Irom Sharmila, 39 year old woman of Manipur has completing her 11th year of her hunger strike on 4th November 2011. She has been fasting to repeal the Armed Forces Special Power act 1958(AFSPA 1958). Against this act, 12 mother of Manipur had challenged the government of India by showing their body without any clothes in public on 15 July 2004. A student’sleader PabemChitaranjan self-emulated himself on the independence day...
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FDI in retail: More jobs in store for rural youth by Shruti Choudhury & Amiti Sen
Foreign retailers may have to reserve at least half of their jobs in superstores for rural youth and source more than the mandated 30% from micro and small industries as the government tries to salvage the big ticket but controversial economic reform. An official said the government is likely to have a relook at a proposal that seeks to reserve at least 50% of jobs in foreign-owned superstores for those who...
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-CNN-IBN "Many said that Kentucky (KFC) will drive the dhabas out of the market. The dhabas have driven out Kentucky. The Indian sherbet is still there despite Coca Cola and Pepsi. Don't underestimate India." That was former NDA finance minister Jaswant Singh in 2004 when he supported FDI in retail. "Fifty per cent of our population, comprising of small traders, street-vendors and the self-employed, sustain themselves through retail businesses. The UPA government...
More »Electoral politics obstructing FDI in retail: Pranab
-CNN-IBN Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday claimed that foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector will significantly reduce post harvest losses and targeted the Opposition parties for obstructing the implementation of the FDI policy. "Narrow political considerations are coming in the way of decisions like FDI in retail," said Pranab Mukherjee while addressing the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi. Reiterating that the Government will ultimately be able to persuade everyone...
More »Sign newspaper ads, poll panel tells U.P. candidates by Atiq Khan
Expenditure incurred on advertisements to be recorded in ‘shadow expenditure register' Advertisements inserted by candidates contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will have to be signed by them as well as by two witnesses in order to differentiate these from paid news and deter the candidates from having their way. The district election officers would ensure that the expenditure incurred on the advertisements was recorded in the ‘shadow expenditure register',...
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