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Ex NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar got attracted to Naxal ideology as student, hung Che's poster in room: New bookKumar, as per the book, got attracted to the Communist Party of India (CPI) (Marxist-Leninist) when he was a student of Delhi's prestigious...- India should shape a global agenda: Suresh Prabhu, former Union minister and G20 sherpa"As a former sherpa who has participated in several G20 discussions (2014-16 and 2019-21), I have always maintained that the countries nego...
- Fashionable in India to build metros in small cities — Hyderabad Metro MDNVS Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd., says metros in small cities will feel the financial pinch once repayment of loan...
- Have not spotted reverse zoonosis cases in India yet: Dr Priya Abraham, Director National Institute of Virology"This virus is still an invisible enemy to the world. Under-vaccinated countries and regions are more susceptible. Also, it is still a prob...
- The next big Covid-19 vaccination day will be September 17, PM Modi's birthday: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan"We choose some big vaccination days whenever we find the process is getting a bit slow. One such big vaccination day will be September 17,...
- Rural markets to bounce back better than urban industrial economy: Harsh Goenka of RPG GroupIn an email interview with Shantanu Nandan Sharma, Goenka also adds a caveat: the government’s inability to contain Covid-19 could trigger ...
- Rajasthan’s thrust will be on textile, agriculture and domestic tourism: Sachin PilotThe real economic activities in Rajasthan are taking place in the rural areas. On April 18, we had 62,000 NREGA (National Rural Employment ...
- There is a 14% rise in cybercrime in Andhra Pradesh during lockdown: DGP"Cybercrimes, including online frauds such as procuring OTPs and ATM passcodes, have increased by 14% in Andhra Pradesh. But the growth is ...
- Unemployment and drug menace big issues in Haryana: Kumari Selja"Farmers were told their income would double in five years. In reality, they are struggling to sell their produce in the mandi. Also, more ...
- We are planning to give AK-47 to select anti-poaching guards: Kaziranga director P SivakumarP Sivakumar, director of Kaziranga National Park, says there’s a move to give AK-47 rifles to a select group of guards in poaching-prone ar...
- A connoisseur of life and lettersFor the most financially astute reader, Manoj Nair gave liberation on the last page, Freedom from Economics – movies, music and the arts.
- How security forces plan to counter Naxals to ensure peaceful assembly polls in ChhattisgarhAround 10,000 Maoist cadres are present in the Bastar range.
- No one has quit business in Surat because of GST: Hasmukh AdhiaThe major item of production in Surat is polyester fabric, and before the GST came, there was absolutely no excise duty or VAT on fabric.
- China has for the first time agreed to balance trade: Suresh PrabhuAs there can still be some deterrents like regulatory issues, the Chinese authority recently agreed to facilitate meetings of Indian export...
- Social media giants approached Election Commission for its database: Ex-CEC Nasim ZaidiThe EC has no formal agreement or MoU with Facebook. In 2017, the EC let the Facebook to issue a reminder to those who were turning 18 or w...
- The existing system is my competition, the lesson is to frame an alternative policy: Suresh PrabhuI don't look at an individual as my competitor. An existing system becomes your main competitor. The challenge is not from any individual, ...
- A politician's competition is his or her predecessor: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviA minister of state in the Vajpayee government of the late '90s, Naqvi staged a comeback after 15 years when he was inducted into the Modi ...
- India must open up its economy on a continuous basis: Amitabh KantI (as DIPP secretary) have faced many a challenge in making India an easier place to do business in. Let's accept it: India is a highly com...
- Allowances allow tax saving but some may be obsolete and outdatedThe list of outdated government perks is pretty long. Sample this: select postal department employees are entitled to a Rs 90-per month cyc...
- The story of a traditional weaver family in VaranasiThirty years after Gaffar Sardar's death, his grandsons and great grandsons are still practising the art of weaving, but with a heavy heart...
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