Retail inflation eases to 9.86 percent in July
August 21st, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) India's retail inflation declined marginally to 9.86 percent in July as compared to 9.93 percent in the previous month helped by easing in prices of ... Read more...
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South Africa plans massive investment in railways
August 17th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 17 (IANS) The South African government will over the next few years invest over $5 billion in passenger rail infrastructure and services, a minister said here.Transport Minister Dikobe ... Read more...
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Rajasthan’s targets 400,000 new jobs this year
August 13th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan government is executing a major social uplift scheme covering both rural and urban areas to create at least 400,000 new jobs this fiscal, with ... Read more...
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A folk song for every occasion in colourful north India (IANS BOOKS)
June 15th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Book: Unearthing Gender: Folk Songs of North India; Author: Smita Tiwari Jassal;Publisher: Duke University Press (2012); Pages 328; Price: $26.61"Gold melts at the goldsmith's.
Sister burns away at her in-laws.
Iron smelts at ... Read more...
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I’m not interested in politics: Aamir Khan (Interview)
June 8th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) He doesn't want to enter politics and candidly admits he has no solutions to problems. Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan, revelling in the "dream reaction" to ... Read more...
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60 percent Pakistanis buy just one pair of shoes
June 3rd, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) Around 62 percent of Pakistanis say they purchased just one pair of shoes for personal use during the last one year, according to a survey.A Gilani ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa writes to PM over kerosene allocation
May 25th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday accused the central government of adopting a callous approach to the kerosene needs of the poor in Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Lawyers enforce 12-hour shutdown in Odisha
May 8th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) A 12-hour shutdown called by lawyers Tuesday demanding action against a woman district collector for allegedly misbehaving with some of their colleagues hit normal life in ... Read more...
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No villain in my show: Aamir
May 6th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Actor-producer Aamir Khan, whose "Satyameva Jayate" saw its first episode, dealing with female foeticide, aired Sunday morning, said there was no villain in his show ... Read more...
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‘China requires better family planning over migration’
April 14th, 2012 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) Chinese authorities believe their country requires a better family planning due to a consistent rise in migrants' population.A senior family planning official has admitted that China's ... Read more...
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Cervical cancer leading cancer-killer among Indian women
March 28th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in India with mortality being three times higher in rural areas than in urban ... Read more...
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Madhya Paradesh claims 12 percent fall in poverty
March 21st, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party may have found fault with the Planning Commission for reporting a substantial fall in the number of poor in the country, ... Read more...
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China mulls equal ratio of rural, urban lawmakers
March 8th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) China will elect deputies to its top legislature next year in a ratio same as that for populations in rural and urban areas, according to a ... Read more...
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Power cuts, power holidays for Tamil Nadu
February 26th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Faced with acute power shortage of around 4,000 MW and the wrath of public for long power cuts, the Tamil Nadu power utility Saturday announced 40 ... Read more...
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24 percent Indian kids go hungry: Survey (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) India may be an economic success story. But a Save the Children study says around a quarter of Indian kids in the 0-6 age group ... Read more...
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24 percent Indian kids go hungry daily: Survey
February 15th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Nearly 30 percent of Indian families have been forced to cut back on food due to rising prices, while around a quarter of kids go ... Read more...
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A colourful fete to fund child education (With Images)
January 21st, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) A fete full of innovative activities like pottery-making and cupcake-baking classes will be held in the capital and the sales proceeds of the products will be ... Read more...
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China added 12 mn new jobs in 2011
December 29th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) China created more than 12 million new jobs this year and kept the registered urban unemployment rate below 4.6 percent, a minister said Thursday.Speaking at a ... Read more...
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China to regulate reference book market
December 29th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) China plans to regulate the reference book market for primary and middle school students.It will impose strict supervision on publication and distribution channels, the education ministry ... Read more...
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Key cabinet decisions of 2011 (2011 in Retrospect)
December 27th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The union cabinet met 32 times this year and its sub committee on economic affairs had 25 meetings to take key decisions aimed at improving ... Read more...
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Huge support for Jan Lokpal bill in Sonia’s constituency
November 5th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) Activists of India Against Corruption (IAC), headed by Anna Hazare, Saturday claimed "massive support" for the Jan Lokpal bill in Congress president Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary ... Read more...
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Jharkhand sex ratio above national average
September 21st, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 21 (IANS) The sex ratio, or number of females per 1,000 males, in Jharkhand stands at 947 for 2011, against the national average of 940, official data showed ... Read more...
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Greater Noida farmers support draft land bill
July 30th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 30 (IANS) Greater Noida farmers agitating over land takeover by the Uttar Pradesh government Saturday supported the central government's draft acquisition bill, and said it would ... Read more...
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Rural child sex ratio declining sharply: Census
July 16th, 2011 - 2:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The ratio of girl child per thousand male child has witnessed a sharp decline in Indian villages in the last decade, according to the latest ... Read more...
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Need to spend more on healthcare for poor: Azad
June 30th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Wednesday that there is a need to increase government spending on healthcare to help the poor.
"Increased public ... Read more...
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Price rise sharper in rural India, shows data
June 20th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The problem of inflation has worsened across India but the price rise has been sharper in rural areas than urban, official data showed Monday.The consumer ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh poll officials target youth
June 5th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 5 (IANS) After head counting the 72.5 million residents of Madhya Pradesh for Census 2011, election officials in the state are once again knocking at every door -- ... Read more...
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Fine-tuning of poor headcount required: Minister
May 21st, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The government said Friday it would "fine-tune" the criteria for the first nationwide headcount of people living below the poverty line (BPL) with their caste ... Read more...
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New census to estimate India’s poor with caste, religion (Roundup)
May 19th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A far-reaching nationwide census in India will identify people below the poverty line with parameters to exclude families that own a vehicle, a concrete ... Read more...
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Fall from heights accounts for second highest spinal injuries
May 19th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) After road accidents, fall from heights accounts for maximum number of spinal cord injuries and disabilities in the country, a study by the Indian Spinal ... Read more...
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India to carry out caste, creed, poverty census together (Second Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday approved the carrying out of a survey to identify the number of people living below poverty line, as well as ... Read more...
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Jharkhand opposition rejects rehabilitation policy
May 1st, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 1 (IANS) Jharkhand opposition parties Sunday rejected the government's rehabilitation policy for the more than one lakh people displaced by an ongoing demolition drive in the state.The cabinet ... Read more...
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Separate inflation indicators for India’s rural, urban
February 7th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) India will come up with separate barometers of inflation for rural and urban areas, from Feb 18, to help monitor price movement in different parts of the ... Read more...
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Indian infant mortality rate dips
February 3rd, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The infant mortality rate (IMR) - which reflects the number of deaths per 1,000 live births - has dipped by three points in both rural and ... Read more...
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Miss Universe, Sanjana Jon extend support to stop female foeticide in India
January 29th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Ximena Navarrete, the reigning Miss Universe, and Sanjana Jon, an international fashion designer, have urged people to stop female foeticide through the 'Miss Universe-Sanjana Jon Tour'.The ... Read more...
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