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Veeresh Malik gives advice to car owners what to do when the heavy rains get the better of them. He also gives on fuel tips which can save you money The recent heavy rains that lashed Delhi, Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere, once again brought to fore the reality of our roads that...

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Kara Brandeisky (ProPublica) 08 August 2013
Five years ago, Senator Barack Obama was part of a group of legislators that supported substantial changes to NSA surveillance programs. Here are seven ways he's flip flopped his stance on the NSA since becoming president When the House of Representatives recently considered an amendment...

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Medical developments from around the world New Revelations in Cancer Research “Many authorities now admit much, possibly most, of the world’s cancers came from the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines, and hepatitis B vaccines, produced in monkeys and chimps,” says RealFarmacy website. The...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 August 2013
The apex court refused to grant an interim stay on Bombay High Court verdict that declared the two-member probe panel set up by BCCI as illegal The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim stay on Bombay High Court verdict agreed to hear the petition filed by Board of Control...

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Paul Kiel (ProPublica) 07 August 2013
In state after state that has tried to ban payday and similar loans, the industry has found ways to continue to peddle them A version of this story was co-published with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.   In 2008, payday lenders suffered a major defeat when the Ohio legislature banned...

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Will the world population hit 10 billion, leading to destruction of the planet? The world’s population will touch 10 billion by 2100. One wonders if there is enough food and space to accommodate that number. However, the book, titled Population 10 Billion (Constable; Rs399; 438 pages),...

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For those who are serious about giving away vast amounts of money but are clueless how to go about it, the book gives examples of how famous people ran their charities Philanthropy is becoming the buzzword amongst the rich and famous. In fact, it has become a prominent tool to flaunt...

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Today, every Innus is a Canadian citizen who is heir to every disease that a Caucasian Canadian gets. The only change for diseases in Innus is the introduction of monetary economy where greed rules the roost The creator, if there was one, or for the consumption of Darwinians,...

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Isaiah Thompson (Special to ProPublica) 06 August 2013
Law enforcement authorities are moving to seize homes, cash and other property of people tangentially related to crimes under "civil forfeiture" laws that require minimal proof When Rochelle Bing bought her modest row home on a tattered block in North Philadelphia 10 years ago, she saw...

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Paul Kiel (ProPublica) 05 August 2013
Last year, activists in Missouri tried to limit what high-cost lenders can charge. The ensuing fight exposed something that rarely comes into view so vividly: the high-cost lending industry's ferocious efforts to stay legal and stay in business A version of this story was co-published...

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The failure to resolve the issues relating to non-performing assets-NPAs goes directly back to the central banks' largesse. They provided the time to allow these issues to be ignored. Now, it is both worse and too late Last week, I read a rather disturbing story in the financial news....

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 August 2013
The 175th seminar of Moneylife Foundation focussed on understanding the key provisions of the RTI Act. Shailesh Gandhi, the former Central Information Commissioner, explained important dos and don’ts and how one can file effective application to ensure all the queries are answered

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AC THOMPSON (ProPublica)  and   JONATHAN JONES (special to ProPublica) 02 August 2013
Inside Room 101 at Emerald Hills, a covert campaign was under way in the fall of 2008. Potentially lethal bed sores were spreading across Joan's body, and workers were trying to improvise help The workers at Emerald Hills lacked both the skills and the legal authority to treat Joan.

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AC THOMPSON (ProPublica)  and   JONATHAN JONES (special to ProPublica) 01 August 2013
The third installment of ProPublica’s assisted living investigation continues the sad saga of Joan Boice and details the lack of professional care for some Emeritus residents. ProPublica also explores why government agencies have not developed uniform regulations On Sept. 30, 2008, an...

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AC THOMPSON (ProPublica)  and   JONATHAN JONES (special to ProPublica) 01 August 2013
The third installment of ProPublica’s assisted living investigation continues the sad saga of Joan Boice and details the lack of professional care for some Emeritus residents. ProPublica also explores why government agencies have not developed uniform regulations On Sept. 30, 2008, an...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 July 2013
Wyeth Pharma has pleaded guilty to a criminal misbranding violation and agreed to pay a criminal fine and forfeiture of $491 million The US Justice Department has said that Wyeth Pharmaceuticals pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $490.9 million for misbranding a drug that prevents the...

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Prof Anil Agashe 31 July 2013
Parents want to give their children the best of everything especially education. Children, on the other hand, want everything without pausing to think what sacrifices their parents have to make to give them all that they desire! In an induction program for fresh batch of MBA students I...

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AC THOMPSON (ProPublica)  and   JONATHAN JONES (special to ProPublica) 31 July 2013
When the ambulance crew arrived, about 8:20pm, Joan Boice was in the TV lounge, face-down on the carpet. Her head had struck the floor with some velocity; bruises were forming on her forehead and both cheeks. It appeared she'd lost her balance and fallen out of a chair   Joan Boice...

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AC THOMPSON (ProPublica)  and   JONATHAN JONES (special to ProPublica) 31 July 2013
When the ambulance crew arrived, about 8:20pm, Joan Boice was in the TV lounge, face-down on the carpet. Her head had struck the floor with some velocity; bruises were forming on her forehead and both cheeks. It appeared she'd lost her balance and fallen out of a chair   Joan Boice...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 July 2013
Just two days back, the probe panel has given a clean chit to Srinivasan, Gurunath Meiyappan, as well as Raj Kundra of Rajasthan Royals in the spot-fixing and betting charges in the IPL cricket tournament The Bombay High Court on Tuesday held the two-member probe panel set up by it to...

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