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Is there an alternative to Narendra Modi and his policies?

Narendra Modi has been in power in Gujarat for a decade now. Has the time not come to discourage the trend towards a personality cult by trying an alternate leader, asks B Raman Gujarat Chief......

UPA-2: Time to change course

The government must give up its neo-liberal polices and obsession with GDP growth and shift its ideological centre of gravity leftwards, argues Praful Bidwai. It's no aberration that the first......

CPI to strive for an alternative front to UPA

Communist Party of India general secretary A B Bardhan on Sunday said the United Progressive Alliance government at the centre was in a period of transition and his party's aim was to find an......

'BJP will bring anti-conversion law if it comes to power'

Former Bharatiya Janata Party President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said his party would bring an anti-conversion law if it comes to power at the Centre. Addressing a gathering in Visakhapatnam, he......

Invest in the poor, tax the rich

Most rich and upper-middle class Indians are greatly under-taxed. Worse, the government annually writes off over Rs 5 lakh crores through exemptions. This practice must be ended if the......

COLUMN: Can we have waterless agriculture too Mr PM?

We need a master plan to increase our water storage capacity, improve irrigation facilities and create water networks across the country that links the draught prone with those experiencing floods,......

If I were the Finance Minister...

In a developing county like India, the role of the Finance Minister is a crucial one, specially when the country is going through it's worst period in recent times. M R Venkatesh, has a few valid......

Renting a bank locker isn't easy

For the past two months, Rashmi Sinha, resident of Vashi (Navi Mumbai), has been trying to rent a bank locker. However, she has not been able to find one of her choice. The cheapest the size of a......

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

India's tiny Islamic finance industry is hoping to expand by developing products that would work around the country's ban on sharia-compliant banking. But political and legal obstacles mean......

Investment in gold: A no-confidence against UPA govt

Importing gold widens current account deficit, channels domestic savings into personal investments and of course forces domestic entrepreneurs to scout for foreign funds, writes M R Venkatesh. The......

Doctor, heal thyself!

The latest episode of Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate probed into malpractices that some doctors follow, looking at the way they dole out wrong treatments for monetary gains. It has......

Which of these stars will bag an Oscar this year?

None of the male Best Actor Oscar nominees are featured in a big hit. Even as Crazy Heart is expanding across America and will soon open abroad, it could still be an arthouse hit -- that means it......

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Q. Upset over 'the Republic killing its own children', the Supreme Court sought the response of the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government on a plea for judicial probe into the killings of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar in an alleged fake encounter six months ago. Comments plz.
: A. Anybody born in India is son / daughter of our country. We have adopted our Constitution to run the country. Constitution is a base to decide any...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/upset-over-the-republic-killing-its-own-children-the-supreme//answers/18973851

Q. Food inflation is close to 17% now. Any idea where will it end up?
Jaco: A. The food inflation has been ruling high for quite some time..To me , the situation appears to be unpredictable..more and more items of daily use...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/food-inflation-is-close-to-17-now.-any-idea-where-will-it-en/18973817/answers/17274918

Q. Would there be a repetition Of 1962 by China ???
Good Citizen: A. Yes, Chinese soldiers deliberately leave tell-tale evidence of their incursions to insult and annoy us.We have done nothing to make the Chinese...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/would-there-be-a-repetition-of-1962-by-china-/17274381/answers/15814841

Q. Why the Left parties are against the Nuke Deal as if they are trying to do a Favour to INDIA and they have not done anything in either KERALA or WEST BENGAL. Now all teh countries are looking at INDIA as a SUPER power. But with such kind of POLITICS, we never become either like JAPAN or rather any other developed country in even next 10 years also. If we want to become like them and compete with them we need to be aggressive.
AWASTHI: A. Dear Vesta,Would you like to believe Americans as they are arm twisting any country they wish to ? They are shrewed enough to engage India in a...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-the-left-parties-are-against-the-nuke-deal-as-if-they-ar/15814831/answers/3121720

Q. The population, traffic,pollution in NCR is seen rising leading to a very bad life for a common man here. What could be done to prevent such growing problem?
Vetsa Sudhakar: A. Population ControlIt is generally accepted that overpopulation is caused or aggravated by poverty and gender inequality with consequent...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-population-trafficpollution-in-ncr-is-seen-rising-leadin/3121574/answers/596678

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Know Lal Krishna Advani BJP's perpetual 'PM-in-waiting'

New Delhi : Very few politicians of independent India can be credited with bringing about paradigm shift in the political discourse of the country.... ...

http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/know-lal-krishna-advani-'-bjp's-perpetual-pm-in-waiting--10161.html

Streetlight policy aims to save 24 MU of electricity every year

The Energy Management Centre (EMC) is in the process of framing a street light policy, which, if implemented in the state, can save 24 million... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Streetlight-policy-aims-to-save-24-MU-of-electricity-every-year/2013/05/18/article1595111.ece

Real touchstone is action on 26/11 accused

Despite the all-pervasive optimism over progress based on the PM-elect's personal interest in economic ties with India, it's unlikely that much... ...

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/oped/real-touchstone-is-action-on-2611-accused.html

Electricity meter suppliers out to make big business in Africa

The lack of access to electricity in Sub Saharan Africa has not deterred the rapid growth of the market for electricity meters in the region. Power... ...

http://www.observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/africaweekly/AfricaWeeklyDetail.html?cmaid=52044&mmacmaid=52045&volumeno=III&issueno=13

beyond the Supreme Court order

The Supreme Court decision denying Novartis a patent for the cancer drug imanitib has been hailed as a victory for the affordable medicines... ...

http://infochangeindia.org/public-health/analysis/the-cost-of-drugs-beyond-the-supreme-court-order.html

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Is there an alternative to Narendra Modi and his policies?

UPA-2: Time to change course

CPI to strive for an alternative front to UPA

'BJP will bring anti-conversion law if it comes to power'

Invest in the poor, tax the rich

COLUMN: Can we have waterless agriculture too Mr PM?

If I were the Finance Minister...

Renting a bank locker isn't easy

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

Investment in gold: A no-confidence against UPA govt

Doctor, heal thyself!

Which of these stars will bag an Oscar this year?

People speak for centre for policy alternatives

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