Category: 2017 In Retrospect

Search for alien life got exciting new targets this year

By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) One year passes in the blink of an eye in terms of…

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A year of mixed fortunes for Indian space sector

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS) The year 2017 could be said to be one of mixed fortunes for…

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Amidst border tension, India steps up to be net security provider, pushes defence manufacturing

By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Amidst tension on both the eastern and western borders, and continuing terror…

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Literature: Honouring diverse experience, reviving old stories and sad adieus

By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) It was another glorious year for literature with its top prizes honouring…

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Remarkable year for new directorial talent in Bollywood

By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) If during the year 2017, the scarcity of new acting talent was…

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An abduction that took away sheen of Malayalam filmdom

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 (IANS) The year 2017 is one that the Malayalam film industry would perhaps like…

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Increasing automation, Infosys spat disrupted India’s IT industry

By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) The resilient Indian IT industry, which has been going through challenging times on…

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Tough year for Congress but Rahul’s grit in Gujarat generates new hope

By Prashant Sood New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) It was a year when Rahul Gandhi finally stepped into the Congress…

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GST made 2017 most significant year for economy since Independence

By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The 70th year since Independence will go down in Indian history since…

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US-India ties: Modi-Trump chemistry apart, Washington bets big on New Delhi

By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Though the personal chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and new US…

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Despite ‘Trump effect’, global momentum on climate change gains

By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Trump administrations decision earlier this year to pull out of the…

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Tough policy on militants, separatists in Kashmir; also a reach-out

By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Concerted action against militants and appointment of an interlocutor to carry forward…

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Realty faces slowdown, up for recovery post RERA

By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) The real estate sector, which witnessed a slew of policy measures through the…

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Science this year: Protests, peacock sex, gravitational waves

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Ditching their neutral white laboratory coats, Indian scientists this year hit the streets…

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Expectations vs reality: Bollywood films that fell flat

By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Big names, extravagant budgets, picturesque locales and brilliant promotions -- and yet,…

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Regional routes power India’s Civil Aviation sector

By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Indias civil aviation sector soared in 2017 as passenger traffic continued to…

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The year when fiction returned to the fore in Indian publishing

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Fiction was almost lost from Indian publishing at about this time last…

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Boost for gene editing, artificial womb technologies

By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Advances in medical sciences this year have brought good news for…

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Euphoria of hosting successful World Cup, ISL-I-League tussle marked soccer calendar

By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) Football in India got an unprecedented leg-up with the successful hosting of the…

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Reformed realty to ride out rough road

By Vinod Behl The year 2017 could well go down as one of the most painful for the bruised real…

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