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Government to take up zero tolerance policy towards violence against women

Amid public outrage over gang rape and murder of two girls in north Indian state Uttar Pradesh, the Narendra Modi government Monday vowed “zero tolerance” polic...

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Government To Look At Law For Preventing Attacks On Press

Prakash Javadekar has been making a lot of appearances since he took over as the new Information and Broadcasting Minister. For a man who is aiming to be a media-friendly r...

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Senior Journalists Scrutinise Media At RedInk Awards 2014

It was an awards night, albeit not for celebrities, but for the hard working journalists aka the fourth estate of the country. The fourth edition of the RedInk Awards organ...

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Hollywood

Rajdeep Sardesai And Arnab Goswami Poles Apart On Future Of Journalism

The venue: the National Centre of Performing Arts auditorium in south Mumbai. The occasion: a panel discussion that preceded the Press Club of India’s Red Ink Awards....

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Bollywood

Madhuri Dixit Is Mascot For M.P. Health Campaign

The Madhya Pradesh government has appointed actor Madhuri Dixit as the brand ambassador for its Mamta Abhiyaan (maternal and child health) campaign. Ms. Dixit will kick off...

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Health

Maternal Deaths Falling, But Not Fast Enough: WHO

“There is still one woman dying every one and a half to two minutes somewhere in the world … Because she is trying to give life,” said Marleen Temmerman,...

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Environment

Delhi Air And Water In A Dismal State

On the eve of World Environment Day, the Capital does not score very high on the environmental report card going by the views of environmentalists and conservationists base...

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Sustainable Development

Free Sanitary Pads For Girls In Middle And High Schools Of Bihar

Adolescent girl students enrolled in middle and high schools in Bihar will get free one-year supply of sanitary napkins. The state government has been planning to launch th...

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Sustainable Development

Mumbai’s Population Growth Rate Is Twice That Of The State

Mumbai, the sprawling megapolis spread over 600 sq km, has seen its population grow at a rate which is twice that of Maharashtra’s and 2.5 times that of the country i...

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Sustainable Development

Maharashtra Lost Over 1,500 Sq km Forests In 30 Years

In the past three decades, the Maharashtra state has lost a whopping 1,610 sq km of forests, says the annual administrative report of the Maharashtra forest department. Mos...

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