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Unequal Land Ownership At Root Of Caste Violence, Says Dalit Writer Sujatha Gidla
Mumbai: Education alone will not lift millions of lower-caste Indians out of poverty and oppression as long as land in the country is in the hands of a powerful few, according to a Dalit writer whose memoir chronicles her family’s struggles against caste. Caste-based discrimination was banned in India in 1955, but centuries-old biases persist, ...
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National Health Policy And Challenges Of Saving India's Mothers And Babies
Policies lay down the intent and provide the direction. Viewed within this framework, the recently announced National Health Policy has articulated an ambitious vision of saving lives, promoting wellness and aiming to provide every citizen access good quality health care. What does it say? Similar to the National Health Policy 2002, the National He...
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India Will Not Meet National Health Policy 2017 Targets: Ex-Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao
By Swagata Yadavar/ IndiaSpend.org Health has never been a national priority and it is one reason why we have the highest number of women dying during childbirth and under-five mortality rates, former Union Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao wrote in her recently-published book “Do We Care? India’s Health System”. Drawing on two decades of work i...
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Andhra Pradesh Government To Bring New Sand Policy After Impact Evaluation: Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh government today said it will come out with a new sand policy once the study on factors like its impact on environment and affordability for middle class and poorer sections of the society is done.
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In Lalit Modi-Sushma Swaraj Controversy, a Blame Game Between Top Ministries
The controversy over Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj helping corruption-accused former Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi obtain British travel documents has triggered a war of words between two central ministries. At the heart of the dispute between the ministries of finance and external affairs is - whose job was it to appeal against court rel...
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On Minister Sushma Swaraj's Help to Lalit Modi, ex-Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh Says 'No Idea'
A massive row over Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj helping Lalit Modi, the controversial former chief of the Indian Premier League, obtain British travel documents, threatened to escalate on Tuesday with new revelations by a former top bureaucrat.
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Police Find Rs 10 Lakh in Cash in Abandoned Bag in Andhra Minister's Home
The police was called in at the home of a minister of Andhra Pradesh today after a bag was found abandoned on the premises. Inside, they found Rs. 10 lakh in cash.
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Why Home Ministry's Top Bureaucrat is in Deep Trouble
India's Home Secretary Anil Goswami has reportedly admitted to calling the CBI on behalf of a politician arrested recently in the Saradha chit fund scam.
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Arrives in Beijing on Four-Day Visit
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Beijing today on a four-day visit to China during which she would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and hold talks with her Chinese counterpart on wide-ranging bilateral and multilateral issues.
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'Reputation Maligned, Record Trashed': Former Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh to NDTV
Sujatha Singh, who was sacked as Foreign Secretary on Wednesday, hit out at the government today in an exclusive interview to NDTV and said: "My reputation is being maligned, my record being trashed. Why was this necessary?"
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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Accompany Sushma Swaraj to China Tomorrow
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to China on a four-day visit tomorrow during which she will hold talks on "issues of concern" with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and attend Russia-India-China (RIC) meeting.
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Was Part of Decision to Appoint New Foreign Secretary, Says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she was part of the government's decision-making process to remove Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and appoint Dr S Jaishankar in her place. In a series of tweets, Ms Swaraj also said she had broken the news to Ms Singh.
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Sujatha Singh Refused Several Exits From Foreign Secretary Office: Sources
Sujatha Singh, who was abruptly removed as Foreign Secretary last night, had refused to take exit routes offered by the government, say sources.
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Sujatha Singh Ignored Strong Hints to Quit as Foreign Secretary: Sources
Sujatha Singh, who was abruptly removed as Foreign Secretary last night, had refused to take exit routes offered by the government, say sources.
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S Jaishankar Takes Charge As New Foreign Secretary
S Jaishankar, till yesterday India's ambassador to the US, took charge this morning as the new foreign secretary. The opposition Congress has questioned the timing of his appointment and the removal of his predecessor Sujatha Singh eight months before her tenure ended.
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Unequal Land Ownership At Root Of Caste Violence, Says Dalit Writer Sujatha Gidla
Mumbai: Education alone will not lift millions of lower-caste Indians out of poverty and oppression as long as land in the country is in the hands of a powerful few, according to a Dalit writer whose memoir chronicles her family’s struggles against caste. Caste-based discrimination was banned in India in 1955, but centuries-old biases persist, ...
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National Health Policy And Challenges Of Saving India's Mothers And Babies
Policies lay down the intent and provide the direction. Viewed within this framework, the recently announced National Health Policy has articulated an ambitious vision of saving lives, promoting wellness and aiming to provide every citizen access good quality health care. What does it say? Similar to the National Health Policy 2002, the National He...
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India Will Not Meet National Health Policy 2017 Targets: Ex-Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao
By Swagata Yadavar/ IndiaSpend.org Health has never been a national priority and it is one reason why we have the highest number of women dying during childbirth and under-five mortality rates, former Union Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao wrote in her recently-published book “Do We Care? India’s Health System”. Drawing on two decades of work i...
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Andhra Pradesh Government To Bring New Sand Policy After Impact Evaluation: Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh government today said it will come out with a new sand policy once the study on factors like its impact on environment and affordability for middle class and poorer sections of the society is done.
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In Lalit Modi-Sushma Swaraj Controversy, a Blame Game Between Top Ministries
The controversy over Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj helping corruption-accused former Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi obtain British travel documents has triggered a war of words between two central ministries. At the heart of the dispute between the ministries of finance and external affairs is - whose job was it to appeal against court rel...
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On Minister Sushma Swaraj's Help to Lalit Modi, ex-Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh Says 'No Idea'
A massive row over Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj helping Lalit Modi, the controversial former chief of the Indian Premier League, obtain British travel documents, threatened to escalate on Tuesday with new revelations by a former top bureaucrat.
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Police Find Rs 10 Lakh in Cash in Abandoned Bag in Andhra Minister's Home
The police was called in at the home of a minister of Andhra Pradesh today after a bag was found abandoned on the premises. Inside, they found Rs. 10 lakh in cash.
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Why Home Ministry's Top Bureaucrat is in Deep Trouble
India's Home Secretary Anil Goswami has reportedly admitted to calling the CBI on behalf of a politician arrested recently in the Saradha chit fund scam.
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Arrives in Beijing on Four-Day Visit
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Beijing today on a four-day visit to China during which she would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and hold talks with her Chinese counterpart on wide-ranging bilateral and multilateral issues.
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'Reputation Maligned, Record Trashed': Former Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh to NDTV
Sujatha Singh, who was sacked as Foreign Secretary on Wednesday, hit out at the government today in an exclusive interview to NDTV and said: "My reputation is being maligned, my record being trashed. Why was this necessary?"
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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Accompany Sushma Swaraj to China Tomorrow
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to China on a four-day visit tomorrow during which she will hold talks on "issues of concern" with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and attend Russia-India-China (RIC) meeting.
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Was Part of Decision to Appoint New Foreign Secretary, Says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she was part of the government's decision-making process to remove Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and appoint Dr S Jaishankar in her place. In a series of tweets, Ms Swaraj also said she had broken the news to Ms Singh.
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Sujatha Singh Refused Several Exits From Foreign Secretary Office: Sources
Sujatha Singh, who was abruptly removed as Foreign Secretary last night, had refused to take exit routes offered by the government, say sources.
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Sujatha Singh Ignored Strong Hints to Quit as Foreign Secretary: Sources
Sujatha Singh, who was abruptly removed as Foreign Secretary last night, had refused to take exit routes offered by the government, say sources.
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S Jaishankar Takes Charge As New Foreign Secretary
S Jaishankar, till yesterday India's ambassador to the US, took charge this morning as the new foreign secretary. The opposition Congress has questioned the timing of his appointment and the removal of his predecessor Sujatha Singh eight months before her tenure ended.
