CBI books 18 cops for fake encounter by Amita Verma

Almost six months after MBA student Ranbir Singh was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Dehra Dun, the CBI…

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Farmers offer Gram Sabha land to Govt. for opening varsity

At a time when farmers across the country have been agitating against acquisition of their land for developmental works, a…

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Of money, greed and risk-loving CEOs by Jayati Ghosh

This has been quite a decade for global corporate leaders, volatile not only in terms of their actual fortunes, but…

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‘It is shameful to misguide people’ by P Sainath

Well-known PR firms, professional designers, and ad agencies served the richer parties and candidates. They made up “news” items in…

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Receding hopes

The World Trade Organisation’s seventh ministerial meeting held earlier this month at Geneva ended without anything substantial to show. But…

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Why did Copenhagen fail to deliver a climate deal? by Richard Black

After Copenhagen, there is no “developing world” — there are several.  About 45,000 travelled to the U.N. climate summit in…

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Toward Greater Transparency through Access to Information: World Bank Finalizes Landmark Policy

The World Bank today finalized its Access to Information Policy, which makes the Bank a transparency leader among international institutions. …

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Perform or perish for babus over 50?

Non-performing officers in the elite civil services — IAS, IFS and IPS — may be asked to pack up leaving…

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Rs 10,000 cr package for Vidarbha

Minutes before curtains were drawn on state legislature’s winter session, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan announced a Rs 10,000 crore package…

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Food price index up 18.65 y/y on Dec 12: Government

Food price index rose 18.65 per cent in the 12 months to Dec 12, while the fuel index was up…

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‘Chidambaram must visit Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh’

Vanvasi Chetna Asram founder Himanshu Kumar while reacting to the letter dashed by Chhattisgarh Governor ESL Naramsimhan to Prime Minister…

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Editors guild deplores ‘paid news menace’

The Editors Guild of India [ Images ] is ‘deeply shocked’ and ‘seriously concerned’ at the increasing number of reports…

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NCW contemplates filing suit in Ruchika molestation case

In a clear indictment of the Punjab Police and the state government, National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas set…

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‘The level of violence has gone up tremendously in Chhattisgarh’

Even after spending more than two years in prison on charges of being a Naxal supporter under the draconian Chhatisgarh…

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Basic instincts by Darryl D’Monte

Reading the lines that Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh delivered in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday and between them, the message…

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