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Country liquor from Goa now to be a ‘heritage spirit’
August 10, 2016
Traditional, hand-crafted drink Feni is to India what champagne is to France and it is now to become a ‘heritage spirit’ and not be limited to the title ‘country liquor’ from Goa.
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Goods and Services Tax bill in India gets a go-ahead
August 10, 2016
Ever since the first proposal of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in India in 2005, there has been a lot of delay and amendments. But after years of revisions, after the Bill was passed by Indian Parliament, it finally gives way to make all transactions liable to a unified t...
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India’s performance at the Olympics so far
August 9, 2016
India appeared in the Olympics Games for the first time in 1900 and has been making a move towards meaningful participation since then. With a mixed performance so far at Rio 2016, optimism still remains.
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Raghuram Rajan presents his last monetary policy
August 8, 2016
Amidst the high expectations and a turbulent fiscal reaction in India in terms of rising inflation, Raghuram Rajan prepares to deliver his last monetary policy as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tomorrow. However, the government of India still manages to keep a secret...
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Glimpses of unique folk culture in West Bengal
August 3, 2016
Serving as a rural cultural centre in the village of Satkahania, where theatre and performing arts has become the main means of survival – Ebong Amra, a repertory company leads the way for a group of tribal actors towards artistic emancipation. The village and its unusual loc...
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Low-caste Dalits in India protest against oppression
August 3, 2016
A Dalit youth who consumed poison in protest against thrashing of men from his community in Una, Gujarat, died on Sunday, intensifying the anger of thousands of others who vowed not to take away the carcasses of dead animals till the atrocities by the self-proclaimed cow protecto...
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Indians in Saudi Arabia fall victims to drop in oil prices
August 3, 2016
Thousands of jobless Indians are grounded in Saudi Arabia after losing their jobs to the fall in oil prices that hit the Gulf region and its economic activities this year. The Indian government is working to evacuate its people who are being denied both their pays and passports b...
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Lose weight, naturally
August 3, 2016
The ancient medical science, Ayurveda, is best suited for modern, hectic lifestyles and the weight loss measures it suggests, come handy to many.
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Indemnity for small tea growers in India
August 2, 2016
The Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme for small tea growers launched by the Tea Board of India followed by the Parliament speech by Nirmala Sitharaman, the Indian Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, received a welcoming response from small tea growers of various tea...
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Poor road infrastructure
August 2, 2016
The problem of poorly constructed roads is long engraved in India, not only in the rural areas but the issue concerns urban population alike. Potholes, roads under construction, poorly concreted speed breakers and down-and-out drainage system on the roads are a cause of increasin...
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ISRO launching new satellite and boosting the manufacturing of more
August 2, 2016
ISRO is set to launch the geostationary weather satellite, INSAT-3DR, from India’s rocket port, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on the south-eastern coast and has plans to boost manufacturing of all space-crafts.
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Kolkata hosts Pan Asian connectivity conference
July 31, 2016
‘Building Pan-Asian Connectivity’ conference held by U.S Consulate General-Kolkata, CAGS and the ORF in the Lincoln Room, American Center, Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, focused on the challenges to and opportunities of building bridges between India and South East Asia...
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