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Modi's marriage just a 'social formality', says his brother

Modi’s marriage just a ‘social formality’, says his brother

BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has, for the first time, publicly acknowledged his wife, drawing an instant taunt from Congress leader Digvijay Singh and strong defence from his brothers, who described the marriage as a “social formality.” Mr. Modi acknowledged his marriage to Jashodaben for the first time in his affidavit filed along with his nomination papers in Vadodara… Read more →


UK exempts Sikhs from wearing hard hats at construction sites

London: Sikhs in the UK will be exempted from wearing hard hats at construction sites, British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.  “From now on Sikhs don’t have to wear hard hats at construction sites in our country,” Cameron said last night at a Vaisakhi reception he hosted at 10, Downing Street.  “We have already stopped searching of turbans in… Read more →

John Foppe: how to do more with less in life

John Foppe: how to do more with less in life

The well-known motivational speaker recalls discovering that his disability lay in his mind, not in his body My first meeting with John Foppe will forever remain vivid. A motivational speaker from Illinois, Foppe was in Chennai recently, when I met him for an interview. During the course of our conversation, Foppe asked for a glass of water. It was served… Read more →