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Public relations and strategic communication / Karen Sutherland, Saira Ali, Umi Khattab

Sutherland, Karen, author




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Tejpal sexual assault case is like cancer on brand Tehelka

In an interview to Rajdeep Sardesai, Brand Strategist Harish Bijoor says that the sexual assault charges against founder-editor Tarun Tejpal is like a cancer on the brand Tehelka. He says that Tehelka can be revived if it brings a white paper on this...




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AAP and LS are just for political entertainment

Arvind Kejriwal and Jayaprakash Narayan don't have clear-cut perspective on the national issues.




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MPs in quandary: Lawmakers yet to donate MPLAD funds to coronavirus relief

MPs say there is pressure from their constituents to distribute personal protective equipment in hospitals in their constituencies




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Gambhir expresses displeasure over Dhoni getting unfairly limelight for WC

An irked Gambhir has been complaining that Dhoni unfairly hogged the limelight, sidelining the contribution of others




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Police in MP to start home delivery of FIRs for violating lockdown

The government in the state has been following the lockdown rules strictly after a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases




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Jail is safer than bail: Amid pandemic, murder accused denied relief

Bombay High Court refused to grant bail to the accused, saying it could not put him at the risk of contracting coronavirus




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To track movement, Kerala police use wedding photographers who fly drones

So now those who flout the lockdown have started avoiding main roads and places where people gather and play games




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UP official claims other states replicating 'Yogi model' for its success

He claims that the UP model had been acknowledged by the Centre and other states for its high success rate




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Internal circulars indicate govt to lift lockdown by mid-June

The Department of Personnel and Training issued a notice that announced postponing the start of a post-graduate degree course for senior bureaucrats at IIM Bangalore




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Akhilesh again slams UP govt for 'failing to manage coronavirus crisis'

He even claimed that the state had adopted a discriminatory attitude in resolving the crisis of UP-origin labourers stuck in other states




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Report of journalists contracting Covid-19 makes scribes in Lucknow jittery

Some of these journalists had urged the Uttar Pradesh government to conduct their sample tests




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No social distance anymore: Covid-19 crisis brings Akali Dal and BJP closer

Till a few months ago, not a day would go by when Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) would not criticise the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) even though the two parties are in alliance.




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Vande Bharat vs Bharat ke Bande: Is Modi losing his political touch?

PM Modi's pandemic messaging has been mostly directed at the middle class and elites and there's little empathy for the poor millions. Is he losing his political touch?




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The inevitability of classical economics

What we came to regard as 'the normal' was anything but normal because the state, like nature, wasn't in the business of compassion and equity




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MP will need Rs 1 trillion to reboot economy: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Chouhan said that the farm loan waiver scheme of the previous Kamal Nath government was a "trick of phantasm", indicating that his government could review it




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Covid-19 impact: State govts likely to raise more money using bonds

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, state governments' gross market borrowings stood at Rs 6.08 trillion in 2019-20, up from Rs 4.78 trillion in 2018-19.




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Virat Kohli reveals his favourite cricket moment apart from 2011 WC final

Kohli, the current India skipper, also admitted the "magical" atmosphere will be missing if the cricket season currently stalled by the Covid-19 pandemic resumes in empty stadiums.




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DVC nails Mamata 'lie''

Official says water released after 12-hr notice to Bengal govt.




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TMC rallies against rail, metro fare hike

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday hit the street for the second time this week to protest against the fare hike in the railways and the Metro Rail service.




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Sundarbans: Hobbling tigress X-rayed in wild

A young tigress has been put through an X-ray examination in the wild, perhaps for the first time in a new initiative to treat animals.




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TMC pitches for federal front with no BJP links, but is silent on Cong ties

Top TMC sources said the articles published in the mouthpiece were cleared by Banerjee and the editorial board.




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Before her Darjeeling visit, GJM MLAs seek CM''s appointment

There was a lot of positive discussions about GTA.




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Trinamool team meets PC, demands financial relief

Reviving an old bone of contention with the Congress-led UPA government just months before the 2014 elections, Trinamool Congress leaders Monday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram.




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In another reconciliatory move, GJM MLAs won''t sit with Oppn

In another placatory gesture, the GJM Monday resumed work at the hill council ahead of Mamata''s visit to the hills




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WBHRC asks for guidelines in educational institutes

The WBHRC noted that the police had failed to do its duty to maintain law and order in the University.




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Mamata hopeful about Darjeeling''s future

"I want people in the Hills to be happy."




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More children go missing in Darjeeling every year: Report

A State Crime Records Bureau-backed report has termed West Bengal the source point for child trafficking within the country.




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Back in Darjeeling, Mamata pitches for peace, development

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached out to the people in the hills and appealed to maintain peace.




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Mamata to meet industrialists on October 28

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet industrialists of the state and members of chambers of commerce on October 28:Partha Chatterjee.




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In Darjeeling, Didi bats for development, attacks GJM

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her government would not allow disruption of normal life in the name of bandhs.




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Glitch in AI Dreamliner; Kolkata-bound flight delayed by 6 hours

Two hundred Kolkata-bound passengers faced a harrowing time as a technical fault in Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft delayed their flight from IGI airport by over six hours.




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Mamata: More scope to develop Darjeeling than Switzerland

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her stand on undivided Bengal and said the hills would remain an integral part of the state.




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Reconcile to reality, return Singur land: Partha to Tatas

West Bengal government Monday hit out at the Tatas for moving the Supreme Court against its decision to take over the land of the now-abandoned Tata Motors.




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Modi spreading lies on free power from Narmada dam: Medha Patkar

Social activist Medha Patkar accused Narendra Modi of "spreading lies" in public meetings about getting free power from the Sardar Sarovar Project.




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Girl claims gangraped twice, police say no second complaint

A 16-year-old girl from Humayunpur village in Madhyamgram has alleged that she was gangraped twice last week.




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Panchayat minister likely to meet World Bank officials

West Bengal may pitch in for the inclusion of another 1,000 gram panchayats under the ISGPproject funded by the World bank.




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Now, Didi to design Tantuja sarees to revive ailing brand

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to design sarees sold under handloom brand Tantuja.




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20 yrs after July 21 firing, probe panel to finally fix responsibility

Yuva Cong rally: Commission to file report after depositions of CM, Buddha.




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Ad on subsidy to Aadhaar-linked LPG consumers creates panic

Mamata demanded that the Aadhaar must not be made compulsory to receive LPG subsidy and called for immediate review of the move.




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PC-Roy meet fuels new political equation talks

UPA government held a crucial meeting with estranged ally Trinamool Congress here to discuss financial relief for West Bengal.




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Deadline close but few takers for Aadhaar-account linking

Only a five to ten percent are intrested in getting their Aadhar number linked to their bank accounts.




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Lighting up lives

With the arrival of Diwali comes better, brighter moments for sex workers in Watgunj area of Kidderpore who make a substantial sum after selling designer candles made by them to corporate executives and guests at hotels.




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JU prof to move HC for rights panel relief

This is the first time Mahapatra would approach a court personally over the issue.




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Case of hot potatoes: Spiralling prices cost minister Roy his job

Speaking to mediapersons, Mamata narrated how she conveyed her decision to the minister.




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Twin rallies widen chasm between victim kin, locals

Two separate processions were taken out to mark five months of the incident.




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1,100 truckloads stabilise potato market in state

A truck can carry up to 10 tonnes of potato.




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Bill to rename Rajarhat New Town likely to be tabled this session

The state government is likely to bring a bill to change the name of Rajarhat New Town in the winter session of Assembly scheduled to start November 18.




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HC seeks govt reply on JU prof's plea on relief

Sanjib Banerjee, too, had pointed out that the state human rights commission only had the right to recommend.




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Debt-burdened Bengal seeks Rs 2.5 lakh cr relief package

The CM also requested for specific grant of Rs 1,55,000 crore to boost various development programmes.