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Sunday, May 19 2013
IMF Independence Matters
THE International Monetary Fund has been at the centre of global financial stability since its creation after World War II. In the last year it has played a central role in reducing the risk of a European financial meltdown. At the ...
ONE FOR THE COUNTRY
I HAD to catch a train in Washington last week. The paved street in the traffic circle around Union Station was in such poor condition that I felt as though I was on a roller coaster. I travelled on the Amtrak Acela, our sorry excuse for a fast train, on ...
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Few surprises emerge as Coachella Part I ends

WELL, in the end it´s a business. But so it is at the beginning, and in the middle. An ambient question about the three-day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which ended recently – or did it? – was whether ...

Prateik fulfills grandma´s wish
ACTOR Prateik took time off from his busy schedule in V a r a n a s i (Benares) to fulfil his maternal grandmother Vidyatai Patil´s wish to visit sites in the temple town. The 25-year-old had an extensive shooting schedule for Issaq in Uttar Pradesh. Since the schedule lasted for over a month, he took his grandmother along for the shoot. He also escorted her for all the sightseeing, including a holy dip in the Ganga, said a source. "It was amazing shooting in Benares, especially in the Ganga, as well as having grandma around. It was my first time and I didn´t know that the water would be so cold. I was freezing as we were shooting for hours in the running current of the river," ...
Britney Spears keeps her career in sharp focus
BRITNEY Spears hasn´t lost her focus. The pop star, 30, recently filmed a commercial for Hasbro´s new game Twister Dance, and according to director Ray Kay, "the shoot went really smooth." "Britney always delivers, and we had a good time on set," said Kay, 33. "She brought Jason Trawick and the boys to set, and it was really great to see how her performance was stellar when the boys were watching the monitor. It´s like she turned up the performance one notch more." Spears — mom to Sean, 6, and Jayden, 5 — rocked a $20,000 BodyRock Sport by Kelly Dooley sports bra for the ad, which was adorned with 18K gold hardware and embellished with ...
Dulquar Salman enjoys acting
DULQUAR Salman´s debut film Second Show did reasonable business at the box office, but it hasn´t stopped filmmakers from offering films to the youngster. The young actor, who is Malayalam superstar Mammootty´s son, is happy with his profession and the way his acting career is shaping up. Salman, who used to look after his father´s money matters before taking up acting, said his second film Ustad Hotel will be completed in a week and then he will move on to the next film. "I am excited about Varsham, my third film. The film´s shooting will begin shortly. It´s a love story. The director is a new face, Kannan, and the hunt for the female lead is on. Kannan ...

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