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 STATES:
MAHARASHTRA
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Power
Push
A decade after Enron made headlines Maharashtra is once
again trying out a new template for the power sector to
overcome the eight-hour power cuts wracking the state
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STORY
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STATES:
KERALA
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Whose
Lineage Is It Anyway?
A government directive deals a body blow to the hopes of
inter-caste couples in the state. It says their children
can inherit only the father's caste even if the mothers
belong to the SC/ST.
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STORY
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BUSINESS
& ECONOMY:
ONLINE FRAUD
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Call
Centre Con
A Rs 1.9-crore fraud comes as a wake up call to India's
booming call centres, raising questions about data security,
employee training and the adequacy of customer awareness
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STORY
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NEIGHBOURS:
INDIA-BANGLADESH
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Dangerous
Edge
The killing of a BSF assistant commandant by the Bangladesh
Rifles has brought the India-Bangladesh ties to a new low
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STORY
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SCIENCE:
BIOFUELS
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The
Seeds Of Change
Results from tests on a biodiesel produced from an oilseed
shrub gives new impetus to the drive to find alternative
fuels
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STORY
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SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
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The
Paper Chase
A marvellous, menacing adventure through the shadowlands
of India brings to light the new avatars of imperialism
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STORY
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NATION:
ECONOMIC MINISTERS
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Cabinet
Showcases
It is not much use turning Bharat into a brand and employing
advertising slogans like "India Shining" unless you have
ministers who can walk the talk.
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STORY
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STATES:
RAJASTHAN
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Royal
Treatment
By naming Chief Minister Raje as one of the BJP's best bets,
the Parivar shows it is track record that matters, not vibes
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STORY
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DEFENCE:
BRAHMOS MISSILE
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Cruise
Control
The formal induction of the world's fastest supersonic cruise
missile marks a quantum leap for the Indian armed forces
which now have a formidable force multiplier
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STORY
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ENVIRONMENT:
DYING SANCTUARIES
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The
Lost Resort
Dogged by political apathy and a shortage of funds, many
wildlife sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh are in ruins. No longer
havens for animals, they are the new haunts of poachers
and militants.
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STORY
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SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: INTERNET
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The
Blogo Crats
For long considered the Cinderellas of cyberspace, India's
army of raucous, rude and often radical bloggers is forcing
the establishment to sit up and take notice, whether it
is through tsunami activism or media evangelism
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STORY
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SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
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The
Studio System
When Indian royals posed for posterity in the celebrated
Lafayette Studio
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STORY
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