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Call log records procured under RTI by Vinita Kamte show callous handling of the police control room during 26/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai by the then joint commissioner, Rakesh Maria. However, Ram Gopal Varma’s movie “The Attacks of 26/11” tries to justify Maria’s inefficiency and boost...

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In investing, what everyone knows to be true is often false. A long list of such false beliefs   Are these true or false? High unemployment is an economic and stock-market drag; bonds are safer than stocks; dividend-paying stocks are excellent; stocks must crash because they outpace...

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The story of one man’s passion to create libraries around the world   Some 780 million people in this world cannot read; two-thirds of this non-literate population comprise women. It moved John Wood to leave a lucrative job in Microsoft to pursue a dream of providing literacy and...

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Unlike most value investing books, this one is set in the Asian context, particularly the Singapore market. Although there is no mention of Indian markets, it is useful to understand investing in Asian markets   The title might sound like a misnomer—how can one be a ‘value’ investor...

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Aditya Govindaraj writes about a unique non-government organisation that tracks governance & transparency issues for the common man   While the popular media keep ordinary citizens informed about headline-making events, scandals and governance issues, we, the people, know so little...

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Christie Thompson (ProPublica) 17 May 2013
A new Pentagon report says 26,000 service members were sexually assaulted in 2012. For context, we have rounded up some of the best journalism on sexual assault in the US armed forces The Pentagon announced this week that a sergeant working in the military’s sexual assault prevention...

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Moneylife Digital Team 17 May 2013
In an informative two-hour session, Sucheta Dalal explained the financial mistakes one should avoid Just a few weeks ago, a scam run by West Bengal-based Saradha group was exposed. Chain-money schemes like Saradha are flourishing in our country. Hundreds of crores of rupees have been...

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K Saldanha 17 May 2013
Our in-depth analysis exposes the seamy side of timeshare while our survey of 450 people showed huge dissatisfaction   Club Mahindra and Sterling Holidays control the majority of the small, but growing, timeshare business in India. But there are plenty of others promising you grand...

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K Saldanha 17 May 2013
Our in-depth analysis exposes the seamy side of timeshare while our survey of 450 people showed huge dissatisfaction   Club Mahindra and Sterling Holidays control the majority of the small, but growing, timeshare business in India. But there are plenty of others promising you grand...

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Paul Kiel (ProPublica)  and   Mitchell Hartman (Marketplace) 16 May 2013
A federal law is supposed to protect service members from predatory lending. But lenders exploit loopholes, trapping military personnel in high-interest debt This story was co-produced with Marketplace. Listen to their coverage. Seven years after Congress banned payday-loan...

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Moneylife Digital Team 16 May 2013
Rajasthan Royals pacer S Sreesanth and two other players—Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila—have been arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the on-going IPL6 The Delhi police have arrested three players from Indian Premier League (IPL) franchaisee Rajasthan Royals, including pace bowler S...

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Moneylife Digital Team 16 May 2013
  The average rainfall is expected to be 98% of the normal long period average of 89 cm during the four-month season starting 1st June to 30th September   The crucial south-west monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast on 3rd June, a slight delay that could be attributed to the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 May 2013
Sanjay Dutt to surrender on Thursday, jail gets letter about life threat Dutt’s lawyer Subhash Yadav submitted before the special TADA court that the 53-year-old actor wanted to withdraw his application filed yesterday seeking leave to surrender before Yerwada jail in Pune instead of...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 May 2013
The very first step to smart investment is to understand various investment classes, the risks that they carry and how to decide what suits your needs, income level and your personal risk profile. Debashis Basu, in a session titled “Invest Smartly” explained these concepts and how to use...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 May 2013
A cardiologist of Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Research Centre (JNHRC, Bhilai), Dr SK Saxena, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after a patient, KK Kohle, alleged that the doctor demanded Rs20,000 for referring him for treatment outside the state. Dr Saxena was nabbed...

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A new study shows that control trials are flawed. What helps is their faith in the treatment. This puts the onus of patient care on the physician   “It is only those who are in constant revolt that discover what is true, not the man who conforms, who follows some tradition. It is only...

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Alternate Treatments for Hypertension Controlled breathing, biofeedback, transcendental meditation and some cardio-exercises have been approved for trial to alleviate hypertension. However, the American establishment seems to be averse to yoga, for reasons best known to them. Beetroot juice...

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Paul Kiel (ProPublica) 14 May 2013
Many people know the dangers of payday loans. But ‘instalment loans’ also have sky-high rates and work by getting borrowers — usually poor — to renew over and over. We take you inside one of the biggest instalment lenders, billion-dollar World Finance   One day late last year, Katrina...

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Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein  and   Jennifer LaFleur (ProPublica) 13 May 2013
Prescription data obtained by ProPublica show wide use of antipsychotics, narcotics and other drugs dangerous for older adults, but Medicare officials say it's not their job to look for unsafe prescribing or weed out doctors with troubled backgrounds   Ten years ago, a sharply...

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Housing is usually more stable because the motivations of the buyers are for long-term occupancy rather than exclusively for profit. But by rigging the market toward speculators, the Fed may have queered the pitch. Sadly, once the money has fuelled a boom, you can’t just take it...

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