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Will a new law stop the lynchings in India?

Will a new law stop the lynchings in India?

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2018

Between 2014 and March 3, 2018, 45 people were killed in 40 cases of mob lynching across nine states, and at least 217 persons had been arrested, data compiled by the home ministry show.

Lok Sabha disruption cost India Rs 144 crore

Lok Sabha disruption cost India Rs 144 crore

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2016

LS MPs are paid Rs 2.8 lakh per month plus travel and other perks which works out to nearly Rs 177 crore for 545 MPs during the last financial year. Add another Rs 78 crore for the Rajya Sabha MPs, according to data.

Is it time to end a 150-year-old tradition and move to a Jan-Dec financial year?

Is it time to end a 150-year-old tradition and move to a Jan-Dec financial year?

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2016

The most serious recommendations to change the financial year came in the years preceded by deficient rainfall. The Jha committee was formed after droughts in 1979-80 and 1982-83, reports Rishika Pardikar/IndiaSpend.

For first time in 20 years, Indian mobile phone sales drop

For first time in 20 years, Indian mobile phone sales drop

Rediff.com   19 May 2015

Experts believe cyclical glitches account for the downturn in mobile-phone sales