Report notes decline in media freedom in South Asia by Anita Joshua

Sri Lankan journalists suffered worst by all standards Tendency to sell news space for trivia grew in India A dozen…

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Future bright for Indian economy, says Rangarajan

Fiscal slowdown has not affected India much  Forecasting a brighter future for the country’s economy by 2009-10 end, C. Rangarajan,…

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Poverty is surely declining, but not fast enough: Manmohan Singh by Prafulla Das

“Much more needs to be done to improve the living standards of the poor”  The decline in poverty has not…

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India set to retain top spot in milk production

India is expected to maintain last year’s record of being the world’s largest milk producer, with an estimated 110 million…

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Rs.56 crore for market intervention

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Food and Civil Supplies Minister C. Divakaran has said that Rs.56 crore has been sanctioned to Kerala State Civil…

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RTE still remains on paper by Anita Joshua

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE) remains on paper today; four months after it…

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PM sees reforms benefiting poor

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the economic reforms initiated by him almost two decades ago had reduced the number…

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Prod to states on child scheme by Charu Sudan Kasturi

Women and child development minister Krishna Tirath is writing to all chief ministers urging them to join the ambitious child…

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It’s tougher now for babus to overstay by Mukesh Ranjan

In a bid to curb the tendency among bureaucrats belonging to the All-India Services (AIS), including Indian Admini-trative Service (IAS)…

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The imminent food crisis by AV Rajwade

The current food inflation is a result of food output growth not keeping pace with population growth Few recall that,…

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Changed Forever by Disaster by Akash Kapur

THANTIRAYANKUPPAM, INDIA — Five years ago, I woke up on a Sunday morning, checked the news online and saw that…

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CAG questions NRHM funds’ flow management by Aarti Dhar

Maintenance of accounts not proper, it says  Most States yet to adopt e-banking Delay in release of funds from State…

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Aam admi finds dal-roti out of reach in UPA’s second innings by Gargi Parsai

More than the return of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to power, the aam admi will remember the year…

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Oilcos to cook up deadly mix of kerosene for poor by Durbar Ganguly

Toxin-mixed fuel may deter adulterators but will pose danger to users After indirectly helping adulterators for seven long months to…

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Where child labour, migration are a way of life by Meena Menon

In Amravati villages, dropout is pronounced; alcohol is another problem The wooden door of Surekha Rathod’s house is held together…

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