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India, Switzerland agree for fifth round of India-Swiss Financial Dialogue in early 2024

October 13, 2023

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday met Swiss counterpart Karin Keller-Sutter, and both leaders agreed to convene the 5th ...

National

Second batch of Indian nationals to fly out of conflict-ridden Israel Friday evening

October 13, 2023

Jerusalem: After safely evacuating 212 Indian nationals from Israel, the Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv is facilitating more flights, including ...

S Jaishankar to visit North & South America to boost bilateral ties

International

S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka underlines wide scope & agility of India’s development cooperation partnership

October 13, 2023

Colombo: The visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Sri Lanka and his meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ...

Business

No restriction on laptop imports; we are only monitoring: Commerce Secretary

October 13, 2023

New Delhi: India will not impose the licensing requirement on imports of laptops and computers but will only monitor their ...

T20 WC : Virat Kohli, Rahul take India to 184/6 against Bangladesh

Sports

India’s seven-star record against Pakistan in 50-over World Cup

October 13, 2023

Bengaluru: The cricketing relation between India and Pakistan is, perhaps, the most bizarre in the long history of the sport. ...

Business

India’s exports decline 2.6% to $34.47 billion in September

October 13, 2023

New Delhi: India's exports declined by 2.6 per cent to $34.47 billion in September this year as against $35.39 billion ...

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It’s time for peace, brotherhood; It’s time to walk together: PM Modi

October 13, 2023

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said terrorism anywhere in the world and in ...

Business

Domestic air passengers annual traffic volume surged to 29.10%: DGCA

October 13, 2023

New Delhi: Domestic airline passenger numbers for the period spanning January to September soared to 1,128.62 lakh, showcasing a substantial ...

National

Flawed measure of ‘hunger’, doesn’t reflect true position: Govt on India’s ranking in Global Hunger Index

October 12, 2023

New Delhi: The government has rejected the Global Hunger Index 2023 in which India ranked 111th, calling it a flawed ...

Anita Devi sits with her three children (LtoR) Sandeep, Sanjit and Deepak (eating the school-provided midday meal). Like many of the men from Jalhe Bogiya village, Anita's husband Sukhdev Mandal works at a brick kiln for 4-5 months a year. Lack of irrigation and food security lie at the root of the Maha Dalit community's problems in the village of Jalhe Bogiya. In the exploitative and divisive caste system, Maha Dalits are considered the lowest of the low. Ostracized by wider society (including the administration) illiteracy runs as high as 95 percent. Thanks to Oxfam-supported intervention, Jalhe Bogiya now has an - as yet incomplete - access-road built as part of the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme). And an Oxfam-supported initiative in summer 2010 successfully lobbied the local administration to implement the provision of school midday meals which, by law is the right of every child. It is alleged that the Anganwadi (pre-school) centre administrator, syphons off food meant for young children. Jalhe Bogiya has several hand pumps supplying water but these do not work between the months of May to October. And though the village was connected to the electricity grid six months ago, power-supply is not reliable. Without land-ownership and only irregular agricultural work from which to earn an income, the Maha Dalits of Jalhe Bogiya frequently migrate in search of labour at stone breaking quarries, brick-kilns or undertake menial household work in the homes of the urban middle class in far-away cities. Photo: Tom Pietrasik Mohanpur Block, Gaya District, Bihar. India February 23rd 2011

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India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index 2023, reports highest child wasting rate

October 12, 2023

New Delhi: India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023 with the country reporting the highest ...

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Editorial

Another Leak

January 28, 2026

Invariably US President Donald Trump says one thing and means something completely different has, by now, become clear to the...

January 26, 2026

We are aware how, once the month of January gets over, the rest of the year flies past in the...

January 25, 2026

By Aakar Patel This week, Rajasthan is set to pass a segregation law modelled after one in Gujarat. It is...

January 24, 2026

By Dilip Cherian Not long ago, a central deputation was the IPS equivalent of a promotion without paperwork. A stint...

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