenom goes for redemption at National Spelling Bee finals -
Arvind Mahankali, Daily Beast
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The stalinist Dilemma -
MK Stalin, Economic Times
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Brazen, blunt and blessed by Rahul -
Beni Prasad Verma, Indian Express
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Remvoe barriers, develop funding ecosystem for start-ups -
Eric Schmidt, Chairman, Google Inc, Mint
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The horizon chaser -
Francisco D’Souza, Mint
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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