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Haryana families to get invitation letter to cast vote

In a novel initiative aimed at increasing voter turnout in Haryana, the state election commission will send an invitation letter to every family in the state urging them to exercise their franchise......

Manipur records 68% polling marred by violence, firing, booth capturing

Incidents of firing, intimidation, destruction of EVMs at some polling booths and allegations of booth capturing were reported from conflict-hit Manipur that recorded a turnout of over 68 percent......

Newlyweds in wedding attire queue up to vote in J-K's Udhampur

Several newly-wed couples turned up at polling stations in wedding attire to cast their votes in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur constituency which went to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha......

Polling officials trek 18 km through dense forest for elderly tribal's vote

It was an 18-kilometer trek through the dense forest filled with wild animals for a team of nine polling officials, comprising three women, on Wednesday to record the vote of a bedridden citizen at......

Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

Job creation single most important pressure point: Rajan

Indian economy, dubbed the fastest growing major economy in the world, is faced with the single most important pressure point of job creation, says former RBI Governor Raghuram G Ranjan as he makes......

Rajan questions Sebi inaction on Mauritius funds trading in Adani stocks

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has asked why SEBI has not yet got to the bottom of ownership of the four Mauritius-based funds who are said to have parked 90 per cent of their $6.9 billion in......

India is 'dangerously close' to Hindu rate of growth: Raghuram Rajan

Sounding a note of caution, former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that India is "dangerously close" to the Hindu rate of growth in view of subdued private sector investment, high......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

Hiking interest rates to tame inflation not 'anti-national': Raghuram Rajan

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday said the central bank will have to raise interest rates to tame inflation and the hikes need not be considered by politicians and bureaucrats as some......

Guns And Gulaabs Review

Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav get into the nutty mode easily and carry off the dark comedy without overacting, while Dulquer Salmaan looks bored, observes Deepa Gahlot. The cars are Ambassadors......

'How much more Indian can my film get?'

'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.' Even as a raging debate eddies around him about whether his film, Chhello Show (Last Film Show), is a......

'Never ever had I imagined that I would one day give a voice to my nation'

'A Colourful World is for every child, telling them that like the different coloured crayons in a box, they should also appreciate their differing identities, shine and live peacefully with other......

The Sky is Pink Review

You must watch The Sky is Pink just for Priyanka Chopra, applauds Sukanya Verma. The hardest thing is to walk back into an empty room once inhabited by life. Pain is not to be discriminated......

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