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'When Nature Declares War On Farmers, Govt Must Open Its Vault' (opens the original)
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'The drought situation of Maharashtra is more severe than in 1972.' Maharashtra is staring at a drought crisis that some believe could be worse than the devastating drought of 1972. But for farmers who have watched their crops wither, the crisis is not measured in government announcements or compensation figures -- it is measured in the thousands of rupees already spent, the crop that has been lost, and the family that still has to survive for the next twelve months. The government says it is pr
'Threat Must Have Worked, Therefore The 2 ECs Kept Quiet' (opens the original)
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'Election Commissioners are Constitutional authorities and they are not supposed to go to the Cabinet secretary. They are not supposed to write letters. And if they are aggrieved, they should straight go to the President of India.' The Election Commission of India is facing perhaps its most serious institutional scrutiny in recent years following an investigation by The Indian Express that has brought to light repeated objections recorded by two of the three Election Commissioners, Dr Sukhbir Si
'Hostile Takeover Of Tata Sons Would Be Extremely Difficult' (opens the original)
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'The issue appears to be less about Chandrasekaran personally and more about the direction Tata Sons should take.' The Tata Group is once again at the centre of a significant corporate governance battle -- this time involving the future of Tata Sons, the role of Tata Trusts, the position of Chairman N Chandrasekaran, and the regulatory authority of the Reserve Bank of India. At the heart of the dispute are some fundamental questions of corporate governance: Can a majority shareholder effectively
'We Get 4 Threats From Terrorists Every Month' (opens the original)
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'...in which our names are written with our phone numbers displayed.' Kashmiri Pandit employees who returned to the Kashmir Valley under the government's rehabilitation programme say their social acceptance and sense of security remain far from what they had hoped for. In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Sunny Raina, president, All PM Package Employees Forum, warned of growing uncertainty, recent threats and intimidation by terrorists and fears of a repeat of the 1990 exodus from the v
What's Special About Thirukkural Which Modi Gifted Putin? (opens the original)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with a Russian translation of the ancient Tamil classic Thirukkural, underscoring India's rich cultural heritage and promoting its universal ethical wisdom on a global diplomatic stage. Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with a Russian translation of the Thirukkural, the celebrated classical Tamil work attributed to ancient poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar, ahead of the BRICS Summit in
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