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Rivers in India do not just play a big role in the agriculture and economy of the country. They are also culturally important with many considering some rivers such as the Ganges very holy. All the major rivers of India begin their journeys at one of the three main watersheds – The Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges (Northern India); the Sahyadri or the Western Ghats (Western India); or the Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges (Central India). Most of the major rivers of India end up joining the Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea. Read more
Tennis champion Sania Mirza unveiled her autobiographical book called “Ace Against Odds” and the sports star roped in Bollywood superstar and her close friend Shah Rukh Khan to unveil the book. Read more
Tata Steel board met on July 8th to discuss the future of its European business amid troubled times. The board has put the sale of its UK business on hold and is exploring merger options to keep the Port Talbot manufacturing plant operational. Read more
Brexit is the most used term currently in the global financial market. Not long back, Greek exit was stalled. Even as EU is trying to find its feet from a dozen murky issues that it has gotten itself into, threat of Britain exit (Brexit - to be “with it”) looms large. Read more
On Sunday, June 19th, Kensington’s iconic and prestigious concert hall Royal Albert hall was packed with over 5,000 people as Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar held his Meditation 2.0 “Go Deeper” event. Read more
"Any entrant to the central bank governorship probably starts at the height of their popularity. Some of the actions I take will not be popular. The Governorship of the Central Bank is not meant to win one votes or Facebook “likes”. But I hope to do the right thing, no matter what the criticism, even while looking to learn from the criticism. Read more
Glamorous gold never loses its sheen. Be it in the form of an ornament or investment, uptrend or down - gold never goes out of fashion. Wars have been fought for it, love is still expressed with it and the fact that it is precious and finite, makes it alluring. Read more
Firstly, wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful year ahead! May this year be filled with opportunities, success and celebrations! now to business then. Early last year we played a prediction game on this space. It's the time of the year to do reality check. Read more
A terminology/situation currently gripping the market is "fiscal cliff". Suddenly Eurozone's debt crisis and China's slowing growth are on back burner for the market watchers. What is both important and urgent is resolution to fiscal cliff by the US lawmakers. Read more
Massive injection of stimulus by world's largest central banks is one of the biggest highlights of this week. Earlier this month, the European Central Bank pledged to buy debt from Eurozone countries to contain borrowing costs. Read more
