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Bucking the trend
Since its inception last year, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has managed the difficult task of matching the financial hype that surrounded its launch. This year it has done one better: despite forecasts of the global economic slowdown hurting ...

An optimistic projection
Despite the global slowdown and the volatile financial environment, the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has projected a 16-17 per cent growth in exports by the IT-BPO sector in 2009-10. In the context of the ...

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ICC should prosecute Israeli leaders for Gaza
By Siddharth Varadarajan

With Palestine accepting the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction, Israel should realise there is a price to pay for committing war crimes.

News Analysis
Chief Election Commissioner: equal or superior?
By S. Mohan

Under Article 324(5), the CEC cannotsuo motuexercise his power of recommending removal of an Election Commissioner because the members of the Election Commission are of equal status. Arrogation of anysuo motupower will amount to an assumption of supe riority, which will obliterate the equality and nullify the independent functioning of the Commission.

U.S.-Russia: focus on nuclear arms cuts
By Vladimir Radyuhin

The Obama administration has leaked plans to push for an 80-per cent cut in nuclear arsenals compared with the START level.

Iranian exile remaking links back home
By Kamin Mohammadi

In 1979, Kamin Mohammadi fled Iran with her parents and sister. She left behind a large, close-knit family. After a long exile, she’s in touch with everyone again.

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Kalyan’s u-turn

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