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Govt FDI decision a panic reaction: BJP

The Opposition slammed the government’s decision to liberalise FDI norms in various sectors, with the main Opposition BJP on Wednesday describing the government’s decision to increase FDI in telecom a

RSS, Modi discuss Hindutva

While the RSS had to intervene to placate Mr L.K.

Cong faces 3 Ms in polls runup

The Congress is facing three Ms — Modi, media and middle class — in the run-up to the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Delhi in 2013 and the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Party pins hope on Modi magic

Gujarat chief minister and BJP national campaign committee chairperson Narendra Modi has a task in hand in Orissa now.

Law to become women-friendly

In a bid to make marriage laws more in favour of women, the government on Wednesday approved a number of recommendations made by a Group of Ministers (GoM), which include giving sufficient compensatio

Govt eyes land-for-landless policy

The government is ready with a policy to provide land to the landless and will circulate it to the state governments in another attempt by the UPA to boost its pro-poor record after notifying the food

Nutrition plan awaits nod

Following recommendations of the Prime Minister’s National Council on India’s nutrition challenges, the women and child development (WCD) ministry has proposed a multi-sectoral nutrition programme to

Naxal surrender down; only 143 so far this year

Surrender by CPI(Maoist) leaders has taken a beating this year, indicating that the security forces have not been able to exert enough pressure on the banned outfit.

Degradation costs India $80bn a yr

Environmental degradation is taking a heavy toll and is costing India $80 billion annually. This translates to an equivalent of 5.7 per cent of India’s GDP.

Bihar school meal toll 22, insecticide feared

The number of young children killed after eating contaminated mid-day meal at a government school in north Bihar reached 22 on Wednesday amid reports that traces of an agricultural insecticide were fo

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