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|  NATION:
CHILD LABOUR
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| Children
Of A Lesser God
India has been identified as
the world capital of child labour but the Government's
response to this dubious title is a sweeping anti-child
labour policy without any rehabilitation structures
FULL
STORY
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| STATES:
MADHYA PRADESH
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| The
Turban Tide
Rugged Sikh farmers of
Punjab have turned to the fertile alluvial and black
soil in the Narmada Valley after conquering the Terai
region in Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal
FULL
STORY
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| NEIGHBOURS:
INDO-PAK TALKS
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| Inching
Forward
The stalled dialogue process between the two neighbours
is back on track. Even as they agree to launch an
anti-terror mechanism, differences persist on key
issues like terrorism and Siachen.
FULL
STORY
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| SMART MONEY: HOME LOANS
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| Keep
Floating
Rising interest rates have upset
many floating rate borrowers. But it doesn't make
sense to switch to a fixed rate now as rates are expected
to plunge.
FULL
STORY
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| SOCIETY &
THE ARTS:
FASHION
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| Arabian
Nights
Indian designers may
continue to look at the West for global recognition,
but buyers from the Bollywood-loving and soap opera-consuming
Middle East are taking over their order books
FULL
STORY
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| SOCIETY &
THE ARTS:
WORKING MOTHERS
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| The
Mummy Factor
Two new surveys show
children of working women get a better deal than single
income homes
FULL
STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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| Remade
in India
Why filmmakers and writers
in India can be justifiably proud of having domesticated
the English language to suit their culture
FULL
STORY
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| NATION:
SONIA GANDHI
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| The
Eurostar
Feted by the Belgian king and
prime minister, the heavily protected Congress president
was the most indulged and the least accessible foreign
leader in the bureaucratic capital of Europe for two
days
FULL
STORY
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| STATES:
GUJARAT
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| Readying
For Battle
Trying to exploit his present popularity, the chief
minister gets into election mode a year before assembly
polls are due, takes on the upa Government and puts
the Congress on the back foot
FULL
STORY
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| DIPLOMACY: HU JINTAO VISIT
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| Return
Of The Dragon
The talks during the Chinese
president's impending visit to India may skirt the
boundary issue and focus on strategic ties
FULL
STORY
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SMART MONEY: REVERSE MORTGAGE
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Make Your
House Pay
Haven't saved enough for life after retirement? No problem,
there's a clever way out: Just mortgage your house for an
annuity to tide over your retirement worries.
FULL
STORY
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DEFENCE:
PRISONERS OF WAR
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Missing
In Inaction
With no solution to the issue of Indian POWs languishing
in Pakistani jails since the 1971 war in sight, the prisoners'
families blame the government for their unending misery
FULL
STORY
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| SOCIETY &
THE ARTS:
ART AUCTIONS
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| Call
Of The Hammer
They might be painting a new
scenario, but the business of art auctions needs to
be better understood
FULL
STORY
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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| Frozen
Cycles
There is no life to lift these
objects parked in the remote corners of nostalgia.
An ace photographer's romance with the bicycle.
FULL
STORY
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