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PM Aims to Cut Corruption in Cash Benefiting Poor

In a bid to cut down the bureaucracy drastically and reduce the red-tapism that hinders the timely transferring of cash benefits to the poor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday set up architecture to implement electronic Cash Transfer System at earliest. Sep 29, 2012
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LIVE BLOG: Bharat Bandh Cripples Normal Life; Third Front in the Future?

The "Bharat Bandh" called by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and other opposition parties against diesel price hike and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Thursday has crippled the normal lives of the people across the country. SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and other leaders who were courted arrest at the Parliament Street in Delhi earlier in the day, have been released. Sep 20, 2012
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FICCI Against Bharat Bandh, Expresses Need for Economic Reforms

In light of the "Bharat Bandh" on Thursday called by various political parties against the reform policies announced by the Centre last week, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged the national polity to stand united and strengthen the hands of policy makers to act proactively and decisively to push the country forward. Sep 20, 2012
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FDI in Retail is Long Overdue, Game-Changer, Say Experts

Opposition parties and some of the partners of the UPA have tagged the economic policy of letting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Indian markets mainly the retail sector as an anti-farmer and anti-public decision. Sep 16, 2012
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‘Milkman of India’ Verghese Kurien Passes Away; PM Condoles Demise

Indian engineer and businessman Dr Verghese Kurien, who is better known for creating the Amul dairy-food brand, passed away on Sunday morning at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, at the age of 90. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday expressed his grief over the sad demise of Dr Kurien, the father of India's White Revolution. Sep 9, 2012
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Father of White Revolution Verghese Kurien Dies at 90

Verghese Kurain, better known as father of "White Revolution" and founder of Amul, passed away due to old age problems on Sunday morning at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital in Gujarat. He was 90, Press Trust of India reported. Sep 9, 2012
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Give Me the Indian Army, I’ll Fix Problems in a Month, Says Thackeray

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in an interview that was publicised on Saturday in party-run publication, 'Dopaharka Saamna' went ballistic over the recent violence in Mumbai and said that he would fix all concerns in a month, if he was given the in charge to marshal the Indian Army. Sep 8, 2012