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Day February 20, 2018

Odisha – School students cry CISF ‘assault’

  Students of Gobarghati Ashram School staging protest on Monday | Express Tension ran high in Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex after security personnel deployed at Tata Steel plant allegedly assaulted 33 students and two teachers of a Government-run residential high… Continue Reading →

Of sati, lore of queens confined to palaces, and the modern-day Rajasthani girls who dance

Gita Aravamudan The sati hands riveted my attention wherever I went. It was the guide at the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur who drew my attention to them first. “Look at these hands,” he said, pointing to some vermilion-coloured palm prints to the… Continue Reading →

India – Private hospitals making profits of up to 1,737% on drugs, consumables and diagnostics

Rema Nagarajan| TNN |  HIGHLIGHTS The study shows that hospitals, and not drug makers, are the major beneficiaries of profits from drugs and consumables According to the analysis, hospitals were pushing the industry to print higher MRPs to get bulk supply orders… Continue Reading →

The Big Indian Corporates Milk the System That In Turn Milks the Farmers

  SEEMA MUSTAFA | Current corporate NPAs, if recovered, could clear farmers loans across India  NEW DELHI: One diamond dealer Nirav Modi loots a bank of Rs 11,400 crores and takes off with the government not even blinking an eye. At least… Continue Reading →

The Big Media Story in The Big PNB Scam

The pink press was caught napping. Again. By Cherry Agarwal Soon after the Punjab National Bank scam broke, news media was filled with all the righteous noises attacking crony capitalists getting away with looting public banks. Yet again. ‘Another Mallya’ was the refrain…. Continue Reading →

​ Maharashtra government failing in its commitment to address housing shortage

Utilised only 0.444% of the total fund allocated under ‘Housing For All’ scheme for the current fiscal year Mumbai | 20th February, 2018: Like every year, Maharashtra government failed to utilise funds allocated for constructing affordable housing as part of its ambitious… Continue Reading →

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