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Why South India Is Unhappy With Modi

On one hand, South Indian states have been complaining about denial of a proportionate portion of the sharable funds from the Centre, based on population. On the other hand, they stand to lose Lok......

'Ministers lost because of their arrogance'

'Once elected, you have to act like people's representative for the full five years or else people show you your place.' IMAGE: Congress leader Ashok Gehlot addresses an election meeting in......

Sikkim floods toll rises to 26, including 7 soldiers; 142 missing

Twenty-six bodies, including those of seven Armymen, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood in the Teesta river that devastated Sikkim, while the search continued......

About 25,000 people hit by flash floods: Sikkim CM

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, better known as P S Golay, on Friday said that the Himalayan state has incurred damages worth thousands of crores of rupees in the flash flood. IMAGE:......

Himachal CM Sukhu donates all his savings of Rs 51 lakh to disaster relief

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday donated all his savings worth Rs 51 lakh to the state disaster relief fund to extend a helping hand to the people affected by......

Govt holds meetings to prepare for adverse monsoon, works on action plans

With different agencies showing divergent predictions regarding the southwest monsoon, the central government and states are gearing up to face adversity with various line ministries reportedly......

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'Sudhir Kumar reports. All photographs: Kind courtesy Krishak Farms Every day the father-son duo would look rather wistfully......

National retail trade policy may include insurance plan for traders

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will soon start public consultation for a national retail trade policy, which is likely to include an insurance scheme aimed at......

After FPIs, domestic brokers' lobby voices concern over T+1 settlement

The move will increase working capital requirement for brokers, raise the work load on the system and will leave little room for contingencies. Close on the heels of the overseas investors group,......

The Kerala minister who's fighting for states in GST Council

Thomas Isaac has been in and out of the national news in his role as Kerala’s finance minister since 2018 for various path-breaking tax initiatives. But it is 2020 that he has become more......

'For how long can old actors play romantic heroes?'

'Today, the actor calls the shots.' 'That's why content is coming to an end. Our films are flopping.' 'In the south, the producers and directors still have the same respect. They call the director......

Mission 'Amphan relief' for archer Banerjee

'Everything has been washed or blown away. I had to park my car far away and the civic police escorted us to the locals and when they spotted us it was like they had struck gold, so eager to grab a......

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