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Covid mutated 223 times, not that deadly anymore: Govt

The COVID-19 virus got mutated 223 times in the world and its harmful effects have come down substantially over time, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in Lok Sabha on Friday.......

'You can't compare Modi and Dr Singh'

'The sense of Constitutional propriety and political morality seems to be vanishing fast.' 'There are many things in today's politics of governance which Manmohan Singh would have never dreamt of......

Sidda to roll out 2 of 5 poll guarantees in Aug, registration from June 15

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the 'Gruha Jyoti' free electricity scheme would be launched on August 1, while the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme that provides Rs 2,000 assistance......

Telangana Polls: KCR's Affinity With Freebies

The situation raises concerns about whether the promised freebies will once again push the state into a revenue deficit. IMAGE: Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao -- who is also......

'No basis in the claim that poverty is down to 5%'

'Without a poverty line, how are we to know whether poverty is the same, or it has come down or it has gone up?' IMAGE: A homeless girl asks for alms outside a coffee shop in Mumbai. Photograph:......

129 mn Indians living in extreme poverty in 2024

Almost 129 million Indians are living in extreme poverty in 2024, on less than $2.15 (about Rs 181) a day, down from 431 million in 1990, the World Bank said in report on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Noted economist Abhijit Sen, advocate of MSP, passes away

Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, died on Monday night. He was 72. IMAGE: Economist Abhijit Sen. Photograph:......

Who Fared Better On Economy? Modi Or Manmohan

Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......

Over 23 million lifted out of poverty in China last year

Over 23 million people were brought above the poverty line in China last year as about 100 million people from rural areas moved to cities for work.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said......

Mani Shankar Aiyar slams Plan panel's poverty estimates

Slamming Planning Commission's poverty estimates, Congress MP and former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar today said that it is not aware of the ground reality of the country. "Indeed the......

Anuja Review: Oscar Hopeful Aims For The Heart

Palak and Anuja endear us to their bittersweet world, observes Sukanya Verma. Anuja begins with a girl telling her tween sibling a Panchatantra story about how a faithful mongoose saved a farmer's......

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Covid mutated 223 times, not that deadly anymore: Govt

'You can't compare Modi and Dr Singh'

Sidda to roll out 2 of 5 poll guarantees in Aug, registration from June 15

Telangana Polls: KCR's Affinity With Freebies

'No basis in the claim that poverty is down to 5%'

129 mn Indians living in extreme poverty in 2024

Noted economist Abhijit Sen, advocate of MSP, passes away

Who Fared Better On Economy? Modi Or Manmohan

Over 23 million lifted out of poverty in China last year

Mani Shankar Aiyar slams Plan panel's poverty estimates

Anuja Review: Oscar Hopeful Aims For The Heart

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