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Amitabh SinhaMay 21, 2015
Panjab University has in fact been consistently ranked high in many international ratings of educational institutions.
Vijaita SinghMay 21, 2015
Vijaita Singh profiles the elite Special Cell of the Delhi Police, currently in the eye of a storm after the killing of a man in a Delhi restaurant in an alleged fake encounter over the
Sushant SinghMay 21, 2015
If not an India-Pakistan nuclear crisis, what then was the Gates mission about?
Maneesh ChhibberMay 20, 2015
The tussle in Delhi looks unlikely to be resolved soon. Apart from the hard positions taken by the two sides, Art 239AA and other provisions laying down the power relationship leave room for vagueness.
Shaji VikramanMay 20, 2015
The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, or FERA, of 1973 came in the backdrop of major inflationary pressures and an uncertain outlook on exports.
Divya AMay 20, 2015

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E-tourist visa, or e-TV, is an electronically obtained travel permit that a tourist visiting India can apply for, without having to visit the concerned Indian Embassy or High Commission.
Monojit MajumdarMay 19, 2015
Arun Jaitley had said it is a serious question in a parliamentary democracy wherein the wisdom of a directly elected house is questioned repeatedly by the indirectly elected house.
Ashutosh BhardwajMay 19, 2015
According to Home Ministry figures, from 2008-14, 992 LWE cadres were killed, 13,657 were arrested, 2,608 surrendered.
Kavitha IyerMay 19, 2015
Aruna’s story also has a legacy, by omission, to state accountability for rape victims.
Shyamlal YadavMay 18, 2015
Shyamlal Yadav outlines the national effort to clean the holy river, its history, and what has changed.
May 18, 2015

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What is a money bill, where do the two houses stand vis-à-vis money bills, and why is this being debated?
Praveen SwamiMay 18, 2015
The deal, thus, could potentially open the road to civil war, or something resembling it.
Varinder BhatiaMay 18, 2015
Colony licences issued in Sector 83 of Gurgaon are now under scrutiny. Varinder Bhatia explains what the sector meant to real estate players.
Abantika GhoshMay 15, 2015
Why treating 16-18-year-olds — even those accused of heinous crimes — as adults remains problematic.
Johnson T.A.May 15, 2015
At least half-a-dozen loans, adding up to Rs 11 cr, do not find mention in the list on P 852 of order.
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Shruti SrivastavaMay 15, 2015
A Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act was passed in 1988 to put an end to such transactions, and to empower the government to recover such property.

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A Vaishnav satradhikar has quit celibacy. Samudra Gupta Kashyap describes this Assam institution.
Sriram VeeraMay 14, 2015
It is sad that Kevin Pietersen, a great batsman, will never play another international match. But there are reasons why this had to happen.
Shaji VikramanMay 14, 2015

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Shaji Vikraman tells the story of the new Development Bank to be headed by K V Kamath.
Maulshree SethMay 14, 2015
Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the Centre’s 'politics of revenge' has crippled development projects in Amethi.
Sushant SinghMay 13, 2015
As PM Narendra Modi leaves on a crucial visit to China tomorrow, Sushant Singh lists what’s top of mind in both New Delhi and Beijing.
Amitabh SinhaMay 13, 2015
Experts have been warning that a catastrophic ‘Great Earthquake’ is due in the Himalayas any time.
Shubhangi KhapreMay 13, 2015
Shubhangi Khapre on the row that has been stalling Parliament.
Shaji VikramanMay 13, 2015
A return to the non-adversarial relationship that prevailed then could help script another landmark agreement this time too.
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