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The article focuses on the investigation launched by India's health ministry into allegations of a 'cash for kidneys' racket involving Delhi's Apollo Hospitals, as reported by Britain's The Telegraph, which claimed that impoverished individuals from Myanmar were being enticed to sell their organs.

Presents an article on a ritual among the people of India in which they give respect to paper. Benefits from their worship of paper; Consensus on culture; Book about medicine written 2000 years ago.

The article informs that the Supreme Court of India on October 8, 2013, ordered the Election Commission of India to introduce a paper trail in electronic voting machines in the 2014 assembly elections for free, fair and transparent polls to restore the confidence of voters.

The article reports on the desire of Canada to let India issue a white paper on mining sector to inform the players about the mining policies of the latter.

The article offers information on the white paper presented by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on the alleged profits of the railway industry during the tenure of Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in New Delhi, India.

The article reports that New Delhi, India is the hub of the country's media boom, and home to the world's biggest print news industry, with more print journalists than any other city, hosting dailies and periodicals in English, Hindi and dozens of regional languages.

The author reflects on India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's declaration of war on corruption and his decision on November 8, 2016 to remove and replace large-denomination paper money in the country.

The article offers information on the series of articles under the "Panama Papers Part 2" which lists people with alleged offshore connections in India including politician Anurag Kejriwal, consultant Gautam Seengal, and former government employee Prabhash Sankhla.

The article discusses the attempt of Indian politicians Sonia Gandhi and Digvijay Singh to paper over the failure of Indian National Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. Topics include the appeal for the leadership of Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, the dependence on the party on the dynasty, and the call for the resignation of Rahul Gandhi as vice president of the party.

Announces the plan of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to bring in electronic system in the Indian stock market for stock trading purpose. Opinion of SEBI on the plan; Related views of brokers.

The article reports on the decision of the Indian Supreme Court to end a ban on women being employed as make-up artists in the country's film industry, according to the newspaper "Indian Express."

Plastic, especially in the form of nonbiodegradable bags, has become a target of the environmentally conscious. From San Francisco to South Africa, cities have outlawed, taxed or otherwise restricted plastic bags, even here in the developing world where immediate needs, like jobs, often outweigh nobler aims. Just last month New Delhi passed a preliminary ban imposing a five-year jail term or a 100,000-rupee fine, about $2,055, on anyone caught carrying or handing out plastic bags. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the boom in newspaper business in India with a boost in circulation and advertising revenue as more people from smaller cities join the middle class.

Presents world news briefs relating to business as of April 24, 2002. Acquisition of the Mazola cooking oil and other brands from Unilever by Associated British Foods; Earnings losses at the Finnish paper and forestry group Stora Enso; Profits for Indian private oil refiner, Reliance Petroleum; Others.

A group of men arrested in Denmark on Wednesday were about to mount a ''Mumbai style'' attack on the Danish newspaper that ignited Muslim fury around the world by publishing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, the head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service said. Several European countries have been on high alert for months over the possibility of an attack modeled on the 2008 assault on Mumbai, India, in which 10 highly trained and heavily armed men stormed hotels, train stations, restaurants, a Jewish center and other sites, in a bloodbath that left 163 dead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on Orange County Register Communications Inc. which will start a one-month trial with Indian company Mindworks Global Media at the end of June 2008. Mindworks Global will take over copy-editing duties for some stories published in the Orange County Register and will handle page layout for a community newspaper. Mindworks' Web site discloses that the company is based outside New Delhi and provides high quality editorial and design services to global media firms.

Looks at the stance taken by Maninderjit Singh Bitta, leader of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front on the impending war between India and Pakistan.

Reports that on January 27, 1997, confidential banking documents were handed over by the Swiss government to Indian authorities, which could shed light on the Bofors scandal. Description of the scandal; Sonia Gandhi's involvement in the scandal; Public's view of the scandal; Swiss authorities' findings in the scandal.

Focuses on the electronic shares trading in India, while relating to the growth of the Indian stock exchange. Information on foreign investment in India; Changes made at the Indian Securities and Exchange Board; Advantages of the changes.

This article reports that many university students in northern India have been angered by police reports that examinations were being graded by unqualified evaluators, some of whom were reportedly as young as 16. Police officials in the city of Agra said that officers acting on a tip had raided a house in August 2006 and found unqualified evaluators grading college exam papers. The officials said that during the raid, officers found 60,000 tests of students from Chaudhary Charan Singh University. The police said the university's registrar, B.L. Arya, had sent 80,000 tests to his son, R.P. Singh, in Agra, and told him to have them evaluated.

The article reports that the Tirupati Balaji temple, one of India's richest temples has declared its total wealth at close to several billion including examines in a white paper issued recently, the temple stated it had several tonnes of gold and bank deposits of various billion.

The article discusses a paper by the American Council on Education entitled "Venturing Abroad: Delivering U.S. Degrees Through Overseas Branch Campuses and Programs." The paper offers guidance for colleges setting up programs overseas. It focuses on global hotspots like China, Singapore, and India, and discusses the things that colleges should consider before making a move abroad, such as accreditation and the environment in the host country. It can be purchased on the council's Web site and includes a list of institutions with programs abroad.

The article highlights India's participation in the Texworld Apparel and Home Textile Sourcing Show in New York, with the Indian Ambassador encouraging companies to enhance textile exports to the U.S., especially in sustainable and organic products.

Presents an update on issues related to higher education as of October 25, 2002. Plagiarism charges against Balwant Singh Rajput, vice chancellor of Kumaun University of India; Decision of the University of Waikato to formally apologize to the Jewish population in New Zealand for its role in the work of a researcher with links to neo-Nazi groups in Germany.

The article reports on the rise in value of Scotch whisky exports nearly eight per cent in 2018, backed by booming sales in India, France and the U.S., according to data from Britain's tax authority.