-The Times of India HYDERABAD: There are as many as 414 death row convicts in jails across the country. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has reported that there as are many as 106 death penalty convicts are in jails in Uttar Pradesh. Those on the death row in other states include 63 in Karnataka, 51 in Maharashtra, 42 in Bihar, 27 in Delhi, 19 in Gujarat, 16 in Punjab, 14...
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Welcoming migration
-The Business Standard A third of Indians migrate, but government ignores them A recent UNESCO report reveals how widely prevalent migration within India has become, and has once again revived the apparently endless debate on whether this trend should be curbed or encouraged. Under the United Progressive Alliance government, internal migration has been seen as a sign of distress rather than of aspiration, and thus there have been various bids to control...
More »What's cooking in inflation numbers?-Soumya Kanti Ghosh
-The Business Standard Changing aspirations and strong rural demand could explain why core inflation may not decline fast enough Recently, the Reserve Bank of India governor exuded confidence that the Indian economy will do fairly better in the current fiscal. While it is difficult to envisage a significant turnaround, we believe interpreting the recent inflation uptick may be the key to such optimism. We also think that inflation (both wholesale and retail)...
More »500 cr, 120 cr, 100 cr penalty... Govt moves against 33 pvt hospitals -Pritha Chatterjee
-The Indian Express New Delhi: At least 33 private hospitals in Delhi have been sent letters for recovery of retrospective penalty - from the time land was allotted to them - for not meeting norms related to free treatment of the economically weaker section and for amassing "unwarranted profits". The letters have been sent by the Delhi government which hopes to recover more than Rs 1,500 crore in penalty from these hospitals....
More »Sheila Dikshit promises drop in onion price today
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Worried over the rising prices of vegetables, particularly onion, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday assured that the prices will come down by Rs 3-4 per kg on Thursday. Dikshit said Delhi is not an onion producing state, yet the vegetable is being sold for Rs 60 per kg at Safal outlets, whereas across the country the average price is Rs 83 per kg. "Delhi has...
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