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 NATION | POWER
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Power Ploy
The Punjab Government's free power package
to all farmers is a classic case of granting favours when
none is asked for or required
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STORY
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NATION: PSU AUTONOMY
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Brawl in
the boardroom
Skirmishes between PSU chiefs and ministry mandarins won't
stop till the government remains India's largest industrial
house
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STORY
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GUEST COLUMN : ASHUTOSH VARSHNEY
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ABC of
Poverty Reduction
India cannot depend on its high technology
sectors to reduce poverty because its illiterate masses
don't have the capability to benefit from the markets. Only
a direct attack on poverty can help.
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STORY
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SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: DRUG ABUSE
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The High
Rise
With cocaine and ecstasy crowding the
menus at parties, nightclubs, pubs, even coffee chains,
the upper middle class is hooked to a new high. Stressful
lifestyles and easy money are creating a fresh profile of
drug abusers across the metros.
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STORY
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DEVELOPMENT: DALIT EMPOWERMENT
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Cycle of
Changes
Defying a caste ban, a Dalit girl in
Orissa cycles her way to college and creates a mini revolution
as she galvanises the state Government to better the condition
of the backward communities
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STORY
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MEDIA: MUMBAI NEWSPAPERS
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War Of
The Words
Three new dailies, tall claims, taller
hoardings, more news and even more colour supplements. Will
Mumbaikars be seduced by the variety?
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STORY
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MONEY TODAY: STOCK TAKING
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Whatever
Happened To ... Mastergain
It may not have yielded spectacular
returns but the fund has shrugged off the past and expects
better days ahead
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STORY
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MONEY TODAY: REAL ESTATE
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Scaling
New Heights
Property prices have shot up in the
past two years. But there are concerns over the hype surrounding
new projects and speculative buying by investors.
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STORY
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NATION | NAXALS
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Renewed
Battle
An ambush by Naxalites, who triggered
the most powerful IED blast in the country, kills 24 police
and paramilitary personnel in Chhattisgarh and prompts a
review of anti-Naxal tactics
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STORY
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GUEST COLUMN : SURESH PRABHU
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Why Free
Power is Anti-Farmer
The inescapable realisation for consumers
is that free power means no power or bad power
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STORY
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NEIGHBOURS: INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS
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The Gulf
Widens
As differences grow, the King expresses
his unhappiness with the Indian envoy. But Delhi holds firm
and insists on the restoration of democracy.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS:
THE INDIAN MAN
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The Divided
Selves
A new study says the urban Indian man
is part tough guy, part softie and completely out of step
with his fast-changing counterpart in the world
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STORY
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PROFILE: KRISHEN KHANNA
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Painter
Of Allegories
With major exhibitions in Mumbai, New
York and London, the artist is back in the limelight
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STORY
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MONEY TODAY: LOANS AGAINST SECURITIES
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Credit
for Capital
If you have a portfolio that has increased
in value as the bullrun on the stockmarket continues, why
not use it as collateral to get a bank loan at low interest
rates and realise some financial goals?
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STORY
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MONEY TODAY: MY MONEY
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Realty
Check
They may have made a mark for themselves
in different spheres, but when it comes to investments,
most celebrities see property as the best way to make their
money grow
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STORY
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MONEY TODAY: PUBLIC ISSUES
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Fair Share
From SEBI
SEBI's latest guidelines for public
issues could result in more shares being available to small
investors. Here's what the new rules mean and how retail
investors stand to benefit.
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