The Cabinet's reluctance to approve the food and consumer affairs ministry's proposal to decontrol sugar is hard to understand -- especially when supplies are comfortable and set to improve further because of the dismantling of the sugar buffer of 5 million tonnes. Besides, the fresh crushing season is beginning next month. Yet, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has put on hold the move to do away with the 10 per cent sugar levy and the monthly release mechanism.
The Indian team management believes the best way for players to switch off from the game is enjoying each other's company off the field.
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'"We have lost our jobs, we have lost our savings, we have been beaten up for being on the streets, we have walked for a thousand kilometres, we have seen our children starve or die because nobody came to help us".' 'For such people, the relationship with the government has gone,' notes Aakar Patel.
Terming the coronavirus pandemic as a "crisis of a magnitude that we have never faced before", Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra on Thursday asked employees of the conglomerate to use the lockdown period to relook at their personal and professional way of life to prepare for the future and to serve the "post corona world". In a letter to the over two lakh employees of the group, Mahindra reiterated what he had suggested during the last global recession on how to use the "down time to Reboot, Reinvent and Reignite" through introspection of the way things are currently done and then doing them better.
Last week, the Consumer Price Index-based inflation for the month had contracted to 4.4 per cent.
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'There were any number of Congress leaders who disliked Sonia Gandhi, but they were very close to Ahmed Bhai and he would listen, and give a shoulder to cry upon.'
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Reaching is one thing, surviving another. The camp has no Wi-Fi, almost no phone signal and no electricity.
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Breastfeeding facility at the workplace is a major concern for new mothers, says survey.
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In India, rape is the fourth most common crime against women. If one goes by the National Crime Records Bureau statistics, a shocking 93 women are raped in the country each day and a total of 33,707 cases were registered in 2013. Yet at such a time, short skirts, mobile phones and Western culture are blamed for these incidents. Here's a look at some of the most insensitive and odd reasons for the rise in rapes in the country.
For Priya, Rajini and Praveena engineering graduates from Karnataka's Manipal University, China has become their "home away from home" ever since they landed in this city eight months back
Gandhi's condition is steadily improving and she has been advised to continue rest, her doctor said. He said Gandhi had normal food and comfortable sleep on Wednesday night.
Small gestures from Indira gave Sonia the confidence that she could be a daughter-in-law in the distinguished family.
CPI inflation has declined by almost a percentage point from July, from close to eight per cent to just above seven per cent.
There are chances of taps running dry and prices of fruits and vegetables spiking.
Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.
Even as the share of agriculture in GDP shrinks, it still has the ability to spoil the party.
'There are a lot of women out there in abusive marriages.'
Stalin has given due respect to seniority in the pecking order, but has also taken into consideration the demands of individual ministries and the suitability of individuals, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Garima Bharucha, 39, from Mumbai shares her inspiring fitness journey and the lessons she learned along the way.
Don't try to be a super woman. You must listen to your body, says Dr Mahima Bakshi.
Price of potato, a daily consumable vegetable, rose 58.78 per cent during the month
Harnoor Channi-Tiwary wants you to visit the Hampi of Central India.
Dil Dhadakne Do is like a really long episode of Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai where Satish Shah doesn't show up, says Raja Sen.
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India gets its first basmati billionaire family. The promoter family of KRBL reaps gains from high demand for basmati in India and overseas. The company had a stock of 300,000 tonnes of rice as of September 30.
Thanks to over two decades of economic reforms, the income of Beijingers has risen 500 per cent since 1978, allowing them to lead a 'well-to-do' lifestyle as shown in a decline in the Engel's coefficient.
'The Budget will have to be substantially re-cast as soon as a new government takes charge after the elections.' 'Both revenue and expenditure numbers will have to be trimmed -- and then may better reflect the deceleration of economic activity caused by slowing consumption trends,' points out T N Ninan.
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'We had doctors from Syria who could not go home as the situation in their country is even worse. We are fortunate we have a safe home to come back to while they don't have that luxury.'
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is set to launch his famous Italian restaurant chain in Delhi, the first in the country with plans to expand to cities across India.
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