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North Indian CMs went overboard on sterilisation targets because of Sanjay Gandhi: Karan SinghVeteran politician Karan Singh revealed the 1975-77 forced sterilization drive stemmed from north Indian chief ministers seeing Sanjay Gand...
Feral dogs turn into Ladakh’s 'most dangerous predator', endangering rare Himalayan speciesFeral dogs have emerged as Ladakh’s most dangerous predator, threatening rare wildlife and human safety. Fuelled by poor waste management, ...
Over 1.07 cr people sterilised during Emergency, highly exceeding govt's targetDuring the Emergency period of 1975-77, over 1.07 crore people were sterilised, exceeding the government's target of 67.40 lakh. The Indira...
37,00,000 a year, 10,000 per day: The startling scale of dog bites in IndiaIndia’s dog bite crisis is spiralling into a serious public health challenge, with numbers that experts describe as deeply alarming. In 202...
One SC order, million problems: How removing over 10 lakh+ dogs could lead to zoonotic diseases & more aggressive straysSupreme Court's order to relocate Delhi-NCR's stray dogs to shelters has sparked concerns among officials and animal welfare advocates. The...
'Forced, merciless': Shashi Tharoor recalls Emergency, says 'it stands as a strong warning'Shashi Tharoor reflects on the Emergency, urging that it be remembered not just as a 'dark chapter' but as a crucial lesson for safeguardin...
Emergency made part of school syllabus during UPA rule, 3 decades after impositionThe Emergency, a controversial period in Indian history, entered NCERT political science textbooks in 2007 under the UPA government, detail...
50 years after Emergency: India confronts its sterilisation past, potential of demographic futureAs India commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, the trauma of forced sterilisation campaigns during that period continues to r...
‘Understood Emergency only while executing warrants’: Retired Delhi cop reflects on 1975 crackdownVijay Malik, a former Delhi Police officer, reflects on the Emergency's 50th anniversary, recalling his experiences executing warrants agai...
RBI may continue buying dollars despite US monitoringIndia has amassed $100 billion since the lockdown and used it to buy US treasury bills. RBI is also among the top 10 buyers of US treasury ...
Maharashtra civic polls results no referendum on note-ban, says P ChidambaramTo a question about Jammu and Kashmir, he said the situation there was grim, and a series of mistakes were made which are "almost too late"...
FIR against Sadhvi Deva Thakur for sterilisation remarksFIR has been registered against Hindu Mahasabha leader for her controversial remarks that Muslims and Christians must undergo sterilisation...
Shiv Sena wants mandatory family planning for Muslims, ChristiansSena said if All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Owaisi is concerned about Muslims, he should support the call for family plannin...
- Sovereign wealth fund and forex reserves: Exploring the reality
Our forex reserves are liabilites, not assets... How? Let's find out.
- Orissa women produce India's cheapest napkins with Ssodashi brand name
"The napkins, providing an income to the trained women, are sold at Rs 15 for a pack of eight and Rs 26 for a pack of 16," Prashanta Hota s...
- Forex market intervention entails a cost, says Subbarao
The challenge before the central bank is to minimise cost: RBI Governor
- Foreign capital flow triples in Sept qarter
India attracted net foreign capital of $23.6 billion in July-September 2009 quarter, over three times that in the corresponding quarter las...
- Jt Asian fix sought for capital inflow surge
Strong foreign capital flows in initial months of current fin year have the policymakers worried and have send them scurrying for options, ...
- Deja vu: RBI faces problem of plenty, exit dilemma
A problem of plenty faced during the earlier bull market has returned to haunt the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- Inflows may exert pressure on exchange rates: IMF official
Amidst the stock market crashing, trigged by potential curbs on foreign money coming to India, a top IMF official said the capital inflows ...