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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.